Jun 22, 2009 17:11
14 yrs ago
Chinese term
"见势打势" "借势打势"
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
martial arts
in the text I am translating they are considered free hand techniques (散手技术) that a martial arts practitioner should achieve during training. 势 usually means posture or momentum but none of these terms seem to fit in these expressions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | leveraging power play/the use of weight in martial arts |
Lu Yu
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| 4 +2 | taking advantage your opponent's momentum to attack |
verkisto
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Proposed translations
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leveraging power play/the use of weight in martial arts
leveraging is to use certain tools or methods to transfer small forces into strong forces.
Note from asker:
| i really cannot see the reason of your translation!! don't you think it is more like: look at/borrow your opponent's posture to use it against him? |
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+2
6 days
Chinese term (edited):
\"见势打势\" \"借势打势\"
taking advantage your opponent's momentum to attack
The first reference, below, has concrete examples and the baidu entry for 借势打势 seems helpful, too:
"借势打势 means giving prompt and precise attack by taking advantage of an opponent’s posture and strength”
Ordinarily, of course, 见势 and 借势 can be equated with 乘势 “seize an opportunity."
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Note added at 6 days (2009-06-29 11:00:43 GMT) Post-grading
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Correction: "taking advantage of your opponent's momentum to attack." Sorry about that.
"借势打势 means giving prompt and precise attack by taking advantage of an opponent’s posture and strength”
Ordinarily, of course, 见势 and 借势 can be equated with 乘势 “seize an opportunity."
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Note added at 6 days (2009-06-29 11:00:43 GMT) Post-grading
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Correction: "taking advantage of your opponent's momentum to attack." Sorry about that.
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