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    Chinese names of Choy Lee Fut blocks

    Hey folks,

    since i am on a basic level when it comes to chinese language, i need help in labeling our choy lee fut blocks.

    The names i'm familiar with are the Kum, Kwan Kiu, pak sou (for blocks)

    but can i get some help on the others, like the over head block, circle block, outside of the forearm block, and what ever else you guys can think of.

    I know its been said here before, i just can't find those posts.



    thanks,

    hsk

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    I almost always get corrected on my Chinese terminology but I'll shoot a couple out there for ya:

    Che Sau - circling hand
    Pon Sau - clinging hand
    Jiu Gin Sau - mirror facing hand

    I used to think overhead block was gwa sau, but I have recently been corrected on the translation of "gwa"

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    I think it is more regularly pronounced "poon sau". We use "pon sau" too, I think it is because of Chan Tai San's dialect ( I'm not sure what it was, and I don't want to try and guess )

    Bong sau - "chicken wing" or inverted arm block
    Nahp sau - hooking hand block
    Baii Myuhn Jueng - door closing palms

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    blocks

    Poon Kiu (Cantonese)
    Pon Kiu (ToiSanese) - Most CLF people use this pronouciation.

    These blocks mean to "Cling" - Kiu - refers to "Bridge"

    May Yan Jyu Geng Sau (Mirror Hand)

    Nahp Sau - translates to 'parrying hand'. "Nahp" per se, does not have a litteral translations, it describes an action of parrying/hooking. It's kind of like; explain the word 'chuck' as it refers to throwing a rock: into another language. It's not exactly throw...but the way you throw.

    Cheh Sau - Circling hand - straight arm slicing motion

    Pak Sau - Slapping hand

    amongst others.....

    Frank, call me tomorrow after 1:00, if you can, I'll get you the translations to whatever you need....
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    yeurng kiu - inside forearm blocking outward
    jaap kiu - outside forearm blocking inward

    of course there's Chuin La

    I don't know if Cheel Sao counts as a block - it's a double hand windshield wiper type of manuever that absorbs (many times, followed by a Dahn Na knife hand strike)

    I consider Lau Jeong a block - like a sweeping-passing type of block to the lower gate. Lau Jeong is known as palm strike to the groin, but I see a very similar motion to sweeping away lower body techniques (it sweeps the technique upward to the side)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lama Pai Sifu View Post
    Poon Kiu (Cantonese)
    Pon Kiu (ToiSanese) - Most CLF people use this pronouciation.

    These blocks mean to "Cling" - Kiu - refers to "Bridge"

    May Yan Jyu Geng Sau (Mirror Hand)

    Nahp Sau - translates to 'parrying hand'. "Nahp" per se, does not have a litteral translations, it describes an action of parrying/hooking. It's kind of like; explain the word 'chuck' as it refers to throwing a rock: into another language. It's not exactly throw...but the way you throw.

    Cheh Sau - Circling hand - straight arm slicing motion

    Pak Sau - Slapping hand

    amongst others.....

    Frank, call me tomorrow after 1:00, if you can, I'll get you the translations to whatever you need....
    I saw this your video about, the upper block*

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIK-m6Rfh44

    is like the karate block Age uke, now I was wondering if Are there on choi lei fut , middle block, internal and esternal and low block like this, and what them chinese name?

    https://youtu.be/hDjWZfdonLo

    https://youtu.be/5Tq2TVMKEdc

    https://youtu.be/Lzn1XgAUBpU

    https://youtu.be/-fNOzxlra30

    https://youtu.be/uAd1WgRjuto

    https://youtu.be/Of2QAhCE5Z8





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