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Jeet Kune Do [pronunciation?] (Chinese: 截拳道; Jyutping: zit 6 kyun 4 dou 6; lit. 'stop fist way or: way of the intercepting fist'; abbreviated JKD) is a hybrid martial art conceived and practiced by martial artist Bruce Lee.
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist is a 2002 American martial arts comedy film that parodies Hong Kong action cinema.Written, directed by and starring Steve Oedekerk & Rudi Berden, it uses footage from the 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film Tiger & Crane Fists (also called The Savage Killers) starring and directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, along with new footage shot by Oedekerk, who is also digitally inserted ...
Kung Fu Weaponry at the Martial Arts History Museum The Martial Arts History Museum is a museum in America devoted to the history of martial arts located in Glendale, California . It was created as an educational facility teaching young people and visitors about art, culture [ 1 ] and tradition and how Asian history became part of American ...
This article contains 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 page which details the history of the system. The following list of Chinese martial arts is by no means exhaustive.
American Kenpo Karate (/ ˈ k ɛ n p oʊ /), also known as American Kenpo or Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate, is an American martial art [2] [3] founded and codified by Ed Parker. It is synthesized mainly from Japanese and Okinawan martial arts such as karate and judo, [1] with influence from Chinese martial arts. [4] [5] It is a form and descendant ...
The United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation (USAWKF) is the governing body of wushu-kungfu in the United States. [1] The USAWKF manages and selects the members of the US Wushu Team to compete in various international competitions including the World Wushu Championships, World Junior Wushu Championships, World Kungfu Championships, and the World Taijiquan Championships.
Shorinji Kempo (少林寺拳法, shōrinji-kempō, meaning "Shaolin Temple Fist Method" or "Shaolin Temple Kenpo") is claimed to be a modified version of Shaolin Kung Fu (using the same kanji). [3] It was established in 1947 by Doshin So ( 宗 道臣 , Sō Dōshin ) , a Japanese martial artist and former military intelligence agent, [ 4 ] who ...
Fu Jow Pai (Chinese: 虎爪派, Cantonese Jyutping: Fu2 Zaau2 Pai3, Mandarin pinyin: Hǔ Zhǎo Pài, literally "Tiger Claw School", also "Tiger Claw System" or "Tiger Claw Style"), originally named "Hark Fu Moon" (Chinese: 黑虎門, Cantonese Jyutping: Hak1 Fu2 Mun4, Mandarin pinyin: Hēihǔmén, literally "Black Tiger School", also "Black Tiger System") is a Chinese martial art that has its ...