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Wushu ( traditional Chinese: 武術; simplified Chinese: 武术; pinyin: wǔshù) ( / ˌwuːˈʃuː / ), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern Chinese martial arts, including Shaolin kung fu, tai chi, and Wudangquan. [1] ". Wushu" is the Chinese term for "martial ...
The various movements in kung fu, most of which are imitations of the fighting styles of animals, are initiated from one to five basic foot positions: normal upright posture and the four stances called dragon, frog, horse riding, and snake. The concept of martial arts styles appeared from around the Ming dynasty.
This type of attack is used frequently by hooved animals as well as humans in the context of stand-up fighting. Kicks play a significant role in many forms of martial arts, such as capoeira, kalaripayattu, karate, kickboxing, kung fu, wing chun, MMA, Muay Thai, pankration, pradal serey, savate, sikaran, silat, taekwondo, vovinam, and Yaw-Yan ...
Toggle By weapon type subsection. 1.1 Melee weapons. 1.2 Ranged weapons. 1.3 Flexible weapons. 1.4 Defensive weapons. 2 By martial arts tradition. 3 See also. Toggle ...
Piguaquan ("chop-hanging boxing") Pushing hands. Sanda (Chinese kick-boxing) Shaolin kung fu. Shuai jiao (Chinese wrestling) Southern Praying Mantis. Tai chi. Tan Tui. Tien Shan Pai.
Kickboxing ( / ˈkɪkbɒksɪŋ / KIK-boks-ing) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. [ 2] The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks.
Butterfly kick. An amateur video of a basic butterfly kick. A butterfly kick or horse kick ( Chinese: 旋子; pinyin: xuànzi; lit. 'circle') is a jumping kick in martial arts such as modern wushu, taekwondo and capoeira. In certain changquan styles, this kick is known as Swallow Kick (Yianzi tui).
The Black Tiger style is characterised by its extensive footwork, acrobatic kicks, low, wide stances, and unique fist position (where the thumb is curled in the same manner as the other fingers, rather than wrapped around them).