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Martial Arts Dictionary

This dictionary is a collection of terms and definitions of various styles, phrases and concepts of the martial arts. We wish to make this the most authoritative dictionary on the web. So, if you see a term that is not present, please send the term with an acurate definition to webmaster@elite-fighters.com

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Wa: "Accord." An ancient Japanese term for harmony, accord, and coordination.

Wado ryu: "Way of peace." A Japanese style of karate developed from jujutsu and earlier karate styles. It is one of the four major karate systems practiced in the world today.

Waki: "Side" or "flank."

Wakizashi: "Short sword." The shorter of the samurai's two swords, with a blade of sixteen to twenty-three inches long.

Waza: Technique.

Wing chun: "Beautiful springtime." A form of Chinese kung fu that centers around strong linear punches and centerline movement.

Wu-Chi: (woo chee) the "Void" or emptiness from which the universe was born

Wu-Hui: (woo hoo-ee) a martial dance or rhythmic pattern of stepping and moving

Wu-Shu: (woo shoo) Chinese for the martial arts, "War arts."

Wu-Ti: (woo tee) a peaceful non-combative state, literally "no enemy"

Wu-Wei: (woo way) a condition of "effortless effort"

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