Glossary
- Dissolving process
- A nei gung technique for releasing bound energy both from within the human body and the etheric body.
- Dojo
- Japanese term for a martial arts training hall.
- Dou jin (dou jing)
- The internal martial art technique of vibrating or shaking the body suddenly and with great force. Dou jin is used to issue power at a short distance, deliver powerful strikes when one is smothered with little or no distance to hit or do fa jin, or to change direction mid-motion and hit opponents who bob and weave like Western boxers.
- Double Palm Change
- A movement that is the basis of all the yin, soft, or amorphous techniques of ba gua chang.
- Earth Element
- In Chinese cosmology, one of the basic energies or elements from which all manifested phenomena are created.
- Eight Drunken Immortals
- An external/internal martial art in which practitioners mimic the lurching, falling, rolling movements of a drunk.
- Eight energetic bodies
- In Taoist philosophy, eight clear vibratory frequencies of energy that comprise a human being. Each is called a “body.” These are identified as the physical body, etheric/chi body, emotional body, mental body, psychic energy body, causal body, body of individuality and body of the Tao.
- Eight extraordinary or special meridians
- The eight meridians that have special uses in acupuncture above and beyond the normal vertical and horizontal meridians.
- Eight Mother Palms
Also known as ba mu chang, ba mu zhang, pa mu chang or ba mu jang. The eight basic palm changes or movement patterns of ba gua chang. Each of the energies of the eight trigrams of the I Ching is embodied in one of the eight mother palms.
- Emptiness
- A profound state of spiritual, mental, and psychic equilibrium that is a major goal of all Asian meditation practices and that lies at the heart of the higher levels of achievement in the internal martial arts.
- Empty/full (xu/shi, hsu/shi, syu/shr)
- A fundamental concept that exists throughout chi gung, Chinese medicine, and internal martial arts. Empty refers to a lack of, a deficiency of, or less of something. Its opposite, full, refers to an abundance of, an excess of, or simply more of something. Commonly used in reference to the chi of a body part or internal organ being full or empty.
- Energy channels of the body
- All the subtle energetic channels of the body through which chi travels.
- Etheric body
Also known as the chi body. The bioelectric field that extends anywhere from a few inches to a few hundred feet from a person’s body. Commonly called the aura in the West.
- External martial arts
Also known as wai jia quan or wai chia ch'uan. Martial arts that focus on physicality, muscular strength, reflexes, tension, mental discipline, and body conditioning (push-ups, sit-ups, weight-lifting, and running), and not on developing and cultivating the chi.
- External/internal martial arts (nei wai quan/chuan)
- Those martial arts that use both a clearly developed internal chi gung program and external muscular practices based on contracting the muscles through physical tension.
- Fa chi
Also known as fa qi.
To discharge, emit, or issue chi. The action wherein chi is projected from one individual’s body or mind to another person or object, for any reason. Called wai chi or external chi when used medically for chi gung therapy. called fa gung when used for transmissions in meditation.- Fa jin
Also known as fa jing or fa chin. To issue or discharge power. The internal martial arts technique of issuing power so it passes through an opponent (without physical harm), moving him in space just as a gust of wind blows dust away. Fa jin can also be used to focus power inside an opponent to break bones or rupture organs.
- Feng shui
- The mathematical occult science of Chinese geomancy where one locates the energy lines, relationships, and points of a physical site on the earth. The site could be a piece of land, a building, or arrangements of the objects within a room. The chi of the site is then analyzed to determine its positive or negative effects on manifesting wealth, love relationships, family harmony, spirituality or on whether certain types of events will be successful or not. Techniques can then be employed to mitigate bad fortune or enhance good fortune.
- Fighting application
- The practical use or range of uses for combat of a specific technique of a martial art.
- Fire element
- In Chinese cosmology, one of the basic energies or elements from which all manifested phenomena are created.
- Fire method
- A meditation or energetic technique that emphasizes pushing your limits and using full effort to 100 percent of your capacities.
- Five Ancestors
- A Fukien (Fujian) province, Southern Shaolin style that contains within it the core material of most Southern short-hand styles.
- Five Elements
- The five primal elements or energies—metal, water, wood, fire and earth —from which all manifested phenomena are created.
- Frame
- The physical shape and energetic qualities that an internal martial arts posture assumes, ranging from small and condensed (small frame) to large and expansive (large frame).
- Fut gar
- An external style of Southern Shaolin from Canton province.
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