Anyone watched KUNG FU PANDA in chinese & know the chinese equivalents of these english phrases fm the movie?

- the furious five


- Tigress: One would think that Master Oogway would choose someone who actually knew kung fu.


Crane: Yeah, or could at least touch his toes.


Monkey: Or even see his toes.


- A real warrior never quits!


- Dragon Warrior


- There is no secret ingredient...


- You're a disgrace to kung fu, and if you have any respect for what we are and what we do, you'll be gone by morning.


- One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.


- Ah, Dragon Warrior, I am simply at peace.


- This is where Oogway unraveled the mysteries of harmony and focus. This is the birth place of kung fu.





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Chinese Martial Arts? Kung Fu?? Hmm?

Hey guys!! I'm 20 years old :/ and a girl,,





I've always had interest in chinese martial arts,,





and I've always wanted to try it but never had the... i don't know.. to just.. start it.. u know??





but I live in Northern VA and I just suddenly wanted to try it out





I'm always catching colds and over weight a bit,, 5'2 and 152 pounds..





and i want to get healthy and start living a new life basically





Im a bakery student and it's basically using my body and holding myself up all day





so i wanted to kno if this was a good idea??





i should never take anything lightly and just try it out but should i??





but where can i get a good master and a place,, in VA





i don't want to go to a place where they'll just rip my money off of me





i work and go to school i don't have much time... but if you think it's a good idea





give me some tips about it





I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT I"M UP AGAINST





so ..,, i don't know wanything about martial arts!! so pleas eHELP THHANXXXX|||Kung Fu will help you tremendously with self-confidence, and some self-defense skills. But if you want to loose weight, I'd like to suggest buying a treadmill and start out with 20 minutes a day at 3.5 miles per hour slowly increase it to 4 miles per hour when you feel comfortable at it, after a couple months go to 30 minutes, maybe three months later change to 45 minutes a day... you can keep 4 miles per hour at 45 minutes will take you about 3 miles of running everyday buring around 500 calories. This running regiment will do a lot more to get you in shape, this on top of kung fu and a regiment of stretching will make you healthy, confident and sexy. I think most guy's will agree with me that a cute girl who knows kung fu to be very sexy and dangerous. good luck I hope everything works out for you.|||I go to college in Ohio, and im thinking about join this local kung-fu place, I've had four years of karate when I was a kid, so im sure i'll like it, and who wouldn't want to be able say that they know advanced kung fu one day? I recommend it, and ya im pretty sure that i'll be joining to.|||I know of one in Fairfax (their website also lists a school in Chantily)





http://omei-wushu.com/|||9209746 White Birch Kung Fu Academy in Arlington.


The sifu is credible and his school caters to beginners, at least acc. to the website.|||Well Kung Fu is a generic term used to describe all Chinese MAs. There are hundreds of styles of Kung Fu. U should check google for a list of schools in ur area so u know whats available to u. Research the schools, their instructors, and their lineages. After u sorted out the McDojos u should visit the schools and talk with the instructors. Then decide for urself which is right for u.


I personally prefer Chen Style Taijiquan. Its a great MA if u can find a good instructor and it works wonders for ur immune system. Finding a good Taijiquan instructor is difficult because of all those new age @ssholes who teach it as a health exercise. Anyone who makes it sound mystical either has no idea what theyre talking about or is just trying to rip u off.


Good luck|||Before joining, try to search for all the posts here in yahoo! answers, for the type of martial arts that you are interested in. Try to look for the topics on what to look for in a dojo or dojang, how to spot a fake school, and the lineage (if it is a kung fu school). Also, before joining, take their free class offering and see if you're going to enjoy it, how the instructor conducts his class and how students interact with instructor/fellow students.





You might also consider the schedule, location and fees.|||It would really help to know what city you're in or around.





Is it safe to say you're in the DC area?





I know that Dean Chin has a couple of schools in that area. I'm sure he has one in Virginia. He is an Authentic Jow Ga Master. Jow Ga is a great Chinese Art based on Tiger Crane and Choy Ga. Not many Jow Ga schools in the US and this is one of the good ones. The other Master of Jow Ga is Dr Chin in NYC.





I highly recommend this.





Here is a video clip of Jow Ga -





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pDc7ocvd鈥?/a>

How can I sell painting being Chinese traditional painting?I'm from China.It's like scroll in "Kung Fu Panda".?

Traditional Chinese painting


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Dragon Scroll in "Kung Fu Panda". It's Chinese traditional %26amp; folk crafts. It's from hometown of Zhang Yimou who is General Director of the opening of the Olympic Games.


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FLU POLL:Do you ever think about learning Chinese through Rosetta Stone,then going to china to learn Kung-Fu?

Going to China after you learn Chinese, so you can learn Kung-Fu, from a true master!





Yes, yes, we think quite alike, you and I. *cough* x_x|||You need to stop taking so much NyQuil! I am worried about you!!! :/|||Um, go for it!

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There is no reason! I speak Chinese ^ ^|||No way, I want a donkey to teach me Kung-Fu and I want this to take place in Istanbul.

What is the spirituality of Chinese Kungfu and Japanese Samurais?

What is the spirituality of Chinese Kung fu and Japanese Samurais?





When i watch Japanese films, they don't give a clear idea about their spirituality. Chinese film shows buddhist deities in their films , here and there. But then Who are Taoist ?|||Just Google Taoism and Buddhism for Chinese religion and google Shintoism and Zen Buddhism for Japanese religion.





As far as I know, and anyone can correct me if I'm wrong, Taoism is the religion that founded the Yin Yang Philosophy of Tai Chi and is centered in the Wudang/Wu Tang Mountain Temple. While Buddhism is centered in the Shaolin Temple.





Shintoism is the ancient Japanese religious practice of venerating their ancestors and is as old as Japan itself, while Zen Buddhism is an offshoot of Chinese Chan Buddhism and was the religion practiced by most of the Samurai during the medieval era.|||There are many religions in Asia. Kung Fu is a generic term that describes all Chinese MAs. The two main schools of religion in China are Buddist and Taoist but that doesnt meant there arent Muslims in China or ither religions. Many martial artists were hired as security for trade caravans that traveled the Silk Road. Tea and spices were traded as far as Turkey.|||Kungfu is a kind of Chinese sports or martial art, and samurai is an occupation, old Japanese soldier.





Many years ago, Japanese believe that the truth can not be explained by words. because it is very complicated, a human can get the truth from only the ascetic practices or one's experience.|||Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism = China


Shintoism and Buddhism = Japan





Kung Fu/Gung Fu = Buddhist


Samurai = Shinto/Buddhist|||Ok so you have the resources to ask this question, but not do a simple google search?

About the kung fu Qiang Shu (chinese spear)...?

ok, so the chinese spear is made of waxwood for durability + flexibility, and the red horsehair on the spearhead is for confusing the enemy and stopping the flow of blood from head to shaft.





now i always wonder why is there a bell inside the spearhead?? been bothering me for the longest time|||a bell inside the spearhead锛?then the audience can hear the performance. in fact there was no bell in the history.|||when it hits it sounds so they kno it hit

Do Japanese use kung fu too or is it only chinese that use kungfu?

There are some kata and some movements and techniques in kata that show a strong Chinese influence and in the 1800s and early 1900s there were people from the mainland that did study martial arts in Japan and Okinawa as well as some Japanese that traveled and studied arts of the mainland there. There was a lot of exchange of ideas and concepts between the two during this time frame. Look at the style Goju-ryu and its influence by White Crane Kung-fu and the influence that southern China had on the development of that style of karate and that is a good example of this I think.





This all changed though in the early 1900s as southern China was dominated by Japan and several other countries and colonized for financial and economic gain. During this time frame also the Japanese systematically went through their own culture removing as much of the Chinese influence and its presence from it as they could, even in martial arts. It was thought or considered as impure and base in nature and not refined. These two things together with WW ll and all the war atrocities that Japan committed on mainland China and its people did not exactly contribute in any positive way to this either and the Chinese basically did the same thing with respect to their culture. They only exchanged official diplomatic relations in the late 70s and that was thirty years after the end of WW ll and relations today are still somewhat strained because of the past as well as the present. If you do some reading about Goju-ryu, Shito-ryu, Shorin-ryu and White Crane Kung-fu you will run across some of these aspects and also read about some of this and how it all came about and why and some of it was later discarded due to cultural influences.|||technically since the words kung fu means hard work the Japanese and every culture use it in some ways and the Chinese martial arts( have influenced many different styles throughout the world








traditionally they do not use it however I am sure many practice styles of kung fu|||Kung fu is chinese, but many of the founders of the karate arts studied kung fu in Southern China.


Some say that white crane is the ancestor of karate and that eagle claw is the ancestor of jujitsu.|||A Shaolin monk opened a temple in Africa and teaches Shaolin Kung Fu to Africans. Does a persons race or gender stop someone from learning, practicing, or using any MA?|||Kung Fu is Chinese. Karate is Japanese. But I'm sure there is some cross-over between the two countries.|||Chinese...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mar鈥?/a>|||I'm pretty sure only the chinese, because the japanese have Karate.

I watched this weird Chinese (I think) movie about some Kung Fu guy that ends up playing soccer?

What's it called.|||stephen chow is the director


shaolin soccer





he also did one called kung fu hustle


and he is doing a kung fu hustle 2|||Shaolin Soccer is a 2001 Hong Kong comedy film co-written and directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the film. A former Shaolin monk reunites his five brothers, years after their master's death, to apply their superhuman martial arts skills to play soccer and bring Shaolin kung fu to the masses.|||I'm thinking it's...





Siu lam juk kau (2001) also known by it's international title Shaolin Soccer





A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.





check out the poster and other cast info and stuff at the link below!|||its the movie with stephen chow, the shaolin soccer... from the makers of the kung fu hustle movies. i loved that movie since vicki zhao is there.|||shaolin soccer|||its not weird its shaolin soccer|||You think that it strange !


Jackie Chan started as an opera singer.


Really !.

During Bruce Lee era do the westerner afraid of the Chinese when they show them some Kung Fu move?

