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Encyclopedia > List of Chinese martial arts

The hundreds of different styles and schools of Chinese martial arts (中國武術) are collectively called Kung Fu (功夫), Wushu (武術), Kuoshu (國術), or Ch'uan Fa (拳法), depending on the persons or groups doing so. The following list is by no means exhaustive. This article provides a general overview of Chinese martial arts. ... Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term often used today to refer to Chinese martial arts. ... WÇ”shù, in Simplified Chinese Wushu (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: wÇ”shù  ; Cantonese: mou5söt6) literally means martial art. It is a more precise term than the widely used term kung fu, which can mean either martial art or skill: a craftsperson or artisan could be said to have... Quan Fa is simply a term used for open hand chinese boxing. ...

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Along with Tai Chi Chüan and Xíngyìquán, BāguàzhÇŽng is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts. ... Ba Fa, or Eight Methods, was developed by Li De Mao (李德茂) during the Qing dynasty. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Bak Mei, also known as Pai Mei, Pei Mei, Bai Mei, Pak Mei or White Eyebrows, is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)—who, according to some accounts, betrayed Shaolin to the... Black Tiger Kung Fu was inherited from Sujia Shaolin (non Monk). ... Bok Fu is a style of Kung Fu developed by the Shaolin monk and swordsman Fong Sai Yuk (also known as Fong Do Duk). ... Chaquan (查拳), sometimes pronounced Zhaquan, is a style of Chinese martial arts. ... Chángquán (Chinese: 長拳; literally long fist) is a general term for external (as opposed to internal) Northern Chinese martial arts (like the term Northern Shaolin in some cases). ... ChuōjiÇŽo (戳腳, literally poking foot) is a Chinese martial art that comprises many jumps, kicks, and fast fist sequences. ... It has been suggested that Jow-Ga Kung Fu be merged into this article or section. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Rat Kung Fu, Choy Gar Kuen or Caijia Quan is a Chinese martial art that was invented by Choy Gau Lee. ... Like other southern Chinese martial arts, Choy Lee Fut features Five Animal techniques based on the tiger, dragon, crane, leopard, and snake but is distinguished from other southern styles by long, swinging, circular movements and twisting body motions more indicative of northern styles. ... Xingyiquan is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts—the other two being Tai Chi Chüan and Baguazhang—and is characterised by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. ... Ditangquan or the ground tumbling boxing originated in the Shandong Province during the Song Dynasty (1129-1279). ... feydey 21:37, 15 November 2005 (UTC) Category: Possible copyright violations ... Chinese dragons Dragon Kung Fu (龍形 Loong Ying) is one of the five animal styles of Shaolin Kung Fu. ... Lung Ying is a southern style of kung fu which was created from the movements of the mythical dragon. ... Duan Quan, also known as short-style fighting or short-style Chuan, is a form of kung fu practiced primarily in the Hebei Province of China. ... The traditional Chinese martial art known as Eagle Claw (Ying Jow Pai 鷹爪派) is one of the oldest and most complex of the surviving Northern Shaolin kung fu systems. ... Emei is one of the major martial mountains, being located in Sichuan Province. ... Fānziquán (Chinese: 翻子拳; literally tumbling fist) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes qínná, or joint-locking. ... Five Ancestors Fist (Chinese: 五祖拳; Pinyin: ; Minnan: ngó chó kûn) is a Southern Chinese martial art that consists of techniques from five different styles: the hand techniques and the complementary softness and hardness of Yin/Yang of White Crane (白鶴拳) the agility and footwork of Monkey (猴拳) the precision and efficient movement... In the Chinese martial arts, imagery of the Five Animals (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally Five Forms)—Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon—appears predominantly in Southern styles, especially those associated with Guangdong and Fujian Provinces. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Fujian White Crane (Chinese: 白鶴拳; pinyin: báihèquán; Hokkien: pe ho kun; literally white crane fist) is a martial art created, according to its oral history, by a woman named Fang Qiniang c. ... Dog Kung Fu, i. ... Monkey Kung Fu (猴拳) is a Chinese martial art where the movements imitate monkeys or apes in fighting. ... Drunken Monkey Form or Drunken Monkey Pole Form of Kung-Fu is a Chinese martial art, and one of the six variations of the Monkey Style. ... Xingyiquan is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts—the other two being Tai Chi Chüan and Baguazhang—and is characterised by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. ... Huaquan (Simplified Chinese: 华拳; Traditional Chinese: 華拳) is a Chinese martial arts form which is believed to have originate from Jining in the Shandong Province. