Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts is also known by the Mandarin Chinese term, wushu. It is popularly known as kung-fu. It includes a number of fighting styles[1] that have developed over the centuries in China.
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These fighting styles are often classified according to common features, identified as "families" (jiā), "sects" (pài) or "schools" (mén) of martial arts. Examples of such features include physical exercises that copy certain animals, or training methods inspired by Taoism, and legends.[2]
Styles focusing on qi are called "internal" (nèijiāquán), while others concentrate on improving muscle and heart fitness, and are called "external" (wàijiāquán). They are also often classed according to region, that is "northern" (běiquán) and "southern" (nánquán).
Chinese Martial Arts Media
- حرکات انفرادی کنگ فو، محمد اکبری Kung fu in iran (Qom) Mohammad Akbari 27.jpg
Kung fu/Kungfu or Gung fu/Gongfu (/ˌkʌŋˈfuː/ (About this sound listen) or /ˌkʊŋˈfuː/; 功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a Chinese term referring to any study, learning, or practice that requires patience, energy, and time to complete.
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Mural at Shaolin temple from 1830's depicting forearm strikes and reverse kicks
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Depiction of fighting monks demonstrating their skills to visiting dignitaries (early 19th-century mural in the Shaolin Monastery).
- Lutadores de Wushu competiram em Ceilândia pelo título Brasiliense.jpg
Two Brazilian fighters in a Sanda/Sanshou match. Sanda is a modernized form of Kung Fu and one of the two disciplines of Sport Wushu
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The Yang style of tai chi being practiced on the Bund in Shanghai
Military Museum: Ancient Weapons. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
- حرکات انفرادی کنگ فو، محمد اکبری Kung fu in iran (Qom) Mohammad Akbari 12.jpg
Kung fu/Kungfu or Gung fu/Gongfu (/ˌkʌŋˈfuː/ (About this sound listen) or /ˌkʊŋˈfuː/; 功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a Chinese term referring to any study, learning, or practice that requires patience, energy, and time to complete.
- Forom des langues 2014 - École Shi Miaofeng - 0015.jpg
Shaolin Kung-fun demonstration by École Shi Miaofeng during Forom des langues 2014
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Modern forms are used in the sport of wushu, as seen in this staff routine
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References
- ↑ Deason, Rachel. "An Introduction to the Different Kinds of Martial Arts in China". Culture Trip. Archived from the original on 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ↑ "History of Chinese Martial Arts". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
