Terms and Definitions

1. 陰陽 yin yang/yum yeung

2. 太極拳 taiji quan/ tai gik kuen - taiji fist

3. 開合 kai he/hoi hap - open and  “close” (合can also mean connect, join)

4. 氣 qi/hei - “energy”

5. 丹田 dan tian/dan tien - energetic center

6. 命門 ming men/ming mun - area at lower back

7. 湧泉 yong quan/ yong chuen - point at bottom of feet

8. 百會 bai hui/bak wui - point at top of head

9. 勞宮 Lao gong/ lo gong - point at center of palms

10. 落胯 Luo kua/lok kua - sink or lower kua

11. 鬆 song/song - pronounced soong

12. 沉 chen/chum - sink

13. 根 gen/gen - root

14. 意 yi/yi - intention

15. 中定 zhong ding/zhong ding - central equilibrium 

16. 整體 - Zheng ti/jing tai - whole body integrated

17. 不丟不頂 bu diu bu ding/ but diu but ding - don’t run away and don’t resist or challenge

18. 鬆沉 song chen/ soong chum - release and sink

19. 腰 yao/yiu - “waist” but can mean small of back. Sometimes you might hear 腰胯 （yao kua) as they are often paired together. 

20. 轉 zhuan/juen - turn. As in turn the waist (轉腰）

21. 用意不用力 yong yi bu yong li/ yong yi but yong lik - use intention not brute force

22. 虎口 hu kou/ fu hao - tiger’s mouth, area between thumb and forefinger

23. 腳 jiao/ gerk - foot

24. 後腳 前腳 hou jiao qian jiao/ hao gerk cheen gerk - rear foot front foot

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List of Acronyms

 5R’s
-   Receiving, Releasing, Rooting, Rebounding, Returning

COP
-   Consistency of Pressure

IST
-   Internal System Training

FRCT
-   Force, Resistance, Clutter, Tension

GOES
-   Gentle, Open, Even, Supple

CCC
- Calm  Mind, Calm Heart, Calm Body

PEA
-   Proper Energy Alignment

FLU
-   Feel Energy, Listen Energy, Understand the Flow

JFM
-   Joint, Fascia, Muscle

SOS
    Soft , Open , Supple

SSS to IST basics

·   Stillness

·   Stationary position

·   Stepping

GAP
-  Gravity Alignment Pressure

Inside Formula
-  Energy + Gravity = Equilibrium

MTR
-  Move -Touch - Receive like a feather

Gift  🎁
-  Understanding the Gift

SAP
- Sticking, Adhering, Pressure

Wayne  10-14-25 (revised 11-16-2025)