More likely amazed, but not afraid.





Westeners already had skills in boxing, wrestling, and other combat forms, kung fu has flashy moves but alot of them are ineffective in a fight, that's why they have an evolved version (sanda), that arguably rivals arts such as muay thai.





Bruce Lee's last movie (enter the dragon), probably opened the eyes of many westeners, as he shows impressive skills that looked very real.|||I don't think they were afraid I think they were more in awe when Bruce Lee did anything, Bruce Lee was very intelligent and way to advanced for his time. I read the Dao of jeet kune do several times and I learned so much it's not funny, Anyone who reads it will learn something from white belt to tenth degree black.|||No I do not really think so. It was still a time of mass ignorance for most the USA when it came to Martial Arts.





Watch the older movies of the era and you will see how easy they think they can chop you in the back and KO you. It is funny.





Bruce brought some reality to TV and the movies with Martial Arts. I do not think the Masses feared the Chinese or their Kung Fu I think they did not Understand it for some time to come and then once they realized how descent it was, Westerners began to adapt more and more Asian Arts into their lives.|||What is the first thing you think about when you see a oriental person walking down the street you think they know Kung Fu or some type of martial art. I think It's more about respect than fear. But also the unknown because they might know some type of martial art. It's a huge stereo type that is given to the oriental race because of the show Kung Fu with David Carriedean or the movies Bruce Lee put out in the 70's or even Chuck Norris|||You have no idea the effect WW II propoganda had and how it worked in the late 30's thru the 40's . It was pre hippy =) Different world man, different world.|||Yes

Why are chinese good at kung-fu?

And japanese good at karate as well as judo.When did they started all these kind of hobbies or sports*wherever*.|||The Chinese are good at Kung Fu because they invented it. Same for the Japanese and Karate. Duh.





Martial arts are millennia old. "Martial arts" is just a fancy term meaning learning how to fight.

I was practicing a kung fu move from those Chinese movies..?

in the shower and I accidentally slipped on a bar of soap. I can't get up and it hurts really bad. So am I a ninja now?|||no but your computer's probably screwed if you're typing in the shower.|||I need to see your shower technique before I can pass any judgment if you're good enough to become a ninja. lol ;)|||YES! you are now a super slick ninja chick.........but by the sounds of it,not a very good 1...lol

Kung fu locations?

I have been in ninjutsu and tae kwon do for a couple of years and I was wondering would I be any good at Chinese kung fu? I am about 15 years old 145 pounds and about 6 ft 3. Also I live in utah are there any good schools near the lehi area?|||It really does not matter what your previous art were in the past. Gung Fu is a different art in terms of executions, techniques, philosophy or even forms.





Would you be any good ? That depends on how much time and efforts you're willing to put in.





Good luck in your endeavor !|||Yellow pages , or yellowpages.com|||well im not sure about the schools but dang 6'' 3' u are frikin tall

Who is the South Indian prince who taught Zen & Kung Fu to the Chinese?

The origin of Shaolin Kung Fu is generally credited to an Indian monk named Tat Moh, who is also sometimes known as Boddhidharma. He began life as a prince in Southern India, but became a devoted Buddhist, renouncing his royal heritage to take up the simple lifestyle of a monk. He traveled widely, spreading the teachings of Buddhism. Eventually he rose to become the 28th patriarch of India.|||ZEN (Japanese) or chan (Chinese) dyan (sanskrit) credited to flower sermon, a school oMahayanaan Buddhism. Credited to south india prince from India ( Some Tamil historians credit to Pallava prince ),as documented in china as distinct school of Buddhism, as Bodhi dharma or Daruma(Japanese), identifies with that form of buddhism with noScripturess, not founded on words or letters.


The shaolin kungfu, was said to be founded by Ta mo, or Damao , the Bodhidharma, though refers to in general all forms of skills including judo.|||I think that you're talking about Bodhidharma who was a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th/6th century and is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Zen to China.

Was Master Po breaking the rules when he taught Kung Fu to a non Chinese person?

I don't know who Master Po is, other than the character from the original Kung fu series, who taugh Cane when he was young at the shaolin monastery





He was killed by the the emperor's nephew (I don't remember why), and Cane retaliated by killing him.|||Yes he was, he was breaking the traditional rules, for which the penalty could be death. In the old days deadly or winning techniques and strategies were vital to survive or win battles of combat. They were kept as secret as possible to surprise the enemy so that there would be no prepared counter.





In the Boxer Rebellion when European governments, their traders and soldiers enforced the buying of opium on the Chinese population, the majority of the Chinese people did not have guns and could only fight back with their special skills in martial arts. The Chinese lost the war but did not lose their honour.





The physical side of the martial arts are not commonly useful (except in fitness and emotional control) in modern combat where killing is mainly at a distance with guns and bombs. However in close quarters such as hand-to-hand fighting or stealth or commando situations the martial arts provide a wealth of advantages.





National pride has always led to bias against other races whether on is French, German, British or Chinese, preference is always given to those whom you know and understand. You will notice that, politically, the Chinese are Chinese First, and Communists Second. That has allowed them to be flexible in adapting their political decisions to a changing environment. More so than the Russians, who chose system over society, being Communist first and Russian second; and being inflexible, failed to arouse the pride and enthusiasm of their citizens, ending in an end of the Empire of their system. Systems can only be maintained by the fervent desire and willing consent of the people they are imposed upon.|||Whos Master Po? MA schools are businesses. "Gwailo" are taught Kung Fu all over the world even in China. The Shaolin Temple used to opposed teaching outsiders but now they welcome everyone. Anyone can pretty much learn any Kung Fu they want if they have the money. Bruce Lee was one of the first to openly teach non chinese people.|||no he didnt break the rules since kwai chang caine was half chinese, his mom was chinese

Name of 80s tv series with chinese main characters that had special Kung Fu fighting abilities?

Kung Fu starring David Carradine.

Where can i free download The Real Chinese Traditional Shao Lin Kung Fu: Shaolin Tiger-Style Boxing ?

What...is it a movie? An instructional DVD?|||Nowhere.





This is something you have to pay for.

When the Chinese first migrate to Malaya were there many Kung Fu fighting on the street that involve Sifu?

No, many were really poor and needed jobs. Of course, in every land, there would be gangsters, fighters, etc. There are always this sect and that sect, this gang and that gang. It still exists, just that we either don't know or shut an eye on it.


So, the answer is no, a few but not many...men fight, but it is not always kungfu but just plain kicking, boxing, punching, etc....lols~


Chinese men fighting....you cannot say it is kungfu.


Malay men fighting....you cannot say it is silat.


Indian men fighting....you cannot say it is ....errrr....and so it goes on...and on....|||I don't think so as most Chinese work for little sums at backbreaking work.





I saw it in the British depiction of the Chinese.|||sejarah kata many chinese gangster group|||i dunno woh !!

Is it true that Indians primarily taught the Chinese karate,Ju-jitsu,Kung-Fu Etc..?

I have a Sri Lankan "uncle" not by blood, who told me that Indians were the one who taught the Chinese or the northern part of India- How to do all those karate, kung-fu stuff with sticks and everything, I don't believe him- I think its only small influences but not entirely right? The Chinese invented everything I mean why would Indians be the influence right?





Im Filipino, if you can find a logical explanation from a research or something I don't know its hard to comprehend|||Martial arts -- probably not...





BUT





Gautama Siddhartha (the Buddha) came from what is now southern Nepal (was part of India at the time.)





Buddhism (thus Shaolin) has it's roots in India.|||You are correct. It is only small influences. Every country has had fighting methods since the time of Mesopotamia. I'd also mention that the oldest recorded fighting method in history would be Pankration. Kalaripayattu the Indian fighting art came much later.





There is history of fighting arts during the time of the Yellow Emperor in China, which precedes Da Mo, and there is new archaelogical evidence that Okinawa had fighting systems before the influence of Kung Fu as well. |||You are kind of both right. Did the people of India give the Chinese most of their martial arts, no, but they did certainly influence them. Dao Mo went to China from India and took his studies in Yoga with him. If you compare Yoga primarily thought to have been started in India with the Chinese I Chin Ching "the book of bone and muscle change" you will find a large number of very striking similarities. Many think this was the major catalyst that started the Shaolin monks to developing the many fighting systems/ styles they are credited with. It is also known that some forms of Silat predate many of the Shaolin styles, but the same can be said for many Chinese styles that were started outside the Shaolin Temple. So, which one influenced which and who's style came first, we don't know for sure and most likely never will. Every style has influenced nearly every other style to some extent over the years and still continue to do so and probably always will.|||The legend is that kung fu came from an Indian monk named Bodhidharma when he visited the Shaolin Temple.





Jujutsu was developed and used by samurai in Japan.





Karate was at least partially derived from Chinese martial arts in Okinawa.

Anyone know any songs similar to 'Kung-Fu fighting' - Carl Douglas or Any other chinese music?

Just in the mood for listening to sone Chinese style music, Anyone know a couple songs I could search for?|||Go to Youtube and check out Jay Chou " Fearless" video.


Plus watch Jay Chou "Curse of the Golden Flower" video.


Both came from Chinese action films of the same title.


So what did you think of Jay Chou Mr. Lee?

What is the difference? Kung Fu?

What is the difference between Chinese Kung Fu and Japanese Kung Fu?|||Kung fu is only from China. The definition of Kung fu is hard work, but in referring to martial arts, Kung Fu refers to all Chinese martial arts.|||Kung fu is generally not applied to japan, as it is generally considered to only refer to chinese arts. However, kung fu is simply a term meaning "fighting arts" and thus applies to any fighting art. There are literally thousands of kung fu styles, in order for us to really tell you a difference, you would have to narrow it down for us.|||None !!!





As Japanese kung fu does not exist.





As answered in an other question you posted " Ed Parkers Americian Kempo is stated as being both Japanese/chinese in origin being chinese/japanese Kempo"





Best wishes :)***|||there is no japanese kung fu. you could say karate is the japanese answer to chinese kung fu.

Atheists is it wrong to walk up to Chinese people and tell them my Kung Fu is better than theirs?