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Hung Gar, also called Hung Kuen or Hung Ga, is a southern Chinese martial art associated with the Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung, who was a master of Hung Gar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... I Liq Chuan (Mind Body Art) is an internal martial art founded by Grandmaster Chin Lik Keong of Malaysia. ... The Jeet Kune Do Emblem. ... Bruce Jun Fan Lee (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Chinese martial artist, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century. ... The Jing Wu Men (Chinese: 精武門; pinyin: ) or Jing Wu Athletic Association is a martial arts association founded in Shanghai c. ... Shanghai (Chinese: ; pinyin:  ; Shanghainese: ), situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the Peoples Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world. ... A modern synthetic style created by Alex Tao (Tao Zhong Xian) of Shangdong province. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kuen-Do (拳道) literally means the way of the fist. ... Lau Gar (Traditional Chinese: 劉家; pinyin: Liú Jiā; Yale Cantonese: Lau4 Ga1; literally Lau Family) is one of the five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts and is attributed to Lau Sam-Ngan (劉三眼; pinyin: Liú SānyÇŽn; Yale Cantonese: Lau4 Saam1 Ngaan5; literally Three Eyed Lau), who is... Lai-Ga-Sau Kung Fu [1] is a derivative of Lau Gar founded in 1996 and features a traditional syllabus with emphasis on forms and weaponry including Bo staff, broadsword, three section staff and chain whip. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Li or Lee family is one of the five famous family styles of Southern Chinese Martial Arts. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Chen Po (Note: The art may be spelled differently: Lok Hup Ba Fa, Liu He Ba Fa, Lok Hop Pat Fat etc. ... Northern Shaolin Chuan Kung Fu or Shaolin Long Fist Northern Shaolin Chuan Kung Fu, or Shaolin Long Fist, is an external style directly descending from the Kung Fu taught at the Shaolin Temples. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mei Hua quan, or Plum Flower fist Boxing, is a style of Kung Fu that originated in the Northern provinces of China. ... Mízōngyì (Chinese: ; literally Lost Track Skill), or simply Mízōng, is a style of Chinese martial art based on deception and mobility. ... Mok Gar (莫家) is one of the five famous family styles (五大名家) from Southern China. ... Nam Pai Chuan is a Shaolin kung fu style with centres in the UK, Belgium, France, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and Malaysia. ... Nan Quan (also called Southern Fist and Nan Chuan) is another form of Chinese boxing with a rather long history and a lot of schools and one of the more dynamic styles of Wushu. ... The Praying Mantis system of Kung Fu (蟷螂拳 Tanglangquan) was created by Master Wang Lang (王郎) over 350 years ago in the Shandong (山東) province of China. ... Pai Lum (Bai Long, White Dragon) Kung fu is a martial arts style that was established by Daniel Kane Pai. ... Kenpo may also refer to the Constitution of Japan (憲法) Kenpo or Kempo (拳法 Kenpō; lit. ... San Huang Pao Chui (Chinese: 三皇炮捶; pinyin: ; literally Three Emperor Cannon Punch) is a Chinese martial art attributed to the the Three August Ones: Fuxi, Shennong, and Gonggong. ... Piguaquan (劈掛拳; literally chop-hitch fist) is related to Bājíquán (八極拳,literally eight extremes fist) and is a style of wushu (Chinese martial arts) that features explosive, long range power and is famous for its palm techniques. ... The Praying Mantis system of Kung Fu (蟷螂拳 Tanglangquan) was created by Master Wang Lang (王郎) over 350 years ago in the Shandong (山東) province of China. ... Bamboo Forest Praying Mantis more commonly known as Southern Praying Mantis was developed as a kung fu style by the Hakka Chinese. ... Rat Kung Fu, Choy Gar Kuen or Caijia Quan is a Chinese martial art that was invented by Choy Gau Lee. ... Sanda Sanda - Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Sanda LadoÅŸi Sanda LadoÅŸi (born 2nd January 1970) whose stage name is Sanda, is a famous Romanian singer. ... Sanshou (Chinese: 散手, lit. ... San Soo is a form of Chinese martial arts. ... Black Dragon is a hard/soft, internal/external kung fu system containing northern and southern Shaolin techniques. ... Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan is the generic name for southern Shaolin style boxing. ... Shaolin Quan, Shaolinquan or Shaolin Chüan (Chinese: 少林拳; pinyin: ) is the term typically used to describe the Chinese martial arts that originate from the famous Shaolin Buddhist temple and monastery at Songshan in Henan, founded circa 7th century CE. There are a few theories as to its origins, some based... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Shen Lung Kung Fu (Chinese: 神龍 功夫) is a five-animal Chinese martial art created in America in the 1960s by Grandmaster Fu Xi-Wen dedicated to the goals of not only building self defense skills, but developing each person as a whole. ... Shuaijiao (Chinese: 摔跤 or 摔角; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shuai-chiao) is the modern term for Chinese and Mongolian wrestling. ... There are two unrelated, Northern and Southern(She Ying Diao Shou), snake styles. ... There are several Chinese martial arts known as Snake Boxing or Snake Style (Chinese: 蛇拳; pinyin: shéquán; literally snake fist) which imitate the movements of snakes. ... Bamboo Forest Praying Mantis more commonly known as Southern Praying Mantis was developed as a kung fu style by the Hakka Chinese. ... Tai Chi Chuan, Tai Chi Chüan or Taijiquan (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Tàijíquán; literally supreme ultimate fist), commonly known as Tai Chi, Tai Chi, or Taiji, is an internal Chinese martial art. ... Tantui (彈腿/æ½­è…¿), or springy legs, is a style in martial arts based on kicks, created in Northern China by Chinese Muslims. ... This article is about the closely related Lama Pai, Hop Gar, and Tibetan White Crane styles of martial art. ... Tien Shan Pai (天山派) is a northern style of Kung-fu which originated in the Tien Shan mountains of northwestern China. ... -1... REDIRECT Yì_JÄ«n_JÄ«ng#Yijinjing – The Forms ... Wing Chun occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun (咏春, literally spring chant and alternatively as forever spring, or substituted with the character for eternal springtime [1]) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat. ... Bruce Jun Fan Lee (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Chinese martial artist, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as one of the most influential martial artists of the 20th century. ... Fujian White Crane (Chinese: 白鶴拳; pinyin: báihèquán; Hokkien: pe ho kun; literally white crane fist) is a martial art created, according to its oral history, by a woman named Fang Qiniang c. ... This article is about the closely related Lama Pai, Hop Gar, and Tibetan White Crane styles of martial art. ... WÇ”dāngquán (Chinese: 武當拳; Yale Cantonese: mou5 dong1 kyun4) is a family of Chinese martial arts known more generally as neijia. ... Xingyiquan is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts—the other two being Tai Chi Chüan and Baguazhang—and is characterised by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. ... Yau Kung Mun is a rare southern Chinese Kung Fu system dating back to the Tang Dynasty, with its roots in the Shaolin Temple. ... The traditional Chinese martial art known as Eagle Claw (Ying Jow Pai) is one of the oldest and most complex of the surviving Northern Shaolin kung fu systems. ... Yuejiaquan (岳家槍, literally Yue Fist or Yue Boxing, alternately yuè jia qiang, yue chuan, Yue-family Chuan, Yue-family fist, Yue-family boxing) is a martial art from Chinese origin. ... Yiquan (Chinese:意拳; pinyin: Yìquán; Wade-Giles: I4 Chüan2; lit. ... Zhuan Shu Kuan logo Zhuan Shu Kuan (pronounced tchwan soo kwan) is a martial art mainly incorporating striking techniques similar to taekwondo and muay thai, but also includes forms adapted from Changquan (‘long fist’). It is ostensibly a Northern Shaolin style, though the average class has many similarities to kickboxing... Taekwondo is the Korean national sport and martial art, and is also one of the worlds most commonly practiced sports. ... Muaythai (IPA: [/muai32 32/]; Thai: ) (Thai Boxing) is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, Cambodia (where it is known as Pradal Serey), Malaysia (where it is known as Tomoi) and as a similar style in Myanmar (called Lethwei). ... Northern Shaolin Chuan Kung Fu or Shaolin Long Fist Northern Shaolin Chuan Kung Fu, or Shaolin Long Fist, is an external style directly descending from the Kung Fu taught at the Shaolin Temples. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Zui Quan (Traditional and Simplified Chinese: 醉拳; pinyin: Zuì Quán, literally Drunken Fist, also known as Drunken Boxing or Drunkards Boxing) is a traditional Chinese martial art. ...

