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* [[Huaquan]] (華拳) - China Fist |
* [[Huaquan]] (華拳) - China Fist |
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* [[Hung Fut]] (洪佛) - Hung and Buddha style kung fu |
* [[Hung Fut]] (洪佛) - Hung and Buddha style kung fu |
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* [[Hung Gar]] (洪家) |
* [[Hung Gar]] (洪家) |
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* [[Tiger Kung Fu|Hu Quan]] (虎拳) - Tiger Fist |
* [[Tiger Kung Fu|Hu Quan]] (虎拳) - Tiger Fist |
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* I Liq Chuan - Mind Body Art |
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* [[Jeet Kune Do]] (截拳道) - style founded by [[Bruce Lee]] |
* [[Jeet Kune Do]] (截拳道) - style founded by [[Bruce Lee]] |
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* [[Jing Wu Men]] (精武門) - Jing Wu, a famous school founded in [[Shanghai]] that teaches several different styles. |
* [[Jing Wu Men]] (精武門) - Jing Wu, a famous school founded in [[Shanghai]] that teaches several different styles. |
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* [[Liu Seong Kuntao]] (also Liu Seong Gung Fu, Liu Seong Chuan Fa) A modern style combining the martial arts of [[China]] and [[Indonesia]] and is now based in the United States. |
* [[Liu Seong Kuntao]] (also Liu Seong Gung Fu, Liu Seong Chuan Fa) A modern style combining the martial arts of [[China]] and [[Indonesia]] and is now based in the United States. |
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* [[Liuhe Bafa]] (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa) - Water Boxing |
* [[Liuhe Bafa]] (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa) - Water Boxing |
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* [[Long fist kung fu]] (Northern Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu) |
* [[Long fist kung fu]] (Northern Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu) |
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* [[Luohan (martial arts)|Luohan Quan]] - (羅漢拳) Arhat Boxing, law horn kuen |
* [[Luohan (martial arts)|Luohan Quan]] - (羅漢拳) Arhat Boxing, law horn kuen |
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* [[Mei Hua Quan]] (梅花拳 Plum Blossom Fist) |
* [[Mei Hua Quan]] (梅花拳 Plum Blossom Fist) |
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* [[Mizongyi|Mízōngquán]] (迷蹤羅漢拳) - Lost Track Fist (also known as My Jong Law Horn) |
* [[Mizongyi|Mízōngquán]] (迷蹤羅漢拳) - Lost Track Fist (also known as My Jong Law Horn) |
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* [[Mok Gar]] - (莫家) Mok family style |
* [[Mok Gar]] - (莫家) Mok family style |
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* [[Nam Pai Chuan]] (南派拳) |
* [[Nam Pai Chuan]] (南派拳) |
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* [[Nan Quan]] (南拳) |
* [[Nan Quan]] (南拳) |
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* [[Northern Praying Mantis]] (北派螳螂拳) |
* [[Northern Praying Mantis]] (北派螳螂拳) |
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* [[Pai lum]] (白龍) - White Dragon, Pai Family Method, modern style based on [[Kenpo]] with infusion of Chinese flavors found mainly in the US and Canada. |
* [[Pai lum]] (白龍) - White Dragon, Pai Family Method, modern style based on [[Kenpo]] with infusion of Chinese flavors found mainly in the US and Canada. |
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* [[Paochui]] (炮捶) - Cannon Fist, Sanhaung Paochui |
* [[Paochui]] (炮捶) - Cannon Fist, Sanhaung Paochui |
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* [[Piguaquan]] (劈掛拳) - Chop-Hitch Fist, Axe-hitch boxing |
* [[Piguaquan]] (劈掛拳) - Chop-Hitch Fist, Axe-hitch boxing |
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* Praying Mantis: see either [[Northern Praying Mantis|Northern]] or [[Southern Praying Mantis]]. |
* Praying Mantis: see either [[Northern Praying Mantis|Northern]] or [[Southern Praying Mantis]]. |
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* [[Rat Kung Fu]] (蔡家 Choy Gar) |
* [[Rat Kung Fu]] (蔡家 Choy Gar) |
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* [[Sanda]] (散打) or [[Sanshou]] (散手) |
* [[Sanda]] (散打) or [[Sanshou]] (散手) |
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* [[Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan]] (少林南派拳) |
* [[Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan]] (少林南派拳) |
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* [[Shaolin Quan]] (少林拳) |
* [[Shaolin Quan]] (少林拳) |
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* [[Shen Lung Kung Fu]] (神龍功夫) - Modern variations of Southern style chinese martial arts based in the United States. |