Yes it is very racist, they might take offense and have no option but to prove you wrong haha|||No it's not. Challenge the person to a match and a Kata competition. Discuss the science and the mechanics of your techniques and compare your techniques with his. Drink a beer with the Chinese person and discuss training and workouts and diets you use.





But let's make certain we're talking about Kung Fu; because walking up to a Christian and telling him "there is no god" is nothing at all even close to walking up to a Chinese person and having a discussion about something that is actually real.|||yes because eventually ..you'll be wrong and what an arsewhopping you'll get|||If you say it in an exaggerated Chinese accent then it's fine.|||It is wrong - for you - if you do and your kung fu isn't.|||Let's just say that it has a few fairly predictable outcomes.|||not if you want to set up a kung fu school in the district.|||depends on if it really is, cause if it's not you just might get ur behind kicked in a mighty bad way!|||my kung fu brings all the boys to the yard. damn right! it's better than yalls.|||my suggestion would be....don't do it....unless in fact your kung fu IS better

Kung fu classes,how often should be the classes...?

i(studying in a collage) recently started taking chinese kung fu classes..The classes are only two days a week (2hours each day).


My question is:are these 2 classes a week enough to make you something in a period of year?Or is it better to join some place where they have daily classes..|||Enough to make you something? What does that mean?





2 classes a week is enough to progress, but try to practice in between classes. Daily classes mean you don't get chance to figure things out for yourself|||The more u pracice the better ull get. Its ur responability to practice everyday whether u have class or mot.|||some people only need 2 classes. some need more.

Looking for a shaolin kung fu summer camp in china, please help?

I'm looking for a place that accepts people for the summer to teach kung fu, chinese tradition, and just shaolin peaceful life style. I want the place to be real monks and not westernized, but just like in the movies (this is not the reason i want to go there, im just describing how it is) where they are in the mountains etc.|||I studied Kung fu in Hong Kong which is more open to Gwei lo's ( westerners, although it actually means Ghost person)


in China you can go to Hunan in the west, where the Shaolin temple is. unfortunately these only teach Wushu, which isn't traditional Kung Fu. it's a stylised version of an amalgamation of different styles,developed in the 70's and more suited for display purposes than fighting application. although if you want to learn about chi cultivation, it's the place to go.


In Guangdong province (canton) you can try the Wah Sau toi temple on Loufoushan mountain, many traditional styles came from here and are still practiced today. it's most definately not wushu.


both places have real monks, and you would learn about chi, meditation, and taoism/buddhism





you won't learn much in a summer to be honest, and don't expect to learn any weapons or "kung" ( iron fist, iron palm, iron leg, shirt etc etc.) if you want to learn real kung fu, try a little town in Guangzhou called Lam Tong...you would learn Lung ying( dragon style-which I studied), Bak Mei ( white eyebrow-as used by Pai Mei in kill bill) these are 2 of the most devastating southern kung fu styles ever conceived and are rooted in tradition. email me if you want more info|||These societies are very closed off and you can't like call them or write you would have to make a pilgrimage. You might want to go to Thailand or Brazil.|||Couple of things . . . if you were able to find such a place, do you have the language skills to benefit from it?





Next, you might want to check out the website http://www.shaolin.com. It has pretty comprehensive information on the shaolin tradition.





There is a FAQ section with the following question and answer:





18. I want to study at the Shaolin Temple in China. Can you give me more information?





"Unfortunately, the Shaolin temples were destroyed in the 1920's. Recently, the Chinese government decided to refurbish the temple at Honan. While martial arts are studied there today, this is a recent re-emergence into the arts. Our contacts who have visited the Honan Temple (1985, 1988, and 1999) report that what is taught is mostly Wushu and T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Most of our contacts who have visited the Temple believe it is more a trendy tourist point (and, yes, a good place to learn wu shu-but NOT kung fu) than a real effort to restore the arts outlawed by successive Chinese governments from 1901 until 1990.





"Jon Funk (Black Belt, March, 1996:21) has written a controversial article entitled "The Shaolin Temple Hoax." Because of the number of letters we receive about "the return of Shaolin Masters" to the tourist-dedicated, refurbished Honan Temple, we felt obliged to publicize Mr. Funk's laudatory effort. Our primary sources for this Web-Page are exiled Shaolin monks (or the diaries left behind by those who passed away in the 1970s), who assure us that Mr. Funk is right-on-the-mark about the complete absence of anything even remotely akin to bona fide Shaolin arts being taught at the Honan Temple today.





"Because so many of our letters are written by people who believe that the Temple is now offering genuine Shaolin arts (despite our protestations about "who do you think expelled/killed the old Shaolin in the early twentieth century?"), we quote a short, but important, part of Mr. Funk's article:





"The Chinese government, it should be remembered, is communist, and doesn't want a religious group generating any ideas that don't conform to the party line."





"There is always going to be a gullible audience for "too-good-to-be-true" claimants. We are delighted that a source who is completely independent of our own, has come forward in such a prestigious and public forum as Black Belt magazine to substantiate our caveat.





"Although the Chinese government believes that the mere presence of martial arts instructors at the Honan temple lends them legitimacy, we find it as unlikely as the current attempt by the same government to countermand the Dalai Lama's choice for the reincarnated Panchen Lama. The last of the genuine Shaolin practitioners either fled the country or were killed during the civil wars of 1900-1931."





Good luck on your endeavors!

Kung fu panda chinese timeline?

I like the movie. Just wondering about the timeline, pertaining to ancient china. It definitely passes 400 BC, and it must be somewhere during 6th century AD due to fireworks but it might be more over since the bad guy had a navy, and the Imperial navy wasn't formed until like the 12th century AD. I'm just curious.|||I don't think it's meant to be set during any specific time, but rather pulls elements from various points in Chinese history.

I am looking for a Chinese movie called "Kung Fu Hip Hop" OST? Do you know where I d/l for free? Tq.?

Or could someone list down the OST for that movie? I mean, Kung Fu Hip Hop. Thank you. |||Lol, that's alrite. I still prefer Kung Fu Hustle...


Even Kung Fu Drunk was better than this Hip Hop...





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The Chinese invent Shoalin Kung Fu, then why not Shoalin Sutra?

Shoalin Kung Fu actually has its origins in India....Indian monk named Tat Moh, who is also sometimes known as Boddhidharma. ... who introduced the original healthy exercises to Chinese monks, whothen developed it into a deadly fighting form ...





Hinduism Karma Sutra is more related to sex positions rather than Chinese Kung Fu ......





(No offence meant)|||they got such things too, just not made famous, i guess the indian are not shameful to share their kamasutra|||Hi, dear friend, you may interest in buying kung fu clothes, equipments or weapons etc.,





please go to www.ShoppingEast.com,


they just provide these products from China, cheap and good quality!





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Male anime characters that wear black kung fu jackets?

i just got this sweeeeeeeeeet chinese kung fu jacket from a friend. and Afest, A-kon, and a bunch of other events are coming up that i want to cosplay for. however it recently occurred to me that i cant recall any characters that wear one. it could be anyone. as long as its a male and wears a specifically black kung fu jacket. anybody know of some?|||There was one or two episodes where Tachibana Shito of Zombie Loan was shown wearing one. (he was mostly wearing a suit/uniform the entire series) but since he originally came from China anyway, it shouldn't seem weird. Here's a link to a picture: http://media.photobucket.com/image/shito鈥?/a>





and character profile of Shito:


http://myanimelist.net/character/3205/Sh鈥?/a>





Hope this helps ^_^|||You could easily pass it off that you're cosplaying as ranma, even though his main color is red.





I also found a pic of chiriko in black chinese suit...





http://media.animewallpapers.com/wallpap鈥?/a>|||Bleach? I would look into the animes that feautre sports like Kendo. The black jack you're probably thinking of is a traditional Japanese jacket called a haori.. look it up on google images.. I hope that's what you're thinking of..|||Wow I can only think of one ... and you would have to invert his colors. Ranma from ranma1/2 wears a red one with black pants... i bet if you wore red pants it would still be a great cosplay....





http://michellebackes.com/images/Anime/r鈥?/a>|||Sorry nope Bleach isn't the one. The characters in Bleach wear black kimono...totally different! And Bleach doesn't have any kung fu stuff in it.|||Jackie Chun, aka Master Roshi from Dragon Ball.|||Gohan wears one|||Hworang from Tekken is all I can think of

I need a real Kung Fu instructor in central Virginia?

Please help. I want a real Kung Fu instructor in central VA. The closest is about 100 miles from me .


Please NO Tae Kwon Do or Karate crap.





It's traditional Chinese Kung Fu or nothing!|||Follow the links in Source: { * \^/ * }








Have Fun; Live long and Prosper!!!





A Picture/image is worth a Thousand Words





We are created in the image of the creator,


Humans invented early death


Humans have a life span of 999.9 years of age


Humanity destroys it's self by the age of 60 and here is the paradox/oxymoron, Humans must take drugs to stay alive, and the drugs kill them before the age of 100, Read the Tor aha, the Bible, and the Qu'ran, then you will become a complete MAN/WOMAN !!!


As ye sow so shall ye reap, you sow inside your body as well, Feed your Body, Mind, and Spirit, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Creator,


every


Human is a prophet,


prophecy comes in many forms,


Live Long and Prosper !!!

Is chinese monkey kung fu gojo ryu death snake style unbeatable? and if my lil bro knew it could he be a ufc f

ighter and beat the champ|||Is there such a style?


Maybe then he could be a martial artist...





But as for being unbeatable? Never happens. Everyone can be beat...


|||No. No style unbeatable. I don't know if your brother can be champ. Anything is possible if he trains enough and trains right.





Fighters makes fights not styles. Styles can make fights interesting. No fighter is unbeatable including me.|||he would get his *** beat. every time. in fact, try it i could use a laugh|||you watch too much old chinese martial art movies....all those styles looks graceful and nice..but it wont work in real fight

Whats your favorite Kung Fu Chinese movie.?

