Below you will find a list of the more commonly used terms in our Lau Gar classes. It is by no means exhaustive, but by the time a student begins training for their Green sash, they should be familiar with all of the phrases below.
| General Terms | |
|---|---|
| SIFU | Instructor |
| LUP TSING | Attention |
| KIN LAI | Salute / Bow |
| YEU BAY | Ready |
| Stances | |
|---|---|
| JOH JUEN | Left Turn |
| YAU JUEN | Right Turn |
| JOH TIM BO | Left Fighting Stance |
| YAU TIM BO | Right Fighting Stance |
| KAIR MA BO | Horse Riding Stance |
| Hand Techniques | |
|---|---|
| HARNG MA PING CHOI | Walk and Punch |
| HARNG MA LIN WAN CHOI | Walk and Three Punches |
| CERN BEAU GEE | Double Spear Hands |
| CERN PING CHOI | Double Flat Punches |
| CERN YEEU KIU | Double Bridge Hands |
| Kicking | |
|---|---|
| TSIN TAK | Front Kick |
| WARNG TAK | Side Kick |
| YEUN TAK | Turning Kick |
| CIUN TAK | Spinning Kick |
| FAN YEUN TAK | Reverse Turning Kick / Hook Kick |
| HOU TSARN | Back Kick |
| NGAU LIM TOI | Sickle Kick |
| FAI SUN | Jumping Kick |
| Counting | |
|---|---|
| YUT | One |
| YEE | Two |
| SARM | Three |
| SAY | Four |
| NG | Five |
| LUK | Six |
| TSUT | Seven |
| BAC | Eight |
| GOU | Nine |
| SUP | Ten |