These are martial arts that appear in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils grouped by factions. The skills are grouped by styles in the main Jin Yong martial arts page.
Beggars’ Guild
- Twenty-Eight Palms of Dragon Subduing (降龙二十八掌/降龙十八掌 — Xiánglóng èrshíbā/shíbā zhǎng)
- Throat-Locking Grapple (锁喉擒拿手 — Suǒhóu qínná shǒu)
- Thread-Entangling Grapple (缠丝擒拿手 — Chánsī qínná shǒu)
- Six Harmonies Blade (六合刀 — Liùhé dāo)
- Penetrating Arms (通臂拳 — Tōngbì quán)
- Strange Gates Three Wonders Blade (奇门三才刀 — Qímén sāncái dāo)
- Twenty-Four Paths of the Demon-Taming Staff of Mount Wutai (五台山二十四路伏魔杖 — Wǔtáishān èrshísì lù fúmó zhàng)
- Dog-Beating Staff Technique (打狗棒法 — Dǎgǒu bàngfǎ)
- Dog-Beating Staff (打狗棒 — Dǎgǒu bàng)
- Dog-Beating Formation (打狗阵 — Dǎgǒu zhèn)
- Dragon Appears in the Field (见龙在田 — Jiàn lóng zài tián) — Xiao Feng. The 1st and 2nd editions name this blow 排云双掌
Duan Clan of Dali
- One Yang Finger (一阳指 — Yìyáng zhǐ)
- Six Meridians Divine Jian (六脉神剑 — Liùmài shénjiàn)
- Five Smoke Tendrils Palm (五罗轻烟掌 — Wǔluó qīngyān zhǎng)
- Duan Family Jian (段家剑 — Duànjiā jiàn)
- Duan Family Palm (段家掌 — Duànjiā zhǎng)
- Eighteen Cleaves of Twisted Roots (盘根错节十八斧 — Pángēn cuòjié shíbā fǔ)
Duan Clan Tianlong Monastery
- Life’s Vicissitude Meditation (枯荣禅功 — Kūróng chán gōng)
Xiaoyao Order
- Mark of Life and Death (生死符 — Shēngsǐ fú)
- Lingbo Steps (凌波微步 — Língbō wēibù)
- Beiming Power (北冥神功 — Běimíng shéngōng)
- Tianshan Six Yang Palms (天山六阳掌 — Tiānshān liùyáng zhǎng)
- Spring Snow of the White Sun (阳春白雪 — Yángchūn báixuě)
- Three Refrains at the Yang Pass (阳关三叠 — Yángguān sāndié)
- Heavenly Tune of the Yang Song (阳歌天钧 — Yánggē tiānjūn)
- Minor Formless Skill (小无相功 — Xiǎo wúxiàng gōng)
- Tianshan Plum-Plucking Hand (天山折梅手 — Tiānshān zhé méi shǒu)
- White Rainbow Palm Force (白虹掌力 — Báihóng zhǎnglì)
Murong Clan of Gusu
- Dipper Turns, Stars Shift (斗转星移 — Dǒuzhuǎn xīngyí)
- Willow Catkin Swordplay (柳絮剑法 — Liǔxù jiànfǎ)
- Sanhe Finger (参合指 — Cānhé zhǐ)
- Finger Among Sleeves (袖中指 — Xiùzhōng zhǐ)
- Eight Trigrams Blade (八卦刀法 — Bāguà dāofǎ)
Lingjiu Palace
- Everlasting Ageless Evergreen Skill (天长地久不老长春功 — Tiāncháng dìjiǔ bùlǎo chángchūn gōng)
- Ageless Evergreen Skill (不老长春功 — Bùlǎo chángchūn gōng), the short name
Shaolin Order
- Tendon-Transmuting Sutra (易筋经 — Yìjīn jīng)
- Prajna Palm (般若掌 — Bōrě zhǎng)
- Great Vajra Palm (大金刚掌 — Dà jīngāng zhǎng)
- Great Vajra Fist (大金刚拳 — Dà jīngāng quán)
- Maha Finger (摩诃指 — Móhē zhǐ)
- Flower-Picking Finger (拈花指 — Niānhuā zhǐ)
- Formless Calamity Finger (无相劫指 — Wúxiàng jié zhǐ)