My favorite movie is The Iron Monkey (2001)|||The 36th Chamber of Shaolin|||Oh crap, ts: that's what I was gonna say! I love that movie! I haven't seen it since I was a kid! There's another one I love but I can't remember the name of (and maybe someone could help me here) that had these types of 'hats on chains' that people threw at each other; the hat started out flat, but when it got to someone, it would drop down over their head and it had blades inside it and it would behead the person. Those are my 2 favorite kung fu movies of all time.





: )|||Fist of Legend is my all time favorite. Jet Li is whooping everyone's behind in that one.





Then again i have a lot of favorites. Iron Monkey is excellent, You should check out Ip man 1 %26amp; 2. That's also with Donny Yen. True Legend is also good. Man, there's just too many awesome Hong Kong action flicks to pick just one actually.|||An Oldie but Goodie. The 5 Deadly Venom's is the best Kung Fu movie I ever seen. I can never get enough of this movie.





The Scorpion


The Snake


The Toad


The Lizard


The Centipede





And they don't know each other, they just know each other exists. Plus they hide their special skills so they can't be identified by the others.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNGC8oFWp鈥?/a>|||Enter the Dragon is my all time favorite. I wonder what would be the state of Martial Arts Movies if Bruce Lee was still with us.





Maza Tlan


http://howtoexpo.com|||Dragons Forever|||Anything with Leslie Cheung in it :)|||kung fu hustle and enter the dragon

Where can i download chinese subtitles of kung fu chef?

pls help mi|||I don't think that you can download any Chinese subtitles of it. There is only English subtitle available|||try subscene, if thats doesnt help you just type in your movie subtitles on google... it works for me..

Is kung fu fighting chinese?

Is Kong Fu Fighting the song chinese??|||No, that's definitely an american song.|||No.|||No because I did kung fu before and I searched this and the answer is no.|||Kung Fu is a Chinese Martial Art. There are also different styles of kung fu.

What were the chinese shoes on the kung fu episode of Fight Quest called?

doug said they were the air jordan's over there...|||they are feiyue and they're really cheap!


http://www.martialartsmart.net/45353l.html

Traditional Kung Fu: Why is it so rare to see women practice drunken styles?

In Traditional Kung Fu movies, Chinese martial arts tournaments/performances, etc., its common to see males practice drunken fist, straightsword, %26amp; staff. I have NEVER seen a woman practice any form of drunken style before. Is there a reason for that? Is it the physiological difference in our bodies? Or is it an old "rule?"





If there are any notable females who have practiced drunken styles, who are they?|||I would say that it is a simple game of numbers with regard to methods of Drunken Boxing. First, consider how many GENUINE teachers of Chinese martial arts there are (not Wushu, or supposed "Shaolin Kempo" or the like), from there, how many teach Drunken Boxing, and from there, how many women have an interest in learning it. you can see how it gets bottle-necked! Historically speaking, though, women in China have few limitations to being taught martial arts; since most martial arts of China have religious backgrounds in Buddhism or Taoism and these teach equality, there would be few (if any) restrictions.





That all being said, though, I can't think of any famous female martial artists with backgrounds in Drunken Boxing, historical, actor, or otherwise. It's likely just a preference; I don't know of many women who would want to portray a drunkard.





EDIT: I also agree with Bluto concerning the bulk of what people to "know" of drunken boxing to come from "Hollywood BS".|||becasues the "drunken" styles are 99% hollywood bogus.





and the remaining 1% is made up of mostly schools that don't teach you to use the art properly.





i've never agreed with the theory behind moving erratically for the sake of confusion, once you make a move you commit, if you have commited to a "fake" most of the time you have compromised your structure and left yourself exposed.





also most females end up on thier backs with a **** in them when they consume too much alcohol-





(thats not what its really about but i couldn't resist)|||Thats a good question. I dont think ive seen or heard of any either.|||It's not considered graceful or appropriate for a woman to be "drunk"?

Since conservatives think all Muslim's are锘?terrorists, isn't that like saying all Chinese know Kung Fu?

just a thought...but we all know what the answers will be probably be like|||But according to the TV, all Chinese do know Kung Fu!





Not all Muslims are active terrorists, but most Active Terrorists are Muslims.|||No. We are intelligent enough to know that wide sweeping generalisations are ineffective to counter reasonable facts.


I am an Independent and AGAINST this usurping of my Rights by this Congress.





But actually many Muslims are terrorists--as most NON-Muslims are not terrorists.


And every Chinese person I have known Knows some Kung-Fu...it is taught to them in grade schools there.|||Wake up or get out your payer rug!


Another simplistic and illogical expression of liberal stupidity.


Not all muslims are terrorist, but all the terrorists were muslims all 19 of them!


If you were to look at all the conflicts throughout the world:


Kashmir


Chechnya


Israel


Palestine


Gaza


Sudan


Nigeria


Philippines


Indonesia


Malaysia


"Londonistain"


Paris, France


Just to name a few conflicts that the religion of peace is on one side or the other and in some cases BOTH SIDES!


Wake up!|||Here is thought





Conservatives never said all Muslim are terrorists they do know Muslim terrorists did 9/11.





You do know the number hate crimes against Muslims didn't go up after 9/11?





You are fine example of when you start name calling that you stop thinking.|||All Muslims sympathize with terrorists, hate America, hate Israel, hate England, and hate the West.





That includes the millions that live in America or England and benefit from those free and civil nations.





That is a fact attributable to their hypocrisy.|||No, here's what they say: Although not all Muslims are terrorists, the vast majority of terrorists are Muslim.








Which is about as true as:Although not all conservatives are terrorists, the vast majority of terrorists are conservative.|||Just like a Progressive to generalize.





How do you like that generalization.





Truth: Not all Muslims are terrorists, but so far, all the terrorists have been Muslim.





Dispute that!





Facts are stubborn things, huh?|||That's more like saying you think all conservatives think all Muslim's are terrorists. We don't believe all Muslims are terrorists. However if you notice "most" terrorists are Muslim.|||"This is quite disturbing! Should be be afraid of the Uighur people of China? They are largely muslim and from China. Will they terrorize us with king fu!?"





--





Jesus Christ... KUNG FU MUSLIMS?





WE'RE ALL F**KED!!!|||but do they think that or is it a labour saying that to distract from the real problems like the PM. I think they are both as bad as each other. and yes it would be like saying that|||All Muslims are not terrorists|||I am a Conservative %26amp; I don't believe that all Muslims are terrorists. In fact I believe that 99% of Muslims are pretty much like Christians in terms of religious toleration.|||Please show me were any Conservative has said that all Muslims are terrorists! Most sane people (even Libs) know that not all Muslims are terrorists but most terrorists are Muslim!|||Stop touching yourself !





maybe ALL Philipino's are terrorists|||Did you fail to see the irony in your question?





Here you are criticizing conservatives for doing the same thing you just did!|||generalize much





please stop projecting your generalizations on to Conservatives|||This is quite disturbing! Should be be afraid of the Uighur people of China? They are largely muslim and from China. Will they terrorize us with king fu!?|||I saw Kung Fu and Barbara Hersey driving through town one day in a vintage Packard convertible|||Yes it is. It is also like saying all Christians kill witches.|||No. It is a fact that most almost all terrorists are muslim. alluhu akbar.|||....so let me get this straight.....this "question" is supposed to make others look narrow-minded and ignorant........right?|||Stereotypes are easier to understand than facts.|||lol...I don't think all conservatives believe that. Saying all Chinese know kung fu is indeed equally stupid....|||No, I doubt all Chinese know Kung Fu, but it's true that there are no Moderate Muslims.|||Way to generalize, you tolerant Liberal you.|||Bogus claim





ALL Muslims?





Please ask something based on truth next time.|||If you know what all the answers will be like, you asked a bad question.|||The reality is that is not true.. got any more lies you want to try to get by Answers? Earl|||SORRY BUT YOUR THEORY HAS FLAWS





NOT TRUE|||I am so glad I don't get my news from the same source you do.|||They already think all Chinese know Kung Fu.





They also already think that you can turn gay just by watching TV.

My man got beat up by a shrimpy kung fu chinese guy .Why is he depressed?

How do I get him back on his feet?|||well, he's depressed because he got beat up first off. second is that he sees that guy just like you see him, as a shrimpy chinese guy. his pride was hurt because he felt that he should have beat him. how do you get him back on his feet? ask him to do things for you that may seem to much for you to handle. get him to lift things for you and try to get his ego back up. show him you still love him and that being beat doesn't matter to you. he'll come back around eventually.|||Order chinese food from the restaurant the guy works at.|||Stroke his ego, ask him to lift heavy things for you, ask him to BBQ something for you, get him back to feeling like a man, then maybe get him a member ship to a gym.|||stroke his ego make him feel like a big man

Does shaolin Kung Fu include San Shou(chinese kickboxing) in it's training?

I have been looking around san shou classes and I've found a shaolin kung fu school. I just wanted to know if it would incorporate san shou in it's training.|||It does depend on the school. Not sure where you are from but our School in Brisbane will be starting up San Shou classes shortly. www.shaolinkungfuguan.com.au.|||Depends on the teacher. Ask the teacher. Though in my experience, the odds would be against it.

Good chinese,japanese kung fu or ninja movies?

okay i went to a local flea market and there was this black guy(no really it was a black guy) selling these fighting ninja movies and he was showing some on tvs there was one that looks like it had the guy from ninja assasin fighting warriors with a chain staff thing but i forgot the name of it, it doesnt look old it sorta has the good definition of the movie 300 or transformers, and the movies he was selling look like it was made in this decade or past few years, any names of good movies?|||'Shinobi' is really good ninja movie. it's so beautiful.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475723/|||I strongly recommend "Five Element Ninjas" (Aka Chinese Super Ninjas in North America), directed by Chang Cheh from Shaw Brothers Studios. It's an excellent ninja movie if you're interested.|||drunken master with jackie chan

Which style of Kung fu did David Belle practiced?

Which style of Kung fu did David Belle (founder of parkour) practiced? In his biography it says that he trained in kung fu and after a time he earned his "black belt". Weird... I thought that belt colors were used in japanese martial arts only, no chinese like kung fu. But anyway. Can anyone tell me which style he practiced?





