Corpus of MA Acronyms

[NJM]

I put this up on Bullshido and decided it would be good here too.
http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1501650#post1501650

After I got the idea in the CMA forum, I decided to compile a list of martial art style acronyms. With the help of this forum, wikipedia, books, websites and other forums, I have begun here:

A number suffix denotes second usage, parentheses indicate optional suffix or prefix.



A

AJJ = Aikijiujutsu
AKD = Army Kwan Do *slang term*
AKD2 or AD = Aikido

B

BBT = Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu
BG(Z) = Bagua (zhang)
BKS = Biiiig Karate Styles
BJ(Q) = Baji (quan)
BJJ = Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
BJK = Bujinkan
BM = Bai Mei
BS = Borneo Silat
BSL = Bak Sil Lum

C

CAW = Catch As Wrestling
CB = Chinese Boxing
CJFZ = Chuo Jiao Fanzi
CLF (HG) = Chow Lee Fut
CMA = Chinese Martial Arts
CSA = Chinese Sword Arts
CW = Collegiate Wrestling

D

DJLX = Dong Jiang Long Xing
DR = Daito Ryu
DTQ = Ditang Quan

E

EB = Eastern Boxing
EMA = Eastern Martial Arts

F

FMA = Filipino Martial Arts
FZ(Q) = Fanzi (quan)

G

GCD = Grand Celestial Do
GJJ = Gracies Jiu Jitsu
GJJ2 = German Jiu Jutsu
GKR = Gokan Ryu
GRW = Graeco-Roman Wrestling


H

HR = Hakko Ryu
HG = Hung Gar
HKD = Hapkido
HMA = Hybrid Martial Arts
HRR = Hoshin Roshi Ryu
HSF(HG) = Ha Say Fu (Hung Gar)
HY(C) = Hsing Yi (Chuan)

I
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J

JF(KF) = Jun Fan (Kung Fu)
JJ = Jiu Jitsu or Jujutsu
JKD = Jeet Kune Do
JMA = Japanese Martial Arts
JRK = Judo Ryu Jujitsu
JSA = Japanese Sword Arts

K

KB = Kickboxing
KD = Karate-Do
KG = Kempo-Goju
KJ = Kenjutsu
KK = Kyokushin Kaikan
KK2 = Koshiki Karate
KKK = Kyokushin-Kai Karate
KMA = Korean Martial Arts
KM = Krav Maga
KS(K) = Kilat Serrada (Kali)
KS2 = Kashima Shinryu
KS3 = Kadochnikov's Systema
KSYSR = Katori Shingen Yagyu Shinto Ryu
(*)KF = Prefix + Kung Fu

L

LG = Lau Gar
(S)LF = (Shaolin) Long Fist
LINE = Linear Infighting Neural Override Engagement
LL = Lucha Libre

M

MCMAP = Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
MMA = Mixed Martial Arts
MQG = Martial QiGong
MT = Muy Thai

N

NJ = Ninjutsu
NK = Nippon Kempo
NMA = Nipponese *Japanese* Martial Arts
NPR = Northern Praying Mantis
NS = Northern Shaolin
NT = Naha-Te

O

OEW = Old English Wrestling
OMA = Okinawan Martial Arts
OSK = Okinawan Shorinji Kenpo

P

PFS = Progressive Fighting System
PK(C) = Pak Kua (Chang)
PQ = Pi Quan
PR or PK = Pankration

Q
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R

RBSD = Reality-Based Self Defense
RJJ = Ryu Jiu Jitsu
RS = Ryabko's Systema

S

SCARS = Special Combat Aggressive Reactionary Systems
SD = Shaolin-Do
SJJ = Sport Jiu Jitsu
SJK = Shorinjiryu Karate
SK = Shotokan
SK2 = Shorinji Kempo
SK3 = Seido Kaikan
SKK = Shukokai
SKK2 = Shaolin Kempo Karate
ST = Shuri-Te
SPR = Southern Praying Mantis
SR = San Da
SR2 = Shorin Ryu
SS = San Shou
SS2 = Southern Shaolin

T

TC(C) = Tai Chi (Chuan)
TJ(C) = Taiji (Chuan)
TJ2 = Taijutsu
TL(Q) =Tanglang (Quan)
TKD = Tae Kwon Do
TMA - Traditional Martial Arts
TSD = Tang Soo Do
TT= Tam Tui
TZ(Q) = Tai Tzu Chang (Quan)

