Sage Arts Unlimited - Student Section - Glossary of Martial Arts Terminology

L	Glossary
La Contra	Spanish, To meet a strike; A term used in Pekiti Tirsia referring to training counter for counter in striking and in locking.
La Kon	Thai, "Goodbye."
La Seguida	Spanish, To follow a strike.
Labaha	Blade.
Labahas	Blades (plural).
Labai	A term from the La Coste system of Kali, see Puter Kepala.
Laban	To fight.
Labanang	To fight.
Labanang-Dikitan	Close quarters combat.
Labanang-Malapitan	Medium range combat.
Labanang-Malayuan	Long range combat
Laban-Handa	Ready stance.
Laban-Laro	Combat drills or "play fights."
Laban-Paluan	Free-fighting, sparring.
Laban-Sanay	Combat skills training.
Labas	The outside.
Labing-Isa	Eleven.
Labo-labo	An "anything goes" fight. See Juego Todo, Vale Tudo.
Lagusan	Tunnel; thrusting from under one arm within the structure of Sinawali.
Lakan	The male black belt rank in the Filipino Art of Arnis.
Lakbay-Sinawali	"The Oddessey of the Double Weapons."
Langit at Lupa	Heaven and Earth.
Langka	Footwork. In Silat and other Indonesian Martial Arts, sometimes spelled Langkha, referring to the footwork drills designed to teach proper body mechanics.
Lansi	To confuse or misdirect.
Lansing-Sikad	Spinning snap kick.
Lansing-Tadyak	Spinning thrust kick.
Largo	Long.
Largo Mano	From the Spanish, a term used in the Filipino Martial Arts to represent Long Range, where large action, more powerful strikes are predominantly used, and the opponent's hands are a primary target.
Largos	From the Spanish, Long.
Laro	To play (as in sparring).
Laro-laro	Give and take drills or training.
Larong	To play.
Laslas	To cut to shreds.
Lastiko	From the Spanish, a style of arnis that emphasizes bobbing & weaving to avoid strikes.
Lathi	Staff. An Indian fighting art centered around a cane or bamboo staff about five feet in length.
Lau Sao	Cantonese, "Scooping hand; slippery hand" technique.
Lau Sing Choy	Cantonese, Lateral Hammerfist Strike, akin in delivery to a Sat Sao, but with a closed fist.
Lead	One's Fighting Stance, the leg/arm/side that one has forward. See Also: Front.
Lengua de Fuego	Spanish, a fast series of thrust & slash techniques.
Lie Sao	Cantonese, Pulling hand; used in trapping, particularly in the Chi Sao drill, this technique is a palm up pulling deflection, open handed, using the edge of the thumb and wrist to dissolve the force of a linear blow from the outside line.
Lihim	Secret.
Lihis	To the side or side-step.
Likos	Twirl.
Lima	Five.
Lima Lama	Hand of wisdom. An American Martial Art of Polynesian descent, which is composed of a combination of movements stemming from thirteen various Polynesian Martial Arts.
Lin Lop Sao	Cantonese, Cross pulling hand.
Lin Sil Di Da	Cantonese, Method of simultaneous block and hit.
Liu Gar	A basic southern style of Chinese Kung Fu centered around close-range fighting.
Live Hand	A term used in the Filipino Martial Arts. With a single weapon, it is the hand without a weapon, with two weapons, it is the one with the shorter weapon, or given equal lengths, the one that is not as active. The live hand is used to create a momentary pause in the course of the opponent's attack or limit their actions, so as to control their actions.
Liyad	To lean away.
Lobtik	A slash, a strike which pulls through its target.
Lock	A manner of holding a limb or neck so as to cause great discomfort and pain, while controlling the opponent's actions.
Lock & Block	Training drill from Serrada Eskrima.
Lohut	A long, sabre-like single edged sword that is one of the four main weapons indigenous to the Central Philippines.
Long and Short	A term used in the Filipino Martial Arts to refer to the use of a long and a short weapon simultaneously, typically Espada y Daga, but also Olisi y Daga, or Doble Olisi, Doble Espada, etc.
Loob	The inside.
Look Sao	Cantonese, Rolling hands drill. Sometimes spelled Luk Sao.
Lop Gerk	Cantonese, Grab the Leg, seize the kick.
Lop Sao	Cantonese, Pulling or Grabbing Hand, used in trapping
Lop Sao Da	Cantonese, to Lop Sao and hit.
Loy	Cantonese, Inside.
Loy Da	Cantonese, Inside Hit.
Loy Ha Pak	Cantonese, Inside low slap.
Loy Pak Sao	Cantonese, Inside line Pak Sao.
Lua	Bone breaking. The native Martial Art of Hawaii, now extinct, which was similar to Japanese Jujutsu.
Lubad	To blend.
Lubud	To blend.
Luma	Old.
Lunga	Italian, to lunge, as with a foil, rapier, epee, or other thrusting weapon.
Lusob	Attack or partner taking the offensive role in training.
Lutangto	Float; the unique forward and backward footwork of the Ilustrisimo system.

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