If it is possible, please put a reference of your answer.|||im sure the get sashes or something


so he prob making stuff up|||He did Gong fu

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What is the name of the movie which a chinese girl is autistic and she watches kung fu films all day?

She watch the films all day and she begins to perform the moves she sees so the government uses her as an assassin.|||The movie is called Chocolate, and a very good one to.





http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183252/|||sounds like a real kick *** movie. if you ever find the name please let me know. k :D

Was Bruce Lee the first one to teach foreigners Chinese Martial Arts (Kung Fu)?

Is there a specific reason why Bruce Lee taught foreigners? I wonder why Lee had such an open mind and allowed for reforms and expansion of Kung Fu. Are there certain historical events that made changed his views? If you know the answer to this, it would be really great if you can share with me.|||No, he was far from being first. Many Chinese, especially from South China, i.e. called Cantonese who populate Chinatowns all around the world, and the Lees were Cantonese, are strong racists who do not want to teach their skills to any foreigners, including people from North China, but some Northern Chinese or Mandarins are more liberal in such matters. I was once caught in a mini-Civil War among Chinese. My girlfriend was Miss Chu from Beijing, and my best male friends were Mr. Cheung and Mr Chan, both Cantonese-Americans. Soon after they first met in my presence, Mr. Cheung complained about Miss Chu to me, and it seemed unreasonable. Mr. Chan was intimidated by a rather big and strong lady who outweighed him by 33 lbs. of solid muscle. Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco, and his family soon moved back to Hong Kong where he remained until he was 17 years old, so he saw hordes of non-Chinese all of his life, and he wasn't as racist as some of his fellow Cantonese were. Indeed, he had some "Daak Gwok Baak Faan" (German White Foreigner) blood himself, so many Cantonese people hated him. Bruce Lee debuted in movies in 1947 when he was just six years old. He made several when he was a boy in Hong Kong, and he wanted to continue that in America. It helped his career to teach everyone who wanted to learn some martial arts. He taught some American movie stars, e.g. James Coburn. Desire for fame overcame racism for him.

Incidentally FYI, the Chinese term for Martial Arts is Wu Shu in Mandarin or Mou Seut in Cantonese. Kung Fu just means Great Skill and can apply to any profession, not just Martial Arts. I try to achieve Kung Fu in painting, writing, powerlifting, weightlifting, etc. and not just in martial arts.|||No. I've read accounts from American sailors in Shanghai in the 1930s who trained under Chinese teachers in such things as chin-na, taichi, and "chinese boxing".



We will never know if there was one overriding reason among several that influenced his decision. But to understand Lee's character and his growth into adulthood after he arrived from Hong Kong.we have to remember 3 things.



First, the culture of the 1960s was a very unusual one in the US and much of the free world. You'll have to do some in depth reading to fully understand it, but in simple words it was the Flower Child or Hippie generation where young people were questioning and rebelling against the established order and beliefs -nonconformity was cool and everything else was square. Arriving in the US at the start of this era, Lee seemed to have embraced it. In his own words, he did not think of himself as just a Chinese or an American, but a mid-Pacific man. However, this was not an instant spontaneous embracing of this new attitude because from several biographers we know he resented very much how he was treated by caucasian customers at the restaurant he was working at (Ruby Chow). The vast majority of his students from the early years were asians or minorities such as blacks. The change or maybe the solidifying of his openness to teaching non-Asians appear to occur at the time he enrolled in college where he would have been exposed to a more open-minded class of people his age - one of whom would become his wife.



Second, Lee had always had a rebel-streak in his personality. Long before he was a movie star in the west, he was a well know child actor in Hong Kong. The roles he played (and quite will at it) was typically as a juvenile delinquent. He was kind of a rebel without a cause at a very young age. I suspect when Lee arrived in the US, this aspect of rebelliousness eventually included breaking from the Asian communities establish beliefs of not teach non-Asians.



Third, Lee was a martial artist. The ultimate aim of any knowledge is truth. This is no different for a martial artist and in his pursuit of the truths in martial art, Lee must have come face to face with the hypocrisy of being a martial artist while holding to the position of not teaching someone just because of the color of their skin. In other words, he was able to rise above the racisms from both sides of the Pacific.|||NOn... He is the first to teach JKD a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded him with direct, non classical and straightforward movements. The system works on the use of different 'tools' for different situations in the United States of America.|||There were Chinese artists who taught non-chinese. The specific question has to do with the fact that Ip Man was influenced by the Boxer Rebellion and did not believe in teaching kung fu to Westerners. The Chinese martial arts community in San Francisco had a similar idea, although there were people who taught kung fu to westerners prior to Lee. Most Americans only knew of kung fu at all because of Bruce Lee's Kato character, and the idea of a commercial martial arts school


was perhaps less common than today. Lee deserves credit because his movies started the martial arts craze in the West. Many actors and instructors (of all styles) owe their living to what Mr. Lee started. One view of jeet kune do origins says that Bruce Lee created his own art because he promised his kung fu brothers in Hong Kong not to teach wing chun to Americans. IDK what the truth is.|||i am absolutely sure there were several foreigners that were doing that before him.


bruce might just be one of the few who marketed it on the media because he is a part martial artist/actor/entertainer from the start.


WW 1 %26amp; 2 veterans took fighting lessons from orientals|||He was the first to do it publicly and used his fame to flaunt the fact. It didnt sit too well with the Traditionalists.|||I highly doubt he was the first to do it period though I don't know for sure. He was one of the first to advertise he would teach Foreigners.|||Bruce lee was himself a foreigner as far as the Chinese were concerned|||I'm thinking you get your information from the popular movie version of his life. There were several kung fu schools teaching when Bruce Lee arrived from Hong Kong. His school became one of the most popular because he was a performer since an early age and broke into Hollywood not too long after he came here for college. Because of racist immigration laws of the time severely limiting Asian immigration, his popularity translated to schools teaching almost exclusively non-Asian students.|||Lee was actually half german, so he was never really attached to all the chinese ethnocentrism. Also, many people had taught foreigners before, in many cases it happened during WWII when US GIs were stationed in China.|||i don't know guess he's just naturally born to kick ***

Should Kung fu be in the UFC?

I keep hearing that Because Certain fighters like Machida for example have a Heavy Karate back ground their different striking makes them Extremely deadly.





This leads me to believe that the Chinese kung fu needs to be used in these fights because it has so many angles, surprises and differences that aren't used in the UFC, since apparently that is such a large advantage.|||If it wins the fight it will be in the UFC but most obviously if its entertaining it will also.





can kung fu beat Randy Couture. didnt think so :) just kidding of course|||What makes Machida "extremely deadly" in my opinion is that he's a tactician. Anyone who's ever read the Art of War will realize quickly that Machida knows his strategies. He often eludes opponents, frustrating them, missed punches use far more energy than landed punches, as well as sap the morale of a fighter. He picks his strikes very carefully and when he needs to he'll open up on a fighter in order to steal the round.





His fight awareness is phenomenal, he always seems to know what he needs to do to win a fight and do so with the least amount of energy. However, this leads him to be a bit boring as there's not much that's as exciting as two guys standing toe to toe trading punches.|||karate is notably different from gong fu.





although they have the same origin, most styles of karate are unchanging and the techniques are not revised and adapted from master to student to master to student.





gong fus have been adapted and continue to be adapted since its conception in china as meditative stretching excercises (yoga-like tai chi type movements)





gong fu is not a fighting style but it is a way of life, it is a way of life whose philosophical ideas would never lead a kung fu student to fight in a UFC match.





aswell as that, UFC is wholely unrealistic combat and gong fu is trained for realistic circumstances.


for one, you are trapped in a cage.. this is the first unrealism





secondly, you must both be aggressors, whereas in REAL life you can wait for an attack and take advantage of their opening. (UFC fighters cant do this it is called stalling)





thirdly, (for the idiot who said kung fu isnt effective) grappling and ground fighting can be effective if used right, but against a Gong fu man in real life you would not last





your eyes would be gouged out, your windpipe smashed, the back of your neck smashed, etc etc you get the point





gong fu is about survival in a real combat scenario. going to the ground in a REAL street fight is the WRONG thing to do mainly because if there is one other person coming at you, and yo uare on the ground. its goodnight for you!! stompy stomp on your head you poor MMA boy :-(|||cung le has trained in san shou, vietnamese kung fu, and shuai jiao. Kung fu styles are very efefctive, ive bee using more xing yi lately, kung fu has grappling styles like shai jiao and chin Na, but learning some bjj and having the basic strikes from san shou really compliment a kung fu fighter. Ifa kung fu practicioner goes into MMA and does well, and dana likes him, he has a good shot in the ufc. Jason delucia and charles wilson are two good examples of decent kung fu fighters as well, but its up to you|||It's not that Kung Fu isn't allowed- it's just that Kung Fu in application is not as efficient as it theoretically should be, and with that, the small number of Kung Fu fighters that have been willing to put their training to use and tried their hands in the MMA world just haven't done all that well.





Long story short, and a dead horse topic further beaten to death, this comes from a few general reasons:





1) Kung Fu practitioners on the whole are generally against cross training, which leaves them extremely vulnerable to anything when it comes to anything from crappling to grappling, which cuts heavily into any theoretical number of Kung Fu fighters that would be able to make it in MMA.





2) A general lack of hard sparring across the board in CMA schools- usually with the same excuse of "our art is too deadly to practice," which again, cuts into the number of viable Kung Fu candidates for MMA.





Now, note that I am not saying that there aren't Kung fu practitioners that crosstrain and spar full contact often, but I'm saying that there just aren't enough in that selection pool that are good enough to go against high end competition.





That being said, I absolutely love my sparring sessions with my hardcore Wing Chun and Hung Gar using friends, so please don't think that I'm just here to try and bash Kung Fu- just providing a little more realistic grip on the subject, which has been brought up a million times before.