- Vajra Finger (金刚指 — Jīngāng zhǐ)
- Arhat Fist (罗汉拳 — Luóhàn quán)
- Skanda Palm (韦陀掌 — Wéituó zhǎng)
- Tara Leaf Finger (多罗叶指 — Duōluó yè zhǐ)
- Demon-Subduing Blade (降魔刀法 — Xiángmó dāofǎ)
- Great Arhat Formation (罗汉大阵 — Luóhàn dàzhèn)
- Bodhidharma Palm (达摩掌 — Dámó zhǎng)
- Art of Buddha’s Thousand Hands (如来千手法 — Rúlái qiānshǒu fǎ)
- Dragon Claw Skill (龙爪功 — Lóngzhǎo gōng)
- Tiger Claw Hand (虎爪手 — Hǔzhǎo shǒu)
- Eagle Claw Skill (鹰爪功 — Yīngzhǎo gōng)
- Eighteen Grappling Strikes of Shaolin (少林擒拿十八打 — Shàolín qínná shíbā dǎ)
- Stone-Holding Palm (握石掌 — Wòshí zhǎng)
- Vajra Void-Striking Fist (金刚劈空拳 — Jīngāng pīkōng quán)
- Great Skanda Club (大韦陀杵 — Dà wéituó chǔ)
- Mendicant’s Palm (托钵掌 — Tuōbō zhǎng)
- One Strike Two Disintegrations (一拍两散 — Yī pāi liǎng sàn)
- Qiankun in the Sleeves (袖里乾坤 — Xiùlǐ qiánkūn)
- Tianzhu Buddha’s Finger (天竺佛指 — Tiānzhú fó zhǐ)
- Demon-Taming Staff Technique (伏魔杖法 — Fúmó zhàngfǎ)
- Kasaya Demon-Taming Technique (袈裟伏魔功 — Jiāshā fúmó gōng)
- Benevolent Courage Violent Fist (善勇猛拳 — Shàn yǒngměng quán)
- Nine Days Nine Places Monk’s Shovel Technique (九天九地方便铲法 — Jiǔtiān jiǔdì fāngbiàn chǎn fǎ)
- Firebrand Blade (燃木刀法 — Ránmù dāofǎ)
- Inseparable Shadow Kick (如影随形腿 — Rúyǐng suíxíng tuǐ)
- Supreme Wisdom Amorphous Finger (大智无定指 — Dàzhì wúdìng zhǐ)
- Trouble-Clearing Finger (去烦恼指 — Qù fánnǎo zhǐ)
- Quietus Grapple (寂灭抓 — Jìmiè zhuā)
- Indra’s Grapple (因陀罗抓 — Yīntuóluó zhuā)
- Arhat Jian Formation (罗汉剑阵 — Luóhàn jiànzhèn)
- Taizu Long Fist (太祖长拳 — Tàizǔ chángquán)
- Dragon Claw Hand (龙爪手 — Lóngzhǎo shǒu)
- Demon-Subduing Palm (降魔掌 — Xiángmó zhǎng)
- Seventy-Two Supreme Skills (七十二绝技 — Qīshí’èr juéjì)
- Pattra Finger Technique (多罗指法 — Duōluó zhǐfǎ)
- Temple Gate Defence (山门护法 — Shānmén hùfǎ)
- Black Tiger Heart Snatcher (黑虎偷心 — Hēihǔ tōuxīn)
Xingxiu School
- Greater Energy-Transforming Technique (化功大法 — Huàgōng dàfǎ)
- Rotting Flesh Poison (腐尸毒 — Fǔshī dú)
- Chained Rotting Flesh Poison (连珠腐尸毒 — Liánzhū fǔshī dú)
- Three Carefree Laughs Powder (三笑逍遥散 — Sānxiào xiāoyáo sàn)
- Bilin Needle (碧磷 — Bìlín)
- Odourless Powder (无形粉 — Wúxíng fěn)
- Paradise Prick (极乐刺 — Jílè cì)
- Heart-Piercing Dart (穿心钉 — Chuānxīn dīng)
Wuliang Sword School
- Golden Needle’s Salvation (金针渡劫 — Jīnzhēn dùjié)
Kunlun School
- Chaotic Jian Formation (混沌剑阵 — Hùndùn jiànzhèn)
- Cooling Fan Skill (清凉扇法 — Qīngliáng shànfǎ)
Sichuan Qingcheng School
- Qiankun in the Sleeves (袖里乾坤 — Xiùlǐ qiánkūn)
- Nine Strikes of Qing (青字九打 — Qīngzì jiǔ dǎ)
- Eighteen Counterstrikes of Cheng (城字十八破 — Chéngzì shíbā pò)