* [[Shen Lung Kung Fu]] (神龍功夫) - Modern variations of Southern style chinese martial arts based in the United States. |
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* [[Shuai Chiao]] (摔跤 Shuaijiao) - Chinese Wrestling |
* [[Shuai Chiao]] (摔跤 Shuaijiao) - Chinese Wrestling |
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* [[Shequan]] (蛇拳) - Snake Fist |
* [[Shequan]] (蛇拳) - Snake Fist |
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* [[Wudangquan]] (武當拳) |
* [[Wudangquan]] (武當拳) |
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* [[Xingyiquan]] (形意拳 Hsing-i Ch'uan) - Shape-Intent Fist |
* [[Xingyiquan]] (形意拳 Hsing-i Ch'uan) - Shape-Intent Fist |
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* [[Yau Kung Mun]] ( 软功門) |
* [[Yau Kung Mun]] ( 软功門) |
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* [[Yingzhaoquan]] (鷹爪拳) - Eagle Claw Fist |
* [[Yingzhaoquan]] (鷹爪拳) - Eagle Claw Fist |
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* [[Yiquan]] (意拳 I Ch'uan) |
* [[Yiquan]] (意拳 I Ch'uan) |
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==General Terms== |
==General Terms== |
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* [[Dim Mak]] (點脈) - General term for point striking |
* [[Dim Mak]] (點脈) - General term for point striking |
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* [[Qinna]] (擒拿 Chin Na) - General term for joint locks |
* [[Qinna]] (擒拿 Chin Na) - General term for joint locks |
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* [[Sanshou]] (散手) - General term for sparring methods, but also another name for the sport, Sanda |
* [[Sanshou]] (散手) - General term for sparring methods, but also another name for the sport, Sanda |
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* [[Tuishou]] (推手) - Term used for offsetting, uprooting, balance and sensitivity training used in the various [[soft style]]s |
* [[Tuishou]] (推手) - Term used for offsetting, uprooting, balance and sensitivity training used in the various [[soft style]]s |
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==Internal and External styles== |
==Internal and External styles== |
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Chinese martial arts may be divided into [[Neijia]] (外家, ''internal family'') or Waijia (外家, ''external family'') styles. |
Chinese martial arts may be divided into [[Neijia]] (外家, ''internal family'') or Waijia (外家, ''external family'') styles. |
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Many styles combine both internal and external techiniques, [[Chow Gar]] is a good example of this. |
Many styles combine both internal and external techiniques, [[Chow Gar]] is a good example of this. |
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* [[Baguazhang]] (八卦掌 Pa Kua Chang) |
* [[Baguazhang]] (八卦掌 Pa Kua Chang) |
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* [[Feng shou]] - Hand of the wind |
* [[Feng shou]] - Hand of the wind |
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* I Liq Chuan - Mind Body Art |
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* [[Liuhe Bafa]] (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa) |
* [[Liuhe Bafa]] (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa) |
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* [[Tai Chi Chuan]] (太極拳 T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Taijiquan) |
* [[Tai Chi Chuan]] (太極拳 T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Taijiquan) |
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Revision as of 00:59, 19 November 2006
- For an overview of styles, see Styles of Chinese martial arts.
The hundreds of different styles and schools of Chinese martial arts (中國武術) are collectively called Kung Fu (功夫), Wushu (武術), Kuoshu (國術), or Ch'uan Fa (拳法), depending on the persons or groups doing so. The following list is by no means exhaustive.
Alphabetical listing
- Baguazhang (八卦掌 Pa Kua Chang) - Eight-Trigrams Palm
- Bafaquan (八法拳)
- Bajiquan (八極拳) - Eight Extremes Fist
- Bak Mei (白眉拳) - White Eyebrow
- Black Tiger Kung Fu (黑虎拳)
- Chaquan (查拳) - Cha Fist
- Changquan (長拳) - Long fist
- Chuo Jiao (戳腳) - Poking Feet
- Chow Ga (周家拳/洪頭蔡尾) - Chow Ga (Hung Tao Choy Mei)
- Chow Gar Southern Praying Mantis
- Choy Gar (蔡家)
- Choy Lee Fut (蔡李佛) - (Mandarin: Cailifo)
- Dachengquan (大成拳) Great Achievement boxing
- Ditangquan (地躺拳) - Ground-Prone Fist, Ground Tumbling Boxing
- Do Pi Kung Fu (道派)
- Dragon Kung Fu (Lung Ying) (龍形拳)
- Duan Quan (短拳) - Short Range Boxing
- Eagle Claw (鷹爪翻子拳)
- Emeiquan (峨嵋拳)
- Fanziquan (翻子拳) - Overturning Fist, Tumbling Boxing
- Five Ancestors (五祖拳) - Wuzuquan or Ngo Cho Kun.
