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Glossary
- Lan
- Merging. A technical term for one of the four stages of sticking energy in tai chi chuan.
- Lan tsai hua
- The sparring techniques of tai chi chuan.
- Lao gung (lao gong/kung)
- The energetic point in the center of the palm; the easiest point in the body from which to project chi externally.
- Left channel
- One of the three primary energy lines in the body (on its left side), the other two being the right channel (its paired opposite), and the central channel. The paired opposites of the left and right channels of subtle energy are responsible for all the yin/yang dualistic functions of a human being, including the functioning of the body, emotions, psychic activity, and the manifestation of events in the outer world.
- Lieh (lie)
- The splitting energy of tai chi chuan.
- Lien huan
- One of the forms of hsing-i, based on the Five Elements.
- Lineage
- In the martial arts, an unbroken line of teaching that runs from one master through successive generations of worthy students, who become masters in their own right and pass on the knowledge.
- Lineage disciple
- A formal disciple who is chosen to learn and carry forth to future generations all the intact knowledge of any specific internal martial arts lineage.
- Listening power (ting jin, t’ing chin)
- The ability to accurately feel and interpret the energy of another with one’s hands and mind.
- Liu he
- Six combinations of body parts (shoulders and hips, elbows and knees, hands and feet) that must be finely coordinated with each other and the nei san he to maximize physical power in the internal martial arts.
- Liu he ba fa (liu ho pa fa)
- A completely internal martial art of China that combines movement elements of tai chi, hsing-i, ba gua, and Shaolin. Noted for its exceedingly long form, which can reach 700 movements in some of its branches. Relatively rare in the West.
- Lohan Arhat Boxing
- a Northern Shaolin style.
- Lost Track Boxing (mizong quan, mi tsung ch'uan)
- An external Northern Shaolin fighting system.
- Lotus kick
- A sideways kick in tai chi chuan that begins from the front of the body and moves to the outside of the body at least as far as the shoulder or even farther. Uses the shin, instep, the outside edge of the foot or the heel as the kicking weapon.
- Lower tantien
Also known as lower dantian.
Located below the navel in the center of the body, this energetic center is primarily responsible for the health of the human body. It is the only energy center where all the energy channels that affect the physical body intersect. Also known in Japanese as the hara and in English as the elixir or cinnabar field.
- Lu
- Roll Back or the absorbing, yielding energy of the internal martial arts. This term is especially used in tai chi chuan
