| Bodidharma |
(I)
Indian monk who spread Buddhism and developed Shaolin Ch'uan
Fa in 525 A.D. |
| Dojo |
(J)
Studio or school. |
| Dojang |
(K)
Studio or school. |
| Kempo
or Kenpo |
Translated
means "Law of the Fist" |
| Feint |
A
move to trick your opponent into committing to block your phoney
attack. |
| Jitsu |
(J)
Translated means "The techniques of" |
| Sensei |
(J)
Instructor, teacher. |
| Shaolin |
(C)
The greatest of the temple boxing systems. Translated it means
"Small Forest". Famous temple in Northern China (Hunan
Provence) where Bodidharma first taught monks forms and movements
in a system of martial arts. Northern styles of Shaolin Ch'uan
Fa are hard/external/linear, while southern styles are known
more for soft/internal/circular and flashy movements. Many other
systems are based on this system. |
| Ta
Mo |
(C)
The Chinese name for Bodidharma |
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| Legend |
(C)
- China
(I) - India
(IC) - Indochina
(IN) - Indonesia
(J) - Japan
(K) - Korean
(P) - Phillipines
(T) - Thailand
(W) - Western
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