- Gouquan (狗拳) - Dog Fist
- Houquan (猴拳) - Monkey Fist
- Drunken Monkey (醉;猴)
- Huaquan (華拳) - China Fist
- Hung Fut (洪佛) - Hung and Buddha style kung fu
- Hung Gar (洪家)
- Hu Quan (虎拳) - Tiger Fist
- Jeet Kune Do (截拳道) - style founded by Bruce Lee
- Jing Wu Men (精武門) - Jing Wu, a famous school founded in Shanghai that teaches several different styles.
- Jing Quan Do (精拳道) - modern synthetic style
- Jow-Ga Kung Fu (周家) - Jow family style
- Kuen-Do (拳道)
- Lau Gar (刘家) - Lau family style
- Lai-Ga-Sau - a recent separate branch based in the United Kingdom
- Leopard Kung Fu (豹拳)
- Li (Lee) Family - (李家) - Li Family or Lee Family style
- Liu Seong Kuntao (also Liu Seong Gung Fu, Liu Seong Chuan Fa) A modern style combining the martial arts of China and Indonesia and is now based in the United States.
- Liuhe Bafa (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa) - Water Boxing
- Long fist kung fu (Northern Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu)
- Luohan Quan - (羅漢拳) Arhat Boxing, law horn kuen
- Mei Hua Quan (梅花拳 Plum Blossom Fist)
- Mízōngquán (迷蹤羅漢拳) - Lost Track Fist (also known as My Jong Law Horn)
- Mok Gar - (莫家) Mok family style
- Nam Pai Chuan (南派拳)
- Nan Quan (南拳)
- Northern Praying Mantis (北派螳螂拳)
- Pai lum (白龍) - White Dragon, Pai Family Method, modern style based on Kenpo with infusion of Chinese flavors found mainly in the US and Canada.
- Paochui (炮捶) - Cannon Fist, Sanhaung Paochui
- Piguaquan (劈掛拳) - Chop-Hitch Fist, Axe-hitch boxing
- Praying Mantis: see either Northern or Southern Praying Mantis.
- Rat Kung Fu (蔡家 Choy Gar)
- Sanda (散打) or Sanshou (散手)
- San Soo (散手)
- Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan (少林南派拳)
- Shaolin Quan (少林拳)
- Shen Lung Kung Fu (神龍功夫) - Modern variations of Southern style chinese martial arts based in the United States.
- Shuai Chiao (摔跤 Shuaijiao) - Chinese Wrestling
- Shequan (蛇拳) - Snake Fist
- Southern Praying Mantis (南派螳螂拳)
- Tai Chi Chuan (太極拳 T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Taijiquan) - Ultimate Supreme Fist
- Tantui (彈腿/譚腿) - Spring Leg style
- Tien Shan Pai (天山派)
- Tongbeiquan (通背拳) - Through-the-Back Fist
- White Crane (白鶴拳)
- Wing Chun (詠春 Ving Tsun, WingTsun) - made famous by Bruce Lee
- Wudangquan (武當拳)
- Xingyiquan (形意拳 Hsing-i Ch'uan) - Shape-Intent Fist
- Yau Kung Mun ( 软功門)
- Yingzhaoquan (鷹爪拳) - Eagle Claw Fist
- Yiquan (意拳 I Ch'uan)
- Zhuan Shu Kuan - modern composite style containing elements of Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai and Long fist kung fu. It is based in the United Kingdom
- Zi Ran Men - (自然门) - Natural boxing or "fist of nature"
- Zui Quan (醉拳) - Drunken Fist
General Terms
- Dim Mak (點脈) - General term for point striking
- Qinna (擒拿 Chin Na) - General term for joint locks
- Sanshou (散手) - General term for sparring methods, but also another name for the sport, Sanda
- Tuishou (推手) - Term used for offsetting, uprooting, balance and sensitivity training used in the various soft styles
- Chi Sao (黐手) - Term used for sticky hand sensitivity training used in Wing Chun
Internal and External styles
Chinese martial arts may be divided into Neijia (外家, internal family) or Waijia (外家, external family) styles. Many styles combine both internal and external techiniques, Chow Gar is a good example of this.
Internal styles
- Baguazhang (八卦掌 Pa Kua Chang)
- Feng shou - Hand of the wind
- Liuhe Bafa (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa)
- Tai Chi Chuan (太極拳 T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Taijiquan)
- Xingyiquan (形意拳 Hsing-i Ch'uan)
- Yiquan (意拳 I Ch'uan)
External styles
- Non-internal styles may generally be considered external styles.
See also
- List of martial arts (for martial arts from other countries)