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Chinese Gongfu

New Vocab

Kungfu      martial art       Taichi           Shaolin Temple     Fist

   功夫             武术              太极                 少林寺                拳

 gōng fu                        wǔ shù                            tài jí                                  shào lín sì                             quán

Questions:

What are some examples of Asian martial arts?

How did Kungfu first begin?

What are the purposes of Chinese people practicing martial art?

 

What are the schools/types of Chinese martial arts?

少林武术  Shaolin Martial Art

武当武术  Wu Dang

峨嵋武术  E'mei

太极拳      Tai Ji

形意拳      Form/Intention Boxing

八卦掌      Eight-Diagram Palm

南拳          Southern Fist

气功         Qi Gong (Chi Kung)

 

Who are the famous martial artists in a particular school of Kungfu?

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“Never forget that, at the most, the teacher can give you fifteen percent of the art. The rest you have to get for yourself through practise and hard work. I can show you the path but I can not walk it for you.”
― Master Tan Soh Tin

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