Dictionary of selected names and phrases
Names of degrees and titles in kwon
- Si-Jo – System founder
- Si-Tai-Gung / Si-Ty-Gung – Grand Master (great-grandfather in family hierarchy)
- Si-Gung – Grand Master (grandfather in the family hierarchy)
- Si-Sook-Gung – The younger brother of the Grand Master (in the family hierarchy the younger brother of the grandfather)
- Si-Bak – The Master's older brother (in the family hierarchy the father's older brother)
- Si-Sook – The Master's younger brother (in the family hierarchy the father's younger brother)
- Si-Fu – Master / Teacher (father in the family hierarchy)
- Si-Tai-Poo / Si-Ty-Poo – Wife of the Grand Master
- Si-Poo / Si-Poo – Wife of the Grand Master
- Si-Bak-Mo – Wife of the Master's Older Brother
- Si-Mo – The Master's Wife
- Si-Sook-Mo – Wife of the Younger Brother of the Master
- Si-Doo-Goo – Elder Sister Si-Mo (older aunt in family hierarchy)
- Si-Goo-Mui – Younger Sister Si-Mo (younger aunt in the family hierarchy)
- Sing-San – Master's husband
- Si-Hing – Older brother
- Si-Je – Older sister
- Si-Di – Younger brother
- Si-Mui – Younger sister
- To-Di – Pupil / Schoolgirl
Stances
- Sei Bin Mah – Horse riding position
- Gin Mah – Bows and arrows position
- Tiu Mah – Leopard (little cat) pose
- Ten Gin Mah – Tiger pose
- Ka Mah / Quai Ma – The position of the twisting dragon
- Tu Ma – The position of the twisting dragon
- Nau Ma / Lau Ma – The position of the twisting dragon
- Kei Lung Bo – Double Twisting Dragon Pose - Double Ka Mah
- Kim Yow Mah – Hourglass position
- Lung Mah – Dragon position
- Kam Kai Tow Mah – Crane position
- Tao Mah – Dragon riding position
Five animals
- Fu / Low Fu – Tiger
- Hok – Crane
- Lung -Dragon
- Pao – Leopard
- Sare / See – Snake
Five elements
- Gum – Metal
- Mook – Wood
- Soy – Water
- Faw – Fire
- Tol – Earth
Strikes
- Sao Choi / Gok Choi – Arc strike inwards
- Kwa Choi – Arc strike outwards
- Gan Choi – Hook hit from below
- Ping Choi – Straight punch with a horizontal fist
- Jak Gi Choi / Chung Choi – Vertical fist punch
- Chap Choi / Pao Choi – Leopard paw strike
- Fung Yang Choi – Phoenix eye punch
- Yang Tow – Strike the elbow plumb and level
- Fu Jow – Tiger claws
- Hok Choi – Crane bow hit
- Lung Tow – Hitting a dragon hammer horizontally
- Pek Choi – A slash of a dragon hammer on an arc
- Suam Fu Jow – Single Fu Jow technique
- Chin Chi Sao – Block with simultaneous strike with the open palm
- Kap Sao / Kap Choi – The "Elephant Trunks" technique
- Gin Wak – Tiger claws down
- Biu Sau – Tapping your fingers down
- Tiu Jeung – Hit the open palm forward
- Tip Jeung – Butterfly hands
- Wang Tao Jeung – Strike the open palms forward, palms horizontal
- Chap Jeung – Hit your fingers straight ahead
- Lung Jon – Dragon strike
- Chap Gi / Chap Nan – Snake tongue punch
- Biu Gi – Immortal showing the way
Blocks
- Kwa Choi – Arc block outside
- Fan Sao – Lump on the thigh
- Pon Kiu – Tap the palm vertically downwards or upwards
- Yam Kiu – Arc block outside
- Pek Choi – Block in an arc inwards
- Tan – Forearm block outwards (open palm)
- Chin Kiu – Single finger block
- Fat Jeung – Block with the Buddha's hand
- Nau Sau – Interception with the crane technique
- Gi Tai Sau / Wu Gi Tai Sau – Crane wing block
- Bak Jung – The block that pulls the tiger's paw out
- Jet Sao – Block hand knife inwards
- Ong Jeung – Double palms upright
- Bon Sao – Insertion block inside
- Kiu Sao – Bridges / power transmission through arms
Kicks
- Ciap Tek / Ciag Gek – A straight kick
- Wagn Tek / Sau Gek – Side kick
- Chin Tek / Dziak Gek – Arch kick
- Chin Pai Tek – Kick opening the way
- Au Pai Tek – Kick knocking the weapon
- Tang Toi – Inward oblique kick
- Fu Mei Tek – A side kick from the prone position
- Fang Nou Tie – Kick the tail of the dragon
- Cern Fung Tie – Tornado kick
- Sat – Knee kick
