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INDONESIAN TERMS & NAMES FOR GESTURES/STANCES

ambil; ambilan    to take; a throw, takedown
badan    body
bangau     crane
besar    big, large, great
beset; besetan    lit. scrape off or flay; a sweeping throw
besi (“beh-SEE”)    iron
buka    open, start (e.g., open the latihan)
bulan    moon, month
cabang    branch group of PGB
cukup    enough, sufficient, adequate
dasar    basic
ganti    change, substitute, replace (i.e., change sides right to left; change partners)
gerak; gerakan    to move; a movement
gerak pendek, gerak panjang    short move, long move
gerak teknik    movement techniques or applications
guru; Guru Besar    teacher; Great Teacher or Grandmaster
ilmu; keilmuan    science, knowledge; The Science (of WCS)
jalan    path or way
jalan panjang, jalan pendek    long way, short way
jatuh; jatuhan     to fall or drop; a falling technique
kaki    foot/leg
kanan    right
keterampilan    tumbling or acrobatics (lit. “skills”)
kiri    left
lagi    again!, repeat
latih; latihan    exercise, practice, train; training session
lingkaran    a circle
Malam Bulan Purnama    Full Moon Night (see Peh Gwe Cap Go below)
masuk    enter
muda    young, light or pale, unripe
orang    person
pelatih    trainer
pencak silat    system of self-defense (usually refers to indigenous Malay or Indonesian martial arts)
pukul; pukulan; memukul    hit/punch; a punch; to hit
pusat    center, headquarters (the PGB Pusat is located in Bogor, Indonesia)
sabuk    belt, sash (martial art belts indicate training level by color)
sehat; kesehatan    healthy; health
silat; pesilat    self-defense; silat practitioner, martial artist
stagen    long sash or cummerbund (wrapped tightly around hip area to stabilize lower back and organs)
sumpah    oath
tahun    year
tangan    hand
tangkis    parry
TC (“tay-say”)    Training Center
tendangan    a kick
terus    continue, go on
tiga per empat     ¾ stance
tua    old, dark, ripe
tutup    close, end (e.g., close the latihan)

Numbers:
1. Satu
2. Dua
3. Tiga
4. Empat
5. Lima
6. Enam
7. Tuju
8. Delapan
9. Sembilan
10. Sepuluh

CHINESE TERMS & NAMES FOR GESTURES/STANCES (mostly Hokkien dialect):

bhesi or beesi (“BAY-see”)  basic front stance
bhesi tai ma    horse stance
kwan    "gate": a portion of a long movement practiced on its own, essence of a long move
Kwan Yin    Goddess of Compassion (also refers to a system of movement)
liong bun    lit. “dragon gate”: choreographed fighting combinations, special self-defense techniques
Lo Han    refers to movements in the Arhat/Bodhisattva system
pa hong    punching
Peh Gwe Cap Go    name of the Chinese Harvest or Full Moon ceremony, conducted at the full moon of the 8th lunar month to honor the school, the science, and the lineage of PGB
soja    gesture with palms pressed together at chest height
Suhu    honorific term applied only to grandmasters of self-defense and healing
su kong    forearm bashing exercise (to train nerves to withstand impact)
tek giok    cross-legged or twisting stance
Tao Kung    the way of subtle energy, PGB’s health movement system
tie ka ciu    a grasp and pull technique
tui cu (“twee choo”)    “exchanging sweat,”  sparring
yang    often denotes ‘same’ side; can also refer to ‘hard’ style movements or methods of training focused on developing external energy
yin    often denotes ‘opposite’ side;  can also refer to ‘soft’ style movements or methods of training focused on developing internal energy


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