U

UR = Uechi Ryu

V

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W

WB = Western Boxing
(F)WC = (Fujian) White Crane
WC = Wing Chun
WC2 = Weng Chun
WDKF = White Dragon Kung Fu
WMA = Western Martial Arts
WR = Wado Ryu
WSA = Western Sword Arts
WT = Wing Tsun
WW = Western Wrestling
WWIIC = WWII Combatatives

X

XI(Q) = Xing I (quan)
XMA = Xtreme Martial Arts

Y

YC=Yong Chun

Z
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It would be kewl if those MA acronyms not listed here could be posted below; I will add them onto the list through edit as we go along. Note that this is for martial arts STYLES only.

[RD'S Alias - 1A]

TZ or TZQ = Tai Tzu Chang Quan.

[RD'S Alias - 1A]

lkfmdc = ??????

[mantis108]

- B -

BM = Bai Mei (white eyebrow)

- C -

CJFZ = Chuo Jiao Fanzi

- D -

DJLX = Dong Jiang Long Xing (East River southern dragon)
DTQ = Ditang Quan (ground boxing)

- F -

FZQ = Fanziquan (flip and turn boxing)

-T-

TLQ=Tanglangquan (praying mantis)

Acronyms for branches

MH= Meihua (plum blossoms)
TJ = Taiji (grand ultimate)
QX= Qixing (seven stars)
LH= Liuhe (Six harmonies)

- W -

WC2 = Weng Chun (see also Yong Chun)

- Y -

YC=Yong Chun

[Mr Punch]

AKD = Army Kwan Do *slang term*
AKD2 or AD = AikidoWTF is Army Kwan Do, and wouldn't the fact that worldwide (and prob in the States) aikido is practised way more than whatever TF Army Kwan Do is guarantee AKD more recognition as aikido than Army Kwan Do?

CB = Chinese Boxing
CMA = Chinese Martial Arts
EB = Eastern Boxing
GJJ2 = German Jiu Jutsu
HMA = Hybrid Martial Arts
LINE = Linear Infighting Neural Override Engagement
And what are any of these? I can guess German Jujutsu but why do the Germans qualify to have an individual JJ?

Notable omissions:

catch wrestling
Graeco-Roman wrestling
collegiate wrestling
Old English Wrestling (Lancashire, Cumberland, Cornish)
WWII combatatives (Fairburn etc)
Jun Fan
Western Sword Arts.

and the worldwide biiiig karate styles

goju ryu
****o ryu
wado ryu
shukokai
Okinawan Shorinji Kenpo (different to Japanese shorinji kenpo)

and the smaller

Uechi ryu
Shuri-te
Naha-te
Seido kaikan
Okinawan Martial Arts in general
Koryu/kobudo in general
Katori Shingen Yagyu Shinto Ryu

NMA seems redundant when you have JMA.
GKR do no-contact 'sparring' - does that qualify as an MA?!
On all the aiki-related forums you find DRAJJ as Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu.
CAn't help but think Bullshido's cute little __ng _un helps to do away the need for every similarly named lineage in Wing Chun!


I have to say... I think this is a little pointless. Not to diss you or anything, just that are people really going to use them? I can't see anyone consulting a list before posting, and the standard plain English staple of saying the full version then abbreviating in parentheses would seem to neagte the need for all this jargonese: e.g. pre-war aikido (PWA).

[David Jamieson]

I

IMB - Internet Mouth Boxing style. Very popular these days. lol

[boshea]

And conspicuously missing here are two of the acronyms that I see posted on these forums most often:

TMA - Traditional Martial Arts
TCMA - Traditional Chinese Martial Arts

Or I suppose you could save space with an infix C (i.e. not a suffix or a prefix) in parentheses:

T(C)MA - Traditional (Chinese) Martial Arts

[MasterKiller]

Fail .

[Shaolin Wookie]

I give......what's that one stand for?

[NJM]

Updated with new data.

[SifuAbel]

lkfmdc = ??????

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[Fu-Pow]

CLF=Chow Lee Fut (Hung Gar)?

Uh.....CLF=Choy Lee Fut....a totally different style than Hung Ga.

[Mano Mano]

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