*note* - there are Kung Fu-using MMA practitioners, just so you know. Just none that have been good enough to have been signed by the big promotions.|||chinese martial arts HAVE been in the ufc, namely UFC #2.





jason delucia lost to royce gracie.





google the fight.





the problem back then was that delucia (nor anyone) could compete with the gracies at that time because they did not train in grappling and groundfighting as a result they had no means to effectively defend against it.





it is not unreasonable to say that at some point we will see a practitioner whose striking game is completely made up of CMA, however he would need to have some background in groundfighting and grappling beyong chin na.





the problem also plagues CMA is that many schools are full of it (a disproportionately large number actually) and don't train realistically. this reputation steers MMA hopefulls away from it to more "traditioanlly successfull arts" in the world of MMA.





problem is that there is a decreasing window with which you will see CMA as part of someone's skillset because of this. as more serious practitioners are drawn away from cma because of its bad reputation, then there will be less interest in it and less legit teachers than there are now (and less baloney teachers too).





IMO- cma needs to find some way to "self-regulate" to weed out crappy teachers or aggressively push fighters into the MMA setting to rehab its rep.





EDIT: also there is always the problem of frauds because CMA is so easy to fake in small communities and youth see "wire fu" from jet li and jackie chan and an elevated bruce lee myth and interest comes from there. I practice CMA now, but I came from a different direction after having already trained in other striking arts that I could tell what was crap and what wasn't- namely boxing, and I didn't even intend to get into it. But IMO if more people took a sportative art first, then branched out, they would be less likely to fall for someone's line of crap. that goes with any art though not just CMA.|||To the guy that said MMA is to unrealistic to be usefull in real life situations. How about you google Urijah Faber's story about his use of martial arts in real life situations. He's the current featherweight champion of the WEC. He would absolutely destroy any and all Crap-Foo practicioners.|||There are probably fighters in the UFC that at some point in their lives trained in Kung Fu, Karate or other traditional martial arts, and do apply some of that knowledge in competition.|||Sure, i reckon Kung Fu could get in the UFC...but only if the fighter cross-trained with other arts.





But seeing as Kung Fu practitionors don't like cross-trainiing, then they'd get pummled in the whole GNP techniques|||Any martial artists using any type of style can get in as long as they can win like Machida did. Machida, with the Karate background got in because he kept winning. And so did Chuck Liddell who practices Kenpo.|||Kung fu is in the UFC, Cung Le trains in the art of San Shou, which is extremely effective :-)|||its legal no one uses it not real realistic with soiem of the strikes to land on basis needed for UFc

Where can I buy one of those simple white chinese tshirts you see everyone wearing in the old Kung Fu movies?

everyone wears them in the old Kung Fu movies, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan


what im looking for is the simple traditional light white Tshirts with the button collar and big neck.


iv look EVERYWHERE online and cant seem to find them anywhere!|||I know what your talking about. In the movie ip man 2 the students whore them. It looks like a normal t shirt to me. Just go to zellers or a clothing store and find it..|||You can't find them because you are looking in the wrong places. The shirt is not a kungfu uniform, but the every day attire that was popular up to about the '80s. Nowadays, you don't see many people in Asian wearing them day to day but you can still buy the clothes.





Here's just one place online: http://www.chineseclothingonline.com/?gc鈥?/a>|||you watch too much tv

Is there anyone close to Bangor Maine that teaches Wing Chun or a closely related form of kung fu?

I would like to learn a chinese style kung fu. I live in Bangor Maine and would like to learn a traditional style Wing Chun but would be willing to try any other form that would be closely related in style. Please help, Thanks|||Sorry dude, I'm pretty sure there isn't a dojo for wing chun in Bangor. They have some other martial arts but nothing that close to wing chun, they've got krav maga and karate, if those appeal to you.





Here's the link http://www.dojolocator.com/Maine/Bangor/


Good luck.|||Closest one to bangor and only one in Maine that I know of is about 104 miles away (1 hour 45 min drive or so) --%26gt;


Maine Academy of Wing Chun Kung Fu


Lisbon, Maine


(207) 353-2558


Email: Robert.Anthony@mainewingchunku鈥?

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|||I teach longfist kung fu with a little xing yi here in Bangor. Sifu Wayne Ripley teaches Bagua, Xing Yi and Taijiquan in Veazie. Send me a message at iron_leg_dave@yahoo.com if you are still interested in kung fu.

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Bruce Lee claimed that Kung Fu was better than Karate, was he right?

In several of his movies, Bruce Lee stated that Chinese Kung Fu was better than Japanese Karate? Do you agree or do you think that his opinion was biased in favor of the native martial art of his country?|||I don't remember hims saying that, even in a movie.


In "Return of the Dragon" he encouraged other Chinese to take karate despite its origins if it helped them defend themselves.


In "Enter the Dragon", he never mentioned karate. Ditto for "Fists of Fury".





In "Chinese Connection" he did beat up a bunch of Japanese stylists, though they looked more like Aikidoka than Karateka. His message was one of anti bigotry. Why was he not there when his teacher died? He was in another country studying.





He was only fighting in "The Game of Death", and the outtakes did not involve him criticizing karate in particular, though he did have something to say about aliveness.





He did say in his screen test that karate developed from kung fu, which is historically accurate. In the lost interview he said he did not teach karate, and that he did not believe in "style".





Bruce did say he especially liked the Japanese approach to martial arts - the discipline and following direction in particular. He said in China it was very different - always arguing about having to practice the same thing over and over.|||Biased - In the movies, Yes


Could personally back it up by showing his technique was better - more than likely


Was actually convinced in his own mind of the validity of Jeet Kune Do - Yes





Bruce Lee was very open minded, "Use what is useful, discard what is not." He incorporated many martial arts theories into Jeet Kune Do. He did use what was useful no matter where it came from.





Bruce Lee was a non style oriented martial artist, He felt that styles were limiting. However, If you look at his Wing Chun it was remarkable.





In actuality - it depends on the individual practitioner. Most Japanese arts find their roots in Okinawa which had a direct relation to China and Chinese martial arts. The martial arts changed drastically once it got to mainland Japan. For many reasons. There was a lot that was lost. But when it really boils down to it, it depends on the practitioner.|||Like most MA's Bruce was partial to his initial Art. I don't recall him ever saying outright that Kung Fu was better than Karate. Bruce was probably the first mixed martial artist. He became familiar with as many different techniques, and philosophies of self defense as he could. Looking at the names of people he trained, and was taught from is indication of his willingness to set aside any pre - conceived notions he might have had. He always seemed to learn something from everyone he trained with. Whether as teacher, or student he always wanted to get better.|||Of course he did.





Bruce Lee was Chinese, so he hated the Japanese with a passion.





In case you don't know why Chinese hate Japanese, read a bit of history, WWII for instance. Japan invaded China, and killed about 15 million Chinese.





That's why in all his movies the Japanese were shown to be the bad guys, and Karate was put down.|||Frank is right with the history lesson. One MA is not better than another MA. Some MAs might be more complex than others but when it comes down to it, its all about the individual martial artists skills. Older Chinese dont like Japanese people because of the war crimes they committed during WWII.|||He basically proved that you shouldn't have a style. You need to adapt to your surroundings, flow, like water. That is why you see him finish off opponents with chokes, like Kareem in Game of Death and Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon.|||It worked for him, may not work for someone else. Also, different cultures praise different fighting styles.|||YEAH, WHERE EVER YOU COME FROM THAT IS THE BEST AS FAR AS MOST FIGHTERS ARE CONCERNED - HE WOULD NOT OF SAID KUNG FU SUCKS - BRUCE WAS SO GOOD AT MARTIAL ARTS HE PROBABLY BEAT EVERY KARATE OPPONENT HE EVER FACED|||How many world champion karetaka did Bruce Lee defeat, again? Of course his opinion was biased.|||yes, yes he was, cause hes bruce lee what he says goes, then again it just depends who practices it.

In what way is India related to chinese kung fu?

As far as i know, Buddhism originated from India. It is through Buddhist Monk (Budhidharma?) that the religion spread to China. With Buddhism came the martial arts we know now as Kung Fu. It started as Physical exercises taught to the Shaolin Monks as they were seen,before, to be frail and weak.|||no|||who in the world told you that!!!|||Almost all martial arts originated from Kalaripayattu. It is one of the oldest existing martial arts forms tracing back over 3000 years. Kung fu has been traced to Bodhi Dharma an Indian buddhist monk who was a kalaripayattu master|||I heard the MA started in India also not in China/Japan as most people think.

Good Chinese Martial Art/Kung Fu schools or teachers in or near Fresno, California.?

Hello, I have spent some time trying to find a place that teaches Kung Fu or Chinese Martial Arts, but to no avail. I really want to start up, and have gotten books to learn about it, but I am not quite confident that I am doing it correctly and as I live in Fresno, CA, finding a school or teacher for something like that is not a simple task (people who live here will understand :) ). As for the specific style(s) I am looking for, I would prefer Baguazhang or Hsing-I (Xinyiquan), as those seem to suit me better. I've looked up a couple (the only ones I found), but couldn't find one that seemed refutable. So, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good School or Teacher in or near Fresno, preferably for the two styles I listed. If not, then just a school to get me started in the common basics of Kung Fu would be nice, and I wouldn't mind a 20 minute drive if it meant learning well. I hope there are some good answers, preferably from first-hand experience.


As a side note, if anyone knows of a good place to learn Muay Thai here, that would be nice too (That one's for someone else, heh).





I hope for some good answers, the help is much appreciated!|||Your lucky, California is so close to Asia that many Asian immigrants (including masters) tend to go to Cali first, so you can find some of the best places.





My favorite is:


Wushu Central


879 Coleman Ave. #40 San Jose, CA 95110


408-850-9479


http://www.wushucentral.com/index.php





They train a great number of wushu and kung fu students that participate in regional and national kung fu demonstrations/tournaments. Check out their video section.





Willis Kenpo Kung-Fu鈥?br>

4770 East Clinton Avenue, Fresno, CA鈥?- (559) 252-8924鈥?br>




Kenpo For Kids Academy of Martial Arts鈥?


