Glossary
- Standing chi gung (jan chuang, zhan zhuang)
- Chi gung that is done standing still, either with the practioner’s arms resting at the sides of the body or else held in the air in a static arm posture. Standing chi gung is one of the most basic techniques for developing internal power.
- Static arm postures
- The practice in which an individual holds his or her arms motionless in space, whether or not the feet are moving. The practice is done in order to bring the chi from the belly and spine to the fingertips and stabilize the internal alignments of the upper body.
- Sticking power (nien, nian)
- The martial skill of sticking to either your opponent’s skin or weapon with your own hands, arms, body, or weapon in order to control a combat situation defensively or offensively.
- Straight double-edged sword
- The basic sword used for single one-on-one combat in the Chinese martial arts. This sword cuts equally with both edges and the sharp pointed tip can pierce flesh.
- Straight step
- One of the three basic steps in ba gua where the practitioner steps forward.
- Suei
- Magnetizing. A technical term for one of the four stages of sticking energy in tai chi chuan.
- Sun style tai chi
- A combination style of tai chi created by Sun Lu Tang that amalgamates the Hao style with hsing-i and ba gua.
- Swari waza
- The ground-fighting technique of aikido where the practitioner is upright with one or both knees touching the ground, either still or moving across the mat.
- Synovial fluid
- A bodily fluid that is present in the space between the joints of the body.
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