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Ten Tigers of Canton (late 19th century) was a group of ten of the top Chinese martial arts masters in Guangdong (Canton) towards the end of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). Wong Kei-Ying, Wong Fei Hung's father, was a member of this group. Wong Fei Hung (1847–1924) was considered a Chinese folk hero during the Republican period. More than one ...
kung fu, wushu. Olympic sport. No. Shaolin kung fu (Chinese: 少林功夫; pinyin: Shǎolín gōngfū), also called Shaolin Wushu (少林武術; Shǎolín wǔshù), or Shaolin quan (少林拳; Shàolínquán), is the largest and most famous style of kung fu. It combines Zen philosophy and martial arts. It was developed in the Shaolin Temple in ...
Piguaquan ("chop-hanging boxing") Pushing hands. Sanda (Chinese kick-boxing) Shaolin kung fu. Shuai jiao (Chinese wrestling) Southern Praying Mantis. Tai chi. Tan Tui. Tien Shan Pai.
Ip Man[a] (born Ip Kai-man; [b] 1 October 1893 – 2 December 1972), also known as Yip Man, [2] was a Chinese martial artist. He became a teacher of the martial art of Wing Chun when he was 20. He had several students who later became martial arts masters in their own right, the most famous among them being Bruce Lee.
Chinese martial arts (Wushu) Huo Yuanjia[b] (18 January 1868 – 9 August 1910), [1] courtesy name Junqing, [c] was a Chinese martial artist and co-founder of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, a martial arts school in Shanghai. A practitioner of the martial art mizongyi, [2] Huo is considered a hero in China for defeating foreign fighters in ...
In its broadest sense, Northern Shaolin (Chinese: 北少林; pinyin: Běishàolín; Cantonese Yale: Bak-siu-làhm) is the external (as opposed to internal) martial arts of Northern China, referring to those styles from the Northern Shaolin Monastery in Henan and specifically to the style practice by Gù Rǔzhāng (顧汝章 1894–1952; also known as Ku Yu-cheung), the Sōngshān Shí Lù ...
Wing Chun. Ng Mui (Chinese: t 伍枚, p Wú Méi; Cantonese: Ng5 Mui4) is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders —survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty. According to legend she is said to have been a master of various martial arts including the Shaolin martial arts, the Wudang martial arts, Ng Ying ...
Biography. Wang Xiangzhai was born in Hebei province, China. As he was a very weak child, his parents decided to send him to the famous Xingyiquan master Guo Yunshen to improve his health. [1] The Wang family had always had connections with the Guo family, horse breeders in the average. Master Guo Yunshen taught him zhanzhuang gong (post ...