Sword Technique List

Sword Vocabulary

剑- Sword -Jiàn

刺- thrust or jab cì

反刺- inverted thrust fǎn cì

抱- embrace -bào

抛 - toss - pāo

换手 change hands-huànshǒu

挂 --hook -guà

斬 - horizontal chop - zhuǎn

劈 - vertical chop- pī

崩 - tilt - bēng

云 - cloud- yún

绞 - entwine- jiǎo

扫 - sweep sǎo

带 - carry - dài

抹 - slice(wipe)mǒ

抽 - pull back - chōu

撩 - uppercut - liāo

反撩- reverse uppercut - fǎnliāo

穿 - pierce (coil)chuān

点 - point diǎn

剪 腕 jiǎn wàn scissor wrist circle

拦 -upward parry - lán

挑 - lift - tiāo

架 - upward block - jià

截 - intercept - jié

削 - peel - xiāo

托 - upward peel tuō

压 -press- yā

探 刺 Reaching thrust- tàn cì

推- push- tuī

Sara Gellhorn