8963 North Chestnut Avenue, Fresno, CA鈥?- (559) 230-9466鈥?br>




John Cho Kung-Fu School鈥?br>

2435 North Fresno Street, Fresno, CA鈥?- (559) 225-9796鈥?br>




Moores Karate %26amp; Kung Fu鈥?br>

4419 East Tulare Avenue, Fresno, CA鈥?- (559) 251-4556鈥?br>




Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy鈥?br>

4909 East Dakota Avenue, Fresno, CA鈥?- (559) 294-6509鈥?br>




John Cho's Kung Fu School鈥?br>

1734 West Bullard Avenue, Fresno, CA鈥?- (559) 225-9796鈥?br>




Shaolin Kungfu鈥?


4015 North Marks Avenue, Fresno, CA鈥?- (559) 225-0100鈥?br>




Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu-Fresno


393 West Shaw Avenue, Clovis, CA鈥?- (559) 322-4084鈥?br>




Valley Fight Club鈥?br>

700 E Lacey Blvd, Hanford, CA鈥?- (559) 584-7333鈥?/div>

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Thanks so much for the help, man!

A guy wearing this kind of chinese kung fu shirt (pic)?

http://www.chinesemoods.com/product.php?productid=3110





you think this kind of shirt is okay to wear publicly?





I would love it to see it on my boyfriend, so i was kind of thinking of buying it for him.





He's asian (filipino) by the way.|||YES! Those are way cool! I always wanted one of them, they would look especially good on any kind if Asian so I suggest that you should go for it! WHere do you get them from?|||eeww no|||lmfaooo noooo do not do it girlie. no.|||Ah yes, then he will look like every staff member at a dozen Manila Hotels. Kung Fu my *ss welcome to the servant class!


Hey, I guess you don't get out too much?|||theres nothing wrong with them theyre quite awesome

Does the drunken Kung-Fu style really exist?

I'm just wondering because there are old Chinese kung-fu movies about the drunken style. Does it really exist?|||Yes there are more than one system called drunken kung-fu. One of my early instructors in the 1960's had studied Drunken monkey. There are other styles simply called drunken fist or similar names. Drunken styles are very rare to find in the U.S.A|||You can check out info on Drunken Boxing at www.drunkenboxing.redjademarti鈥?- Shifu Ripski is putting the whole style online.

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|||Yes, I believe sometime it is referred to as Drunken Monkey. My Sifu demonstrated it on me the other day to the class. It was very difficult to do anything at all. Sifu was acting drunk and slapping my forehead from all sorts of angles. Then he put all his weight on me and i couldn't grab or do anything because he kept controlling my arms.. It was wild!|||Yes it in fact does exists. I studied the wushu version of it and I still do but this is the performance form of it and drunken monkey is real as well but not that effective though.|||yes, it exist, I myself studied drunken fist and still continuing practicing it. There are different|||Yes, and it is so unorthodox that it


is hard to counter.|||There are a few styles of Kung Fu that have Drunken forms and Drunken weapon forms.|||Yes, Drunken Fist does exist.|||(hiccup, burp!) Yep!

Is it true that American bullies are afraid of Chinese Kung-Fu?

That's why MTV came up with Kung Faux to cover their fears!|||No|||No








We have Smith %26amp; Wesson on our side.|||I don't like any kind of "bullies", no matter what country they are from!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is their a Chinese kung fu fighter that is a Muslim, and he's not that famous?

and if thier is, what is his name|||I've heard of a few, but I don't remember their names. China has a pretty significant Muslim population.|||i don't know many muslim chinese guys.|||His name is Kwai Mustafa Cain. He fights only with his right hand (he wipes with his left). His favorite weapon is falafelchuks.


His last movie was called "Way of the Camel" His next one, due out next year is "Goats of Fury".|||There are many Chinese Kung Fu masters who are Muslims. There are many Chinese Martial Arts that originated from its Islamic population. I'm sure that for every famous Muslim Kung Fu practitioner, there are hundreds of not so famous Muslim practitioners out there. Why do you want to know the names of all those so-so practitioners?


Here's a few famous ones:


Cha, Mier is the founder of Cha Fist, a widely practiced Northern style Kung Fu.


The four Ma brothers are famous in China for their expertise in Tongbei and Baji, two other widely practiced Northern style Kung Fu.

Does anyone know what style of kung fu was used by the chinese nationalist army?

i watched a video clip where they mentioned it but i couldn't figure out how to pronounce it i know it is china's most popular form of kung fu.|||All members of the Chinese Military are in Chin Na, in addition to other styles. I am unsure which the others are.|||Not sure why it is stuck inmy head, but I seen a show once on the military or police there using wing-do. May want to check on that.

What style of kung fu or chinese martial arts would be most effective in a real fight?

wing chun (any other branch than leung ting)


xingyiquan


northern eagle claw


jun fan gung fu


choy lee fut


san soo|||From what I was taught every style thinks of their own as the best! Comparing martial arts is not so different than comparing the Eagle to the Tiger. The eagle soars through the air, his swift dives and powerful talons snatch his prey without them even knowing, he thinks none is as powerful as him. The tiger uses stealth glide through the forest, his cunning and strength is of no match for any other animal. The tiger thinks none is more powerful than he. Comparing martial arts and asking which is better is not unlike comparing the Eagle to the Tiger.|||Jeet Kune Do, founded by Bruce Lee - Kung Fu legend and practitioner of many martial arts - one of the theories of JKD is that a fighter should do whatever is necessary to defend himself, regardless of where the techniques come from. One of Lee's goals in Jeet Kune Do was to break down what he claimed were limiting factors in traditional martial arts training, and seek a fighting thesis which he believed could only be found within the reality of a fight. Jeet Kune Do is currently seen as the genesis of the modern state of hybrid martial arts.





If you wish to know about other martial arts which are non chinese and are very effective for street fighting, look into the original jujitsu and Kajukenbo (another hybrid art which is devastating for street self defense)|||I recommend the Kung Pao chicken, but the Moo Shu Pork ain't bad either.


Just kidding.


In a real fight, start with boxing. Try a few hard jabs right between the eyes. Then judo/wrestle the SOB to the ground, get on top and pound the living s%26amp;!t out of the guy. End it


with a headlock and/or chokehold. Forget the fancy crap.


It ain't going to work unless the guy is dancing the same dance as you.|||Shaolin


Tai Chi


Hung Gar


Any one the 5 animal


Bagua


Any martial art one is profficient in will prove effective|||well if it has to be chinese, i would say chinese kenpo. This taught me the basics of fighting|||which ever one you can both learn and use it to win.|||sanshou or chinese kickboxing,its a very good style of kick boxing that ive trained in|||Use the crane kick like danielson. Works everytime.|||brazilian gigitsu

Which is better?Chinese Kung Fu or Japanese Karate?

None !


It's ultimately down to how you personally can adapt to and endure the training but I'd personally choose kung fu :)***|||The Japanese and Korean styles are copied from Chinese styles. Chinese styles have all of the moves you find in Japanese and Korean styles, plus many that they do not have. There are many Chinese styles. Wu Shu is the proper Chinese term for Martial Arts. Kung Fu means literally Work master and signifies Great Achievement Gained By Hard Work. An emperor had a kung fu chef, and one can achieve kung fu in any field. We have many self-proclaimed "experts" in this category that do not even know the meanings of Chinese and Japanese words.|||Unfortunately there are a lot of Chinese kung fu out there that only concentrate on forms and how good the techniques look, and not enough on fighting applications. Those kung fu will not beat karate..





karate from Japan is a very rigid style.(unlike karate in Okinawa), it is a purely external style. Karate would have a hard time keeping up with great fighters in Internal style such as T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Xíngyìquán and Bāguàzhǎng., or other styles such as wingchun, southern praying mantis, choylayfut, and Shaolin style of kung fu and a few more. Some of these has hard and soft within the art. And the rigid karate style won't be able to win. (this is not taking account of the fighters' abilities)|||Neither is better. It all depends on how good the instructor is, how realisticly the school trains, and how hard the student trains.





Remember there are also many different styles of Kung Fu and karate, those are just the generic names.





Heretic- you need to get a clue before you answer. I don't know whether to laugh at your ignorance or slap you upside the head and knock some comen sense into you. the samurai studied Martial arts.|||Kung Fu (speaking generally) is far more complex and has a steeper learning curve. Once mastered, I think Kung Fu is a much more rewarding art to master. I remember learning the first form in Hung Gar, the "Plum Flower" fist form, it was way more complicated than anything I had done while learning Kempo and convinced me that I had better stick with trying to master the taiji part of the system.





I started Fu Hok Tae He Morn, after earning my black belt in Kempo, I started the Chinese Martial Arts on the suggestions of many friends. I do really enjoy the Wu solo form and the competition form. There are too many Kung Fu forms for me, as I started in a formless art (Krav Maga).





Personally I feel the Chinese Martial Arts have far more depth to them and are a treasure chest of technique, limited only by your imagination|||Besides the fact that what the samurai did bears little resemblance to what we do today.


Neither can really claim superiority .Some claim kung fu is like trigonometry while karate is like basic math.Either way self defense is 1+1= 2 usually the rest is just excercise.|||Karate lol why would you even ask that. Search it up on youtube, anywhere. Kung Fu never wins a fight against any other martial art (except for bruce lee). Kung Fu is great for giving you focus, determination, balance, and all that, but Karate is much better and more practical for fightng.|||I have said this more times than I have blinked I think.





THEIR IS NO STYLE BETTER THAN ANOTHER!!





THE PRACTICE ONER is the one that determines if the style is effective or not. They all have good and bad points so it falls ultimately into the hands of the user themselves.





(please excuse if you all see two impersonators here that fell in love with me lol)|||Chinese Kung Fu..why?because it specializes all the techniques including the strenght ,energy and impact of an attack with fluent motion.while Japanese really doesn't specializes martial arts,they're more on Samurai.|||I don't know but I have a couple of questions, too. Which is better, basketball or baseball? Who is the better athlete a sprinter or a long distance runner? What is the better tasting food, Italian or Mexican?|||Strictly my opinion, Japanesse Karate is better for ME because it's principles are easier to understand and apply.|||My sensei always said the best style is the style that you like|||Kung fu.

