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Though English speakers use the term Kung Fu to refer generally to all martial arts of Chinese origin, the precise Chinese term for marital arts is wu shu. Kung fu in Chinese can be translated as work or skill. The origin of martial arts in China has been traced all the way back to around 500 A.D., when Buddhist monks began practicing qigong, or energy cultivation techniques, which they found also greatly improved their physical strength. When Manchuria took over China and began the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), martial arts were outlawed in order to prevent rebellion, though government forces continued to practice traditional hand-to-hand fighting techniques and civilians—including the monks of the legendary Shaolin Temple—kept up their practice in secret.

Revolution swept China in 1911 and the Qing dynasty fell. Over the next two decades, the history and secrets of Chinese martial arts were revealed to the public, opening up the traditional martial arts practices to greater scrutiny, as well as Western influence. Around this time, they began to be adapted to serve as a form of recreation and fitness. After the triumph of the Nationalists and the unification of China in 1928, the government moved to formalize the role of martial arts in Chinese society, requiring public schools to include martial arts in their physical education programs. The rise of the Communists after World War II continued the process of mainstreaming martial arts, as many of the religious elements were removed and individual or choreographed demonstrations were emphasized. Since 1979, when China began to open more to the outside world, private martial arts associations and training centers have sought to return to more traditional forms of practice.

Kung Fu encompasses hundreds of fighting styles indigenous to China, including Wing Chun and Tai Chi, but all the styles have common traits. Basic stances and motions serve as a platform from which students learn different styles and forms and progress into higher levels of difficulty. Techniques used in Kung Fu fighting are wide-ranging, including kicks, throws, strikes, turns, dodges, holds, and more acrobatic moves such as leaps and falls, somersaults, and handsprings.

Sometimes referred to as Chinese boxing, Kung Fu is the most widely known of all the martial arts, along with Karate. Taoist and Buddhist philosophies are fundamental aspects of Kung Fu, including the complementary forces of yin and yang and the concept of chi, or life force. A Kung Fu fighter uses motions of attacking (yang) and yielding (yin) to overpower an opponent. In non-combative practice, this equilibrium of hard and soft, aggressive and passive, allows the chi to flow correctly throughout the body and encourage strength, flexibility, stamina, relaxation, and the release of nervous energy.

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[Cha0sB1k3r]

@veshkeat There you go @NinjaAssasination1, Listen to this guy for Karate info. I hated it.

[veshkeat]

@NinjaAssasination1 unless you hit the other guy hard enough. then it solves everything!

[veshkeat]

@Cha0sB1k3r karate doesnt mean "the art of striking", it means "the empty fist".

karate wasn't from kung fu, karate was made by combining the okinawan art of code-tei with the japanese jujutsu.

CODE-TEI, on the other hand, was influenced by (although not "taken from") kung fu

[Kungfumastertraining]

Great video is amazing!

[MeLoveSNSD]

Awesome

[dnmehay]

"The origin of martial arts in China has been traced all the way back to around 500 A.D., when Buddhist monks began practicing qigong, or energy cultivation techniques, which they found also greatly improved their physical strength. "

This is not quite accurate. According to B. Kumar Frantzis (a lineage holder in bagua, taiji and hsing i), Taoists have been circle walking for millenia.

[Cha0sB1k3r]

@hartiserver Because not everyone is a master of martial arts, and the mongolian broadsword is very big, very sharp, and there was many of them.

[Cha0sB1k3r]

@NinjaAssasination1 Sanda kung fu was designed for combat. Nothing else. It's pretty much the simple stuff without the fluff.

Jet Li is an old school wushu champ and was defeating adult combatants at the age of 14.

Jackie Chan is a legend who's studied multiple different forms of Wushu and other forms of kung fu.

and Karate was taken from Kung fu. It's called "the art of striking", it's also why some japanese practitioners I have met call kung fu "the evasive fist"...that's questionable I say.

[Slachtkop]

@NinjaAssasination1 thats wushu

[NinjaAssasination1]

Can I ask something? Why does this kung fu seem no different than karate or some sort. I thought kung fu was like jet li, jackie chan and all that shit?