Kung Fu is a Chinese martial art that mainly focuses on movements and strikes that are inspired by many animals. One of the animals that the Chinese emulated for their beautiful martial art is the White Crane. If you watch a White Crane in nature, you’ll notice that it doesn’t look very formidable at all. In fact, you’re probably thinking that a martial art based on the movements of a bird is quite ineffective. However, the case is quite certainly the opposite. White Crane Kung Fu does emulate the bird it’s named after but it’s anything but ineffective. A true master of White Crane Kung Fu can defeat an opponent emulated after the most ferocious of creatures, even the tiger. Read more

Kung Fu is a martial art that can be traced back to early day China. Calendar dates sometimes reflect the discipline of Kung Fu being established pre-A.D. Within Kung Fu are variations of this martial art.

One of those variations is called Shaolin Kung Fu which was named after the Shaolin temple of Buddhism. This temple is located on the mountain of Sung and was roughly established around the fourth century A.D.

What Is Shaolin Kung Fu?  Read more

Kung Fu is a type of martial arts, which originates in China and is centuries old. It was first practiced in order to survive and provide food; tactics were adopted from the way animals fought and that is one reason why many martial arts and Kung Fu styles will refer to animals such as the monkey style, and so on.

The Development of Martial Arts and Kung Fu  Read more

Kung Fu originates from China where it was first introduced in order to stay alive and kill animals for food and defense purposes. Most martial arts are inspired from animal fight tactics and adapted later to different regions or type of animal or person they were fighting.

Kung Fu for Self Defense  Read more

Nearly everyone in the world knows what Kung Fu is, it’s a Chinese martial art made famous by such people as Bruce Lee and by such movies as The Matrix series. However, what some people don’t know is that Kung Fu isn’t just about using your hands and feet as weapons. Sometimes, Kung Fu artists study the use of the Kung Fu weapon. The Kung Fu weapon can describe anything from a pair of nunchukus, two pieces of wood connected by a string or chain, to a sword. When you watch an expert practice with a Kung Fu weapon, you will notice that the sword, or whatever Kung Fu weapon they use, makes almost the same movements as the feet or hands do. That’s because the artist knows that a weapon is merely an extension of the hands, or of the limbs rather. A Kung Fu weapon can reach things that the hands and feet can’t and they can usually do a lot more damage.  Read more

As with the practice of any discipline or sport, there is often a uniform that is worn to distinguish your involvement in this sport and your appreciation of the discipline. Uniform wearing can be found in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, ice hockey, etc.

Another sport and discipline that identifies the participant with the sport is the Kung Fu uniform.  Read more

Kung Fu is a fighting method practiced for centuries and introduced to the world by China. Kung Fu is a discipline in itself where you need to learn precise movements but also adopt as you go in order to improvise and defeat your opponent.

Identifying Kung Fu Styles

There are many Kung Fu styles and they are generally identified by movement, region and environment. There are two main types of Kung Fu styles and they are hard Kung Fu, which usually is practiced with hard strikes and soft Kung Fu, which are mostly practiced by the help of movements with which the attention of the opponent is diverted and thus, one can strike.  Read more

If you are a martial arts participant, you know that there are several important things that you must keep in mind while doing kung fu. Firstly, you must be sure you know the correct moves, so as not to injure muscles. Secondly, you must be wearing the proper attire. Thirdly, you must have the proper footwear, thus it is very important to select the right pair of kung fu shoes.  Read more

There are many people who, after watching a kung fu movie or television program, want to learn how to do the intricate moves that they have seen. Perhaps they want to learn kung fu as a form of exercise, or perhaps they would like to learn it as a form of self-defense. Whatever the personal reason, people can learn from the masters at one of the kung fu schools in China.  Read more

Kung Fu movies are wonderful action films that showcase the martial art discipline known as Kung Fu. They have entertained audiences all over the world as typically the hero or heroine is beset by evil individuals who wish to do the individual harm. And what would a Kung Fu movie be like without the action moves, speed and strength of the hero in the Kung Fu movie star.

When you think of a Kung Fu movie many male stars come to mind. Some of those Kung Fu action stars include Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jet Li. However, probably the most famous star, and the one who has done the most for Kung Fu movies and the discipline of Kung Fu, is Bruce Lee.  Read more