English | Pinyin | Character | Notes |
Judo | roudao | 柔道 | |
Jujitsu | roushu | 柔术 | |
Brazilian Jujitsu | baxiroushu | 巴西柔术 | |
Wrestling | shuaijiao | 摔跤 | "Shuai jiao" is often used in the west to mean "Chinese wrestling", but in Chinese it only means "wrestling", and can be used for freestyle, greco, catch, etc. |
Freestyle Wrestling | ziyou shi shuaijiao | 自由式摔跤 | This means "free style wrestling" |
Greco-Roman Wrestling | gudian shi shuaijiao | 古典式摔跤 | This means "classic style wrestling" |
Chinese Wrestling | zhongguo shi shuaijiao | 中国式摔跤 | This means "Chinese style wrestling" |
Sanda | sanda | 散打 | Sanda is a Chinese combat sport, it's like kickboxing with throws |
Muay Thai | taiquan | 泰拳 | |
Boxing | quanji | 拳击 | |
MMA | zonghe gedou ji zonghe boji ziyou boji | 综合格斗技 | The first two terms mean something like "synthetized combat" and the last one is "free fighting" |
Sambo | sangbo | 桑搏 |
ChinaCombat is a blog about martial arts and combat sports in China, including traditional arts such as Shuai Jiao (chinese wrestling) and newer sports like MMA.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Chinese Lexicon
Ever wonder how to say "take me to the nearest BJJ school" in Chinese ? Well, since your phrasebook won't help you on the "BJJ" part, I've decided to compile a little lexicon of useful Chinese words.
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