General Terms

  • Dim Mak (點脈) - General term for point striking
  • Qinna (擒拿; Chin Na) - General term for joint locks
  • Sanshou (散手) - General term for sparring methods, but also another name for the sport, Sanda
  • Tuishou (推手) - Term used for offsetting, uprooting, balance and sensitivity training used in the various soft styles
  • Chi Sao (黐手) - Term used for sticky arm sensitivity training most notably used in Wing Chun, some concepts are also practiced in Hung Gar and many other Chinese martial arts
  • Chi Gerk - Term used for sticky legs sensitivity training most notably used in Wing Chun, some concepts are also practiced in Hung Gar and many other Chinese martial arts

Dim Mak or Death Touch (dim mak is an approximate Cantonese pronunciation of 點脈, as subset of 點穴, pinyin diǎnxuè) is said by its adherents to train attacks on pressure points in some styles of Chinese martial arts to kill, incapacitate, or otherwise control an opponent. ... Chin Na or Qinna (擒拿, pinyin: qín ná, Wade-Giles: chin2 na2) is a Mandarin Chinese term describing joint-manipulation techniques for self defense used in the Chinese martial arts. ... Sanshou (Chinese: 散手, lit. ... For other uses of the term, see Pushing Hands Pushing hands, (推手, Wade-Giles tui1 shou3, pinyin tuī shǒu), is a name for two-person training routines practiced in soft style Chinese martial arts such as Pa Kua Chang (Baguazhang), Hsing-i Chuan (Xingyiquan), Tai Chi Ch... Nèijiā (Chinese: 內家; internal family) denotes the internal (or soft) styles of Chinese martial arts, as opposed to wàijiā (外家; external family), the external (or hard) styles, which are associated with Shaolin and its many derivatives. ... Wing Chun occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun (咏春, literally spring chant and alternatively as forever spring, or substituted with the character for eternal springtime [1]) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat. ... Wing Chun occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun (咏春, literally spring chant and alternatively as forever spring, or substituted with the character for eternal springtime [1]) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat. ... Hung Gar, also called Hung Kuen or Hung Ga, is a southern Chinese martial art associated with the Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung, who was a master of Hung Gar. ... Wing Chun occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun (咏春, literally spring chant and alternatively as forever spring, or substituted with the character for eternal springtime [1]) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat. ... Wing Chun occasionally romanized as Ving Tsun (咏春, literally spring chant and alternatively as forever spring, or substituted with the character for eternal springtime [1]) is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range combat. ... Hung Gar, also called Hung Kuen or Hung Ga, is a southern Chinese martial art associated with the Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung, who was a master of Hung Gar. ...

Internal and External styles

Chinese martial arts may be divided into Neijia (外家, internal family) or Waijia (外家, external family) styles. Many styles combine both internal and external techiniques, Chow Gar is a good example of this. Nèijiā (Chinese: 內家; Pinyin: nèi jÄ«a; Wade-Giles: nei4 chia1) denotes the internal or soft styles of Chinese martial arts, as opposed to wàijiā (外家; external family), the external or hard styles, which are associated with Shaolinquan and its many derivatives. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...


Internal styles

Along with Tai Chi Chüan and Xíngyìquán, Bāguàzhǎng is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... I Liq Chuan (Mind Body Art) is an internal martial art founded by Grandmaster Chin Lik Keong of Malaysia. ... Chen Po (Note: The art may be spelled differently: Lok Hup Ba Fa, Liu He Ba Fa, Lok Hop Pat Fat etc. ... Tai Chi Chuan, Tai Chi Chüan or Taijiquan (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Tàijíquán; literally supreme ultimate fist), commonly known as Tai Chi, Tai Chi, or Taiji, is an internal Chinese martial art. ... Xingyiquan is one of the three major internal Chinese martial arts—the other two being Tai Chi Chüan and Baguazhang—and is characterised by aggressive, seemingly linear movements and explosive power. ... Yiquan (Chinese:意拳; pinyin: Yìquán; Wade-Giles: I4 Chüan2; lit. ...

External styles

Non-internal styles may generally be considered external styles.

See also


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Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Chinese martial arts (4787 words)
Chinese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of martial art styles native to China.
Chinese martial arts can also be categorized by location, as in northern (北拳) and southern (南拳) as well, referring to what part of China the styles originated from, separated by the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang); Chinese martial arts may even be classified according to their province or city.
Martial arts influences can also be found in Chinese opera of which Beijing opera is one of the most well known example.
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