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  2. Styles of Chinese martial arts - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese martial arts tai chi being practiced on the Bund in Shanghai. 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 of which are imitations of the fighting styles of animals, are initiated from one to five basic foot positions: normal ...

  3. Chinese martial arts - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. List of Chinese martial arts - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Shaolin kung fu - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Wing Chun - Wikipedia

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    Wing Chun (Cantonese) or Yongchun (Mandarin) (Chinese: 詠春 or 咏春, lit. "singing spring") [7] is a concept-based martial art, a form of Southern Chinese kung fu, and a close-quarters system of self-defense. It is a martial arts style characterized by its focus on close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, rapid-fire punches, and straightforward ...

  7. Wushu (sport) - Wikipedia

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    Wushu (traditional Chinese: 武術; simplified Chinese: 武术; pinyin: wǔshù) (/ ˌwuːˈʃuː /), 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] ". Wushu" is the Chinese term for "martial arts ...

  8. Bajiquan - Wikipedia

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    Bajiquan (Chinese: 八極拳; pinyin: Bājíquán) is a traditional Chinese martial art that features explosive, short-range power in close-combat and is well known for its rapid elbow and shoulder strikes. [2] Its full name is kaimen bajiquan (Chinese: 開門八極拳; pinyin: Kāimén bājíquán; lit. 'open-gate eight-extremities boxing').

  9. Xingyiquan - Wikipedia

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    e. Xingyiquan, or Xingyi, is a style of internal Chinese martial arts. [2] The word translates approximately to " Form-Intention Fist ", or " Shape-Will Fist ". [note 1] It is characterized by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power most often applied from a short range. A practitioner of Xingyi uses coordinated movements to ...

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