Important Chinese Words to Know
| Cantonese | Mandarin | English |
| KWOON | Chinese school of martial arts | |
| SIFU | LAO SHUR | Teacher of Chinese martial arts |
| SI GUNG | SHI FU | Master Teacher of Chinese martial arts |
| LAY HOW | NI HAO | Hello |
| SI GIN | ZAIJIN | Goodbye |
| SEY SEY | XIE XIE | Thank You |
| FOON YING | You're Welcome | |
| SEY SEY NE | XIE XIE NI | Thank you with respect |
| MA BOW | MA BU | Horse stance (main kung-fu stance) - (MA PU Square Horse stance) |
| KUNG-FU | Accomplishment through effort (skill.) Modern term for Chinese styles today, term used for northern styles | |
| GUNG-FU | Same as above term used for southern styles | |
| WU SHU | Modern term for acrobatic martial arts; used in China to represent all types of styles | |
| TAI CHI CHUAN | Grand Ultimate Fist, an internal type of martial art using chi | |
| CHI | Chinese term meaning life force (energy either internal or external) | |
| CHI KUNG | Special internal training regulating the body's chi energy (energy breathing exercises) | |
| CHIN NA | Seize and control; style of joint locking and pressure point striking contained in most shaolin systems (sometimes called the hidden art based on 108 techniques 36 to capture or control and 72 to grab or seize primarily used in eagle claw style.) | |
| WING CHUN | Southern style used for close quarter fighting (based on shaolin animals tiger, dragon and snake) |