Chinese Kungfu

In Southern Chinese folklore, the Five Elders of Shaolin (Chinese: 少林五祖; Mandarin Pinyin: Shàolín wǔ zǔ; Jyutping: Siu3 lam4 ng5 ...

Wu Ch'uan-yu  was a military officer cadet of Manchu ancestry in the Yellow Banner camp (see Qing Dynasty Military) in ...

Chin Woo Athletic Association  is a Chinese martial arts association founded in Shanghai on July 7, 1910, but other sources ...

Xingyiquan features aggressive shocking attacks and direct footwork. The linear nature of xingyiquan hints at both the military origins and ...

Techniques It is characterised by its extensive footwork, acrobatic kicks, low, wide stances, and unique fist position (where the thumb is ...

Jackie Chan is the world’s most famous martial arts actor, director and stuntman. He is famous for doing most of ...

Shaolin, in popular culture, has taken on a second life. Since the 1970s, it has been featured in many films, ...

Foundation skills Shaolin Long Fist (少林長拳) Arhat Fist (羅漢拳) Tiger-subduing Palm (伏虎掌) Skanda Palm (韋馱掌) Merciful Thousand Leaves Hand (大慈大悲千葉手) Fist styles Dashing Shaolin (闖少林) Drunken Fist (醉拳) Five ...

The Yijin Jing is a Qigong manual containing a series of exercises, coordinated with specific breathing and mental concentration, said ...

Head Abbot (方丈) The sect is headed by the Head Abbot (方丈) of the Monastery. Below him in rank are the ...