If Kung Fu masters decided to fight in the UFC, would they win?

My friend haven't watched any MMA or UFC fights yet and he thinks that Chinese Kung Fu masters (if they decided to join) will wipe the floor with their opponents. Obviously they'd only be in the lightweight division (Penn, Stevenson, Sherk, etc). If possible give factual reasons like techniques, speed factor, etc.|||Bruce Lee spent considerable time in street fights in Hong Kong before experiencing Western martial arts like boxing and wrestling, which are common skills among MMA fighters. His oppinion was that even a year of boxing and wrestling would be good enough to beat someone with far more experience in Chinese martial arts. You should take that with a grain of salt, as it's only one man's oppinion, but I suspect that a lack of extensive grappling training would put most Chinese martial arts practitioners at a disadvantage. I also think that the athletic training MMA fighters go through would give them a physical edge, and I wonder how much hard sparring these theoretical practitioners of Chinese martial arts do on a regular basis, which would effect their performance. So based on these factors, I'd give a high-level MMA fighter an edge when faced with just about anyone.|||A master of real kung fu will have overwhelming advantage. I've seen UFC and MMA bouts, and I have seen a real kung fu expert in action. A real kung fu master will have hands that, left unchecked, can peel the skin off anyone's face.





Unfortunately for the curious, real kung fu masters rarely show their moves to the public. The reason is simple. Early forms of "sporting competition" were actually venues where the less skilled learned by watching other people's moves.|||Kung Fu has been overrated due to all its holywood fame. If you actually take the time to watch in detail kung fu fights in the movies, you will see how fake it is. Such as, many times and opponent throws a punch, his arm will be fully extended however in stead of extending forward like a boxers jab, he throws his punch in a semi circle pattern, in which case it is very easy to block because you just need to raise your forearm and you will intercept his punch in the arc length.


A kung Fu master would probably not stand well in the UFC because they don't have take down defense or any ground game, maybe their speed and striking may prove useful, but the second it touches the ground they are probably screwed.|||Your friend is living in dreamland. Bruce Lee said 40yrs ago kung fu should keep up with time. how many chinese boxers are there? how many world class wrestlers are chinese? How many chinese fight k-1? Why would someone spend there whole life training and never fight?|||Yes cause Kung Fu in general is meant for self defense/killing, so if a MMA fighter thinks standing a watching and waiting for the Kung Fu practicioner to attack him then it won't be a fight..till the MMA FIGHTER ATTACKS HIM.|||Kung Fu masters back then...like ip man, bruce lee, etc...





actually, i dont even know if kung fu masters exist in this day and age|||no they would get rocked and dropped

Where can i find old chinese/ kung fu music like the ones you hear in movies and stuff?

Carl Douglas - Kung Fu fighting











Everybody was kung-fu fighting


Those cats were fast as lightning


In fact it was a little bit frightning


But they fought with expert timing





They were funky China men from funky Chinatown


They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down


It's an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part


From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip





Everybody was kung-fu fighting


Those cats were fast as lightning


In fact it was a little bit frightning


But they fought with expert timing





There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung


He said here comes the big boss, lets get it on


We took a bow and made a stand, started swinging with the hand


The sudden motion made me skip now we're into a brand knew trip





Everybody was kung-fu fighting


Those cats were fast as lightning


In fact it was a little bit frightning


But they did it with expert timing





(repeat)..make sure you have expert timing


Kung-fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning

What is the wooden thing call that looks like a coat rack that Chinese use to practice kung fu on?

They practice their moves on it.|||Kung Fu Spinning Wooden Dummy


used for chinese Wing Chun kong fu


Bruce Lee and his teacher Ye Wen are masters of this kong fu|||Spinning wooden dummy :) http://www.stcstores.co.uk/spinning-wooden-dummy-1817-p.asp

Are you a fan of Chinese Kung fu?

As long as it isn't being used on me,yes.|||Somewhat|||i hate those kung fu, taikwando , all those kicking type of things... they're a waste|||No.





(Is there a kind of Kung Fu which isn't Chinese?)|||Yes, I love Chinese !|||no... gimme muay thai|||no|||yea its pretty cool (:|||movies yeah


I like


Dragon Tiger Gate


Fatal Contact


Shinobi


Azumi





Fatal Contact was the best|||my brother is he teaches it














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Is Kung Fu Chinese and Karate from Japan?

What are the origins of these art forms and how long have they been around?|||My Kung Fu schools principals are said to be over 5000 years old, and they originated in china. We are one of the three main 'practises'. Next to us there is Taoism and Buddhism. The latter being fairly recent.


As for Shaolin Kung Fu, if some stories are correct, came from an Indian martial art system with Bodidarma (excuse spelling) who brought Buddhism into China.


As for Karate, it was not 'Japanese' but Okinawan. It was later introduced to Japan. Approximate dates and that are easy for you to find concerning Karate's intro into Japan. But how it got to Okinawa, the story goes that some Okinawan, fishermen, travellers maybe even soldiers, learnt the Fukien White Crane Kung Fu system and then brought it back to Okinawa and from there it developed into two main divisions. White Crane, some systems anyway, are Shoalin. Dates and that are easy to find, if I put them here though it just makes this look like a history time line.


So yes, some forms of Kung Fu (the originators of Karate) came from India. But if you go to the middle east, one step to the left of India, you came across pots and vases of warriors practising two person drills or exercises, and these date back thousands and thousands of years. Further than Shoalin's ancestry. Look at Mesopotamia, Ur and Egypt and you can see that martial arts history goes back and back and back into pre-history.|||both from india.|||Kungfu was first systematiced in the Shaolin Temple(though there were other arts that've existed in other parts of China before the establishment of shaolin). It later on branched into the hundreds of schools in China thru the milleniums. two big families: northern arts(focus mainly on kicks, higher stances) and southern arts(focus mainly on fists, lower, more stable stances).








Karate originated in Ryuku Islands, Japan. practiced by the people by the fishing villages there. in the 19th century a group of these karate masters pay pilgrimage to Fukkien (a province in southern china) to learn from a respectable kung fu pugilist. Thus, some kata's(forms) in karate share the same form to some southern chinese kungfu: (e.g. the "Sanchin" kata in karate originated from White Crane/Five Ancestor's Fists)|||Kung fu -Chinese martial arts, indigenous fighting styles mixed with Indian fighting style called kalaripayattu.





Karate - Okinawan martial arts, indigenous fighting style called te, mixed with chinese martial arts. Kara te was originally translated as China hand.|||If you think about the names, "Kung Fu" would relate to Chinese martial arts and "Karate" to Japan.


If you want to know how some style developed, it's very much a question of interpretation. It's easy to follow a line to India, but I think that you can follow a line of masters to any part of the world. All nations have there own self defense styles and masters have traveled - learned from other, but others have learned for them too.


Kung Fu is also called "wushu".|||That is essentially correct, altough Karate originated in Okinawa which is now part of Japan but at the time was not.





Both systems go back a considerable amount of time well over 1500 years, Kung fu somewhat longer than karate.|||They all diiferentiate really. Like there are some karate styles in N. and S. Korea to.

Is chinese kung fu powerful?

by the records, chinaese lost almost every time, when they fight with non-chinese boxers\fighters.








a national with 1000,000,000 people was ruled by 1,000,000 manchurian for 300 years, what a powerful nation. lol





I can provide at least 100+ records, if these chinaese want proof this is the first one,


终极格斗中方四战泰国全负 中国选手遭重击倒地昏厥 ( chinese lost 4 times, use google translate)


(the chinese fighter was sent to hospital(昏厥)


http://bbs.tiexue.net/post2_4502540_1.html








look at the photo, a top chinese master - 孙禄堂, do you think he was stanger than your grandmom??


http://www.wushuren.com/bbs/attachments/month_0708/20070825_6f1b69b24aec2dbf7c0eEXVUBSvEsunj.jpg|||It depends on the rules. For boxing rule, boxing is the best. For MMA, bjj has its advantages. I see that Thai boxer and other boxer do not protect their penis. For MMA, small joints cannot be attacked. The limitation gives to the advantages of other martial arts.





But I think the training method of Chinese martial arts is not efficient. As a result, not many good fight appear in recent years.|||Yes!But so are many other martial arts too.


As for the history leason... it came down to leadership and resourses!


Lack of both meant that these things happened.. no amount of martial arts knowledge is any good without other knowledge... martial arts is not just about the fight! It's about a way of lving.. ie striving to make evey part of your life exceptional and good to the bets of your ability .. not just your fighting skills.


And there is no way of knowing just how many of they actually know martial arts at all.In some cultues only the overlords were actually taught any skills, so they could keep the 'peasants' in check.


To assume that just becuase thay are Asian they know martial arts, is like saying "you live in America.. so you must know Tom Cruise!" A rather narrow view of things really.


I hope this is helpful in some way to you.|||It depends which art...|||Martial arts are useless without brains, resources, weapons ect,|||not the martial art is powerful, its the martial artist.|||This is what Bruce Lee found was the problem with Chinese martial arts,too structured! but i would like to know where you got your information from?


it is impossible to judge a system the way you are judging it here,since the same goes for japanese styles and other national styles but i do know for sure that certain chinese kung fu fighters were very successful against japanese martial arts as well as western boxing ,such as yipman ,Bruce Lee's original master! there is even a movie based on his life out now if you care to see it! Bruce Lee defeated a lot of japanese arts in his time both in japan and the US of A!


every boxer gets sent to the hospital after a fight this is not news to me! Ali stayed in the hospital after the trilla in manila for two months,spitting blood, so what is your point?all your example may show is chinese are gentle people and not aggressive but Bruce Lee proved that with training ,and weight lifting kung fu can be as powerful as any martial arts or boxing in present day!


Do you even know any chinese martial arts i hope you never find out in real life! they target you vital organs,your muscles,your heart,liver etc so when he is done with you ,you may die a slow painful death,be careful how you judge others ok?