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Bafaquan ("eight methods boxing") [1]; Baguazhang ("eight trigrams palm") [2] [3]; Bai He Quan (Fujian White Crane) [4] [5]; Bajiquan ("eight extremities boxing") [6 ...
Wu Zhong had only one child, his daughter Wu Rong (吴荣; Wú Róng), who at the age of 30 married an expert in Changquan and stopped practicing bajiquan after a few years. To avoid remaining childless and ensure the continuity of his art, Wu Zhong adopted Wu Ying (吴溁; Wú Yíng), a distant nephew of the Wu family of Mengcun.
One Armed Boxer: A Touch of Zen: 1972: Fist of Fury (a.k.a. The Chinese Connection) Hapkido (a.k.a. Lady Kung-fu) Kung Fu: King Boxer (a.k.a. Five Fingers of Death) Way of the Dragon: 1973: Enter the Dragon: Little Tiger of Canton: The Awaken Punch: Fist of Unicorn: Karate Kiba: 1974: Yellow Faced Tiger: Fist to Fist: Black Belt Jones: The ...
Shaolin Kenpo Karate (or SKK) is a martial art style that combines the Five Animals of Shaolin Kung Fu (Shaolinquan), the core competency of Kenpo, the hard-hitting linear explosiveness of traditional Karate, as well as the power of Western boxing and the felling and grappling arts of Jujutsu, Chin Na, and Mongolian wrestling. [1]
"Shifu" is in fact the English spelling of two similar but distinct Chinese words (师傅; shīfù and 师父; shīfu).The only phonetic difference between the two words is the tone of the second syllable.
The evolution of the martial arts has been described by historians in the context of countless historical battles. Building on the work of Laughlin (1956, 1961), Rudgley argues that Mongolian wrestling, as well as the martial arts of the Chinese, Japanese and Aleut peoples, all have "roots in the prehistoric era and to a common Mongoloid ancestral people who inhabited north-eastern Asia."
Seiunchin traces back to Kanryo Higaonna of the Naha-te system (1853-1915). Higaonna traveled to China and studied Chinese Kempo. One of Higaonna's most famous students was Chojun Miyagi (1887-1953) Miyagi also traveled to China and spent four years studying Chinese martial arts. In 1920, Miyagi founded the karate system Goju-Ryu.
While modern karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate also employs throwing and joint locking techniques. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.