Chinese martial arts, commonly referred to with umbrella terms kung fu (/ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː/; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu; Cantonese Yale: gūng fū), kuoshu (國術;...
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There are hundreds of different styles of Chinese martial arts, each with their own sets of techniques and ideas. The various movements in kung fu, most...
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a concise listing of individual systems of Chinese martial arts. Listings of various branches of a martial art system are located on a corresponding Wikipedia...
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of East Asia (Asian martial arts) up until the 1970s, and the term Chinese boxing was also used to refer to Chinese martial arts until then. Some authors...
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Ng Ying Kung Fu (Chinese: 五形功夫) Chinese: 五形; pinyin: wǔ xíng; lit. 'Five Forms')—Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon. The five animal martial arts styles supposedly...
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II combatives Bangladesh Bangladeshi martial arts Butthan Cambodia Bokator Pradal serey China Chinese martial arts Shaolin Kung Fu Baguazhang Tai chi Bajiquan...
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AD suggests that Chinese monks practiced martial arts prior to the establishment of the Shaolin Monastery in 497. Moreover, Chinese monasteries, not unlike...
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Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal...
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needed] The Okinawans combined Chinese martial arts with the existing local variants to form Tōde (唐手, Tuudii, Tang hand, China hand), sometimes called Okinawa-te...
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individual as very highly revered in their school, system, or style. Asian martial arts traditionally use terms that are usually translated as "teacher" and...
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refers to a classification of Chinese martial arts that originated in Southern China. The southern styles of Chinese martial arts are characterized by emphasis...
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martial arts, also known as hybrid fighting systems or sometimes eclectic martial arts or freestyle martial arts, referred to as mixed martial arts or...
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This martial arts timeline is designed to help describe the history of the martial arts in a linear fashion. Many of the articles for particular styles...
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Although the earliest evidence of martial arts goes back millennia, the true roots are difficult to reconstruct. Inherent patterns of human aggression...
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Martial arts manuals are instructions, with or without illustrations, specifically designed to be learnt from a book. Many books detailing specific techniques...
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Neijia (redirect from Chinese internal martial arts)
Neijia (內家) is the collective name for the internal Chinese martial arts. It relates to those martial arts occupied with spiritual, mental or qi-related aspects...
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Weapons used in the world's martial arts can be classified either by type of weapon or by the martial arts school using them. List of melee weapons Bladed...
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instead of chữ Nôm, chữ Hán and chữ Quốc ngữ. Traditional Vietnamese martial arts (Võ thuật Cổ truyền Việt Nam; Chữ Hán: 武術古傳越南) often referred to as Võ...
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Dan (rank) (redirect from Dan (martial arts))
ranking system is used by many Japanese, Okinawan, Korean, and other martial arts organizations to indicate the level of a person's ability within a given...
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Shaolin kung fu (redirect from Shaolin martial arts)
Zen philosophy and martial arts. It was developed in the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China during its 1500-year history. In Chinese folklore there is a...
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Japanese martial arts refers to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms (budō, bujutsu, and bugei) are...
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Wushu (sport) (category Chinese martial arts terminology)
Chinese martial arts, including Shaolin kung fu, tai chi, and Wudangquan. "Wushu" is the Chinese term for "martial arts" (武 "Wu" = combat or martial,...
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Mixed martial arts Stick-fighting Wushu Wrestling Martial arts by region Chinese martial arts European martial arts Filipino martial arts Indian martial arts...
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Sanda (sport) (redirect from Chinese Boxing)
was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional Chinese martial arts and modern combat fighting techniques;...
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Indonesian martial arts includes a variety of fighting systems native to or developed in the archipelago of Indonesia, both the age-old traditional arts, and...
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practice. Chinese swordsmanship dates back over two thousand years. Chinese swordsmanship, integral to both traditional Chinese culture and martial arts, encompasses...
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Korean martial arts (Korean: 무술 or 무예) are fighting practices and methods which have their place in the history of Korea but have been adapted for use...
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Martial Arts of Shaolin (Chinese: 南北少林, lit. "Southern and Northern Shaolin"), also known as Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin, is a 1986 Hong...
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Wudangquan (redirect from Wudang martial arts)
Wudangquan (Chinese: 武當拳; pinyin: Wǔdāngquán) is a class of Chinese martial arts. In contemporary China, Chinese martial arts styles are generally classified...
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Once Upon a Time in China (also known as Enter the New Game of Death in the Philippines) is a 1991 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed and...
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