Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Many Chinese martial arts styles are based or named after legends or historical figures. Examples of such styles based on legends and myths are the Eight Immortals and Dragon styles. Example of styles attributed to historical figures include Xingyiquan and its relationship to Yue Fei and tai chi which trace its origins to a Taoist Zhang Sanfeng.
The Oriental riff and interpretations of it have been included as part of numerous musical works in Western music. Examples of its use include Poetic Tone Pictures (Poeticke nalady) (1889) by Antonin Dvořák, [6] "Limehouse Blues" by Carl Ambrose and his Orchestra (1935), "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (1974), "Japanese Boy" by Aneka (1981), [1] [4] The Vapors' "Turning Japanese" (1980 ...
Chinese martial arts, commonly referred to with umbrella terms kung fu (/ ˈ k ʌ ŋ ˈ f uː /; Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu; Cantonese Yale: gūng fū), kuoshu (國術; guóshù) or wushu (武術; wǔshù), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified ...
Examples of external styles are Shaolin kung fu, with its direct explosive attacks and many wushu forms that have spectacular aerial techniques. External styles begin with a training focus on muscular power, speed and application, and generally integrate their qigong aspects in advanced training, after their desired "hard" physical level has ...
Jackie Chan successfully brought in a sense of humor in his fighting style into his movies. Martial arts films from China are often referred to as "kung fu movies" (功夫片), or "wire-fu" if extensive wire work is performed for special effects, and are still best known as part of the tradition of kung fu theater.
Bak Fu Pai ("White Tiger Kung Fu") [8] Tiger Kung Fu / Shadong-style Tiger [9] Bak Hok Pai ("Tibetian White Crane") [10] Hop Ga Kuen [10] Bak Mei Kung Fu ("white eyebrow") [8] [7] Baoquan (Leopard fist) [6] Bei Tui ("Northern Legs") [11] Black Crane Kung Fu [12] Changquan ("long boxing") [12] [13] Chaquan [12] [14] Chin Na; Choy Gar [15] [16 ...
Wushu (traditional Chinese: 武術; simplified Chinese: 武术; pinyin: wǔshù) (/ ˌ w uː ˈ ʃ uː /), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern Chinese martial arts, including Shaolin kung fu , tai chi , and Wudangquan . [ 1 ] "
In 1938, he established the Chan Hon Chung Gymnasium to teach Hung Gar (Hung Family) kung fu. At the same time he had a chiropractic clinic. In 1970, he formed The Hong Kong Chinese Martial Arts Association with the intention of coordinating and promoting Chinese martial arts in Hong Kong, and held the position of chairman for many years.