reading the threads abbreviations

[silversurfer]

hi im reading the threads and sometimes i dont understand what the abbreviations stand for is there some guide i can refer to???

thanks

for example whats TCMA means??

[lawrenceofidaho]

Traditional
Chinese
Martial
Art

[azwingchun]

TCMA= Traditional Chinese Martial Arts

[azwingchun]

I guess you beat me to it! LOL!!!!!

[lawrenceofidaho]

Another important one to know: YMMV. :)

Your
Mileage
May
Vary

[Tom Kagan]

TOOTLIFEST FIGMO. TTFN!


ATB,


TK










ANAWFOS:

[Phil Redmond]

NHB = no holds barred
CMA = Chinese martial arts
YMWCK = Yip Man Wing Chun Kuen
YKSWCK = Yuen Kay San Wing Chun Kuen
MMA = Mixed martial arts
TWC = Traditional Wing Chun (William Cheung's organization)
SNWCK = Sum Nung Wing Chun Kuen
VT = Ving Tsun = Wing Chun
WT = Wing Tsun =Wing Chun (Leung Ting's organization)
I hope this helped.
PR

[Mr Punch]

SLT Sil/siu Lum Tao

CK Chum Kiu

BJ/BG Biu Jee

BJJ Brazilian Jujutsu (generally Gracie family)

JJJ Japanese Jujutsu

MJJ Machado Jujutsu

Y etc (usually 4 letters after the Y) the goat-gripping stance... stands for something in Chinese which I've been too dense to learn despite having trained for 9 years... in my school it was just called 'the Stance'!

[Mr Punch]

Aha!

YJKYM!

[couch]

YJKYM can be translated roughly to:
1. Character-2 Adductor Stance
2. Goat-Clamp Horse Stance

Word.