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Shaolin kung fu is one of the styles used by Mortal Kombat protagonist Liu Kang. His Pao Chui, Choy Lay Fut, Monkey Fist, and Dragon moves derive from Shaolin kung fu. [24] Shaolin monks (referred to simply as "monks" in-game) appear in the roguelike game NetHack, along with samurai. They are one of the two roles to use martial arts skills ...
In Southern styles, especially those associated with Guangdong and Fujian provinces, there are five traditional animal styles known as Ng Ying Kung Fu (Chinese: 五形功夫) Chinese: 五形; pinyin: wǔ xíng; lit. 'Five Forms')— Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon. The five animal martial arts styles supposedly originated from the ...
In its broadest sense, Northern Shaolin (Chinese: 北少林; pinyin: Běishàolín; Cantonese Yale: Bak-siu-làhm) is the external (as opposed to internal) martial arts of Northern China, referring to those styles from the Northern Shaolin Monastery in Henan and specifically to the style practice by Gù Rǔzhāng (顧汝章 1894–1952; also known as Ku Yu-cheung), the Sōngshān Shí Lù ...
A particular Chinese martial arts style can be referred to as either a northern fist ( 北拳) or a southern fist ( 南拳) depending on its point of origin. Additional details such as province or city can further identify the particular style. Other classification schemes include the concept of external ( 外家拳) and internal.
Taizuquan. Tàizǔquán (太祖拳, eng. Boxing of Tàizǔ o r Great-Ancestor Fist) is a style of Chinese martial arts whose name refers to Emperor Tàizǔ of Sòng, the founder of the Sòng dynasty. There are two distinct variations of Tàizǔquán, the Northern Style: Tàizǔ Zhǎngquán ( Eng. Taizu Changquan ), and the Southern Style: Nán ...
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 Black Sash was founded on 19 May 1955 by six middle-class white women, Jean Sinclair, Ruth Foley, Elizabeth McLaren, Tertia Pybus, Jean Bosazza and Helen Newton-Thompson. [1] The organisation was founded as the Women’s Defence of the Constitution League but was eventually shortened by the press as the Black Sash due to the women's habit ...
The modern martial art of Hwa Rang Do was founded by two Korean brothers, Joo Bang Lee and Joo Sang Lee, who started their martial art training with their father who taught them Judo and Kumdo at a young age. In 1942, their father worked out a deal with a monk who was locally known as Suahm Dosa to educate his sons in traditional Korean ...