- Rumble of the Thunder God’s Landing (雷公着地轰 — Léigōng zhuódì hōng)
- Thunder Net of the Earth Goddess (地母雷网 — Dìmǔ léiwǎng)
Shandong Penglai School
- Heavenly King’s Heart-Toning Needle (天王补心针 — Tiānwáng bǔxīn zhēn)
- Iron Baton Formation (铁拐阵 — Tiěguǎi zhèn)
Mount Daxue Dalun Monastery
- Flaming Dao (火焰刀 — Huǒyàn dāo)
- Crane-Controlling Skill (控鹤功 — Kònghè gōng)
Ningbo Tiantong Monastery
- Compassionate Dao (慈悲刀 — Cíbēi dāo)
Hebei Cangzhou Zheng Family
- Soul-Wresting Finger (夺魄指 — Duópò zhǐ)
Hubei Ruan Family
- Thirteen Counterstrike Forms of the Mount Dabie Soft Whip (大别山回打软鞭十三式 — Dàbiéshān huídǎ ruǎnbiān shísān shì)
- Hubei Ruan Family’s Eighty-One Paths of the Three-Section Staff (湖北阮家八十一路三节棍 — Húběi Ruǎnjiā bāshíyī lù sānjié gùn)
Shanxi Hao Family
- Shanxi Hao Family Dao Technique (郝家刀法 — Hǎojiā dāofǎ)
Yunzhou Qin Family Stockade
- Five Tiger Gate-Sealing Blade (五虎断门刀 — Wǔhǔ duànmén dāo)
Four Great Evils
- Crocodile Bite (鳄嘴剪 — Èzuǐ jiǎn) — Third Evil Yue
- Crocodile Tail Whip (鳄尾鞭 — Èwěi biān) — Third Evil Yue
- Eight Strikes of Crane and Snake (鹤蛇八打 — Hè shé bā dǎ) — Yun Zhonghe
- Ventriloquism (腹语术 — Fùyǔ shù) — Duan Yanqing
- Homeward Bound (归去来兮 — Guīqù láixī) — Duan Yanqing
Nanhai Island Five Finger Mountain Crimson Flame Cave
- Five Pecks of Rice Power (五斗米神功 — Wǔdǒumǐ shéngōng)
Guangxi Mount Li Cave
- Eighteen Paths of the Firewood Chopper (柴刀十八路 — Cháidāo shíbā lù)
Fujian One-Character Wisdom Sword School
- Duke Zhou’s Jian (周公剑 — Zhōugōng jiàn)
Golden Blade
- Three Deathblows of the Back Mountain (后山三绝招 — Hòushān sān juézhāo)
Western Xia
- Forty-Two Paths of the Hard Road to Shu Shield (四十二路蜀道难牌法 — Sìshí’èr lù Shǔdàonán páifǎ)
Funiu School
- Shattering of the Heavily Spirit (天灵千裂 — Tiānlíng qiānliè)
- Hundred Victory Soft Whip (百胜软鞭 — Bǎishèng ruǎnbiān)
Northern Song military
Miscellaneous
- Dragon-Seizing Skill (擒龙功 — Qínlóng gōng) — Xiao Feng
- Magadha Kingdom Practicing Samadhi Attaining Divine Foot Scripture (摩伽陀国欲三摩地断行成就神足经 — Mójiātuó guó yù sānmódì duànxíng chéngjiù shénzú jīng) — 游坦之 You Tanzhi
- Frost Silkworm Palm (冰蚕掌 — Bīngcán zhǎng) — 游坦之 You Tanzhi
- Soaring in the Wind (凭虚临风 — Píngxū línfēng) — Adept Buping
See also
- Jin Yong martial arts
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils martial arts
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils martial arts
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils locations
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils translation
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