GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Bi jong: Ready or on guard position
Biu gee: Shooting fingers (finger jab)
Bong sau: Raised elbow deflection
Chi sau: Sticking hands
Chung choy: Vertical fist
Da: Hit/Strike
Dan chi sau: Single handed sticking hands drill
Do: Way
Dum tek: Oblique stomp kick
Fook sau: Hooking hand block
Gnoy: Outside
Goang sau: Outward wrist block
Gua choy: Back fist
Gua tek: Inverted hook kick
Gum sau: Pressing/pinning hand
Ha: Low
Ha pak: Low slap
Huen sau: Circling hand
Jao sau: Running hand (like a lead hook)
Jeet: Intercept
Jeet tek: Intercepting stop kick
Jern: Palm
Jik chung choy: Straight blast
Jik jern: Straight palm
Jik tek: Straight kick
Juk tek: Side kick
Jun tek: Spin kick
Jun fan (Lee Jun Fan): Bruce Lee’s Cantonese name
Jut sau: Snap down hand
Kow sau: Hooking hand (lifting)
Kune: Fist
Lau sing choy: Vertically down backfist
Lin sil da: Simultaneous block & hit
Lap sau: Pulling hand
Loy: Inside
Loy pak sau: Inside (of the arm) slapping hand
Mon sau: Inquisitive hand
Noy: Outside
Noy pak sau: Outside (of arm) slapping hand
Nau tek: Round (hook) kick (Often spelt O’ou tek)
Pak sau: Slapping hand
Ping choy: Horizontal fist
Poon sau: Rolling hand
Sifu: Instructor
Sut sau: Knife/chopping hand
Tok sau: Raising hand (palm up)
Tan sau: Palm up block
Woang jern: Palm strike from outside the centreline
Woang pak: Cross hand slap parry
Wu sau: Vertical protecting hand
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SDA: Single direct attack
ABC: Attack by combination
HIA: Hand/head etc. immobilisation attack
ABD: Attack by drawing
PIA: Progressive indirect attack
Abanico: Fan
Abecedario: ABC’s, training method
Abierta: Open
Agaw: Quick disarm
Arnis: Term for FMA used more in the North of the Philippines
Arnisador: Practioner of Arnis
Baston: Stick
Bolo: Leaf shaped machete
Buno: Grappling
Cinqo Teros: 5 strikes
Contrada: Counter
Corto: Close range
Daga: Dagger
Dakop: Catch
Dakot: Scoop
Doble: Double. (Doble Baston: Double Sticks)
Dos Manos: Two hands (grip)
Dulo: Tip of the stick
Dulo-Dulo: Palm stick
Dumog: Grappling
Entrada: Enter
Escrima: Term for FMA used more in the Central Philippines
Escrimador: Practioner of Excrima
Espada Y Daga: Sword and Dagger (long and short weapon)
Floreti: Flower strike
Gunting: Scissors
Guro: Teacher
Hubud (Hubud lubud): Tie, untie. Flow drill
Ikis: X
Itak: Type of machete
Kalasag: Filipino Shield
Kali: Term for FMA used more in the Southern Philippines
Kambiatta: Deflection
Kamot: Hand
Kilat: Lightning
Kino mutai: Biting
Kris: Sword from the Southern Filipines, typically with a wavy blade
Kunsi: Grappling
Kuntao: Fist way, term for fighting arts with Chinese influence
Laban Laraw: Play fight, combat drills
Labtik: Strike that passes from one side of the centreline to the other
Lakan: Instructor rank, equivelant of black belt
Lanka: Footwork
Largo Mano: Long Range
Lihok: Movement/Motion
Mano Y Mano: Hand to hand
Medio: Medium/Medium range
Numerada: Numbers, training drill
Olisi: Stick
Ordabis: Backhand
Paawas: Parry
Palisut: Scoop
Panastas: Slash
Pangamoy: Fighting, empty hands
Payong: Umbrella
Pikal: Ice pick grip
Pinuti: Long sword, from the Visayas
Pluma: Pen
Punyo: Butt of the stick
Redondo: Circular strike
Sabayan: Simultaneous attack/counter. Training drill
Saksak: Hammer/thrust grip
Salamat Po: Thank you
Sibat: Staff
Siko: Elbow
Silhig: Sweep
Sinawali: Weaving double sticks
Sipa: Stomping oblique kick
Songab: Finger jab
Sumbrada: Counter for counter flow drill
Sungkiti: Hooking thrust
Tapi-Tapi: Checking and parrying
Tuhod: Knee
Waslik: Redirecting, scooping parry
Witik: Flicking strike that returns on the line it went out
Bizet: Block check with the leg
Buah: Technique
Buaya: Crocodile, sprawling/pinning posture
Dalam: Inside/internal
Depok: Forwards cross step, one leg infront of the other
Garuda: Mythical creature like an Eagle
Golok: Short machete, common throught Indonesia
Harimau: Tiger, clawing/grabbing
Jurus: Sequence of movements/techniques
Jurusan: Partner drill using set movements/techniques
Karambit: Cruved finger blade
Kembangan: Flower dance
Kenjit: Screen wipe body throw
Keris: Dagger with distinguishable wavy blade
Kucing: Cat, tripod/pinning postures
Kuda Kuda: Horse stance
Kura Kura: Turtle, ground posture on your back
Luar: Outside/external
Pencak: Artistic expressive aspect of Silat
Pukulan: Strike/to beat
Puter Kepala: Head and arm throw
Sambut: Application
Sapu: Sweep
Sarong: Versatile cloth garment used to wrap around oneself in different ways
Sempok: Backards cross step, one leg behind the other
Seni: Show/perform
Sikap: Posture, demeanor
Silat: The art of Silat and the combative aspect of “Pencak Silat”