List of Chinese martial arts
- For an overview of styles, see Styles of Chinese martial arts.
The hundreds of different styles 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
- 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
- Chuo Jiao (戳腳) - Poking Feet
- Choy Lee Fut (蔡李佛) - (Mandarin: Cailifo - Buddha Boxing)
- Ditangquan (地躺拳) - Ground-Prone Fist
- Do Pi Kung Fu
- Dragon Kung Fu (Lung Ying) (龍形拳) (Southern)
- Duck Kung Fu (鴨子拳)
- Eagle Claw (鷹爪翻子拳)
- Eight Shadows Style (Bayingquan)
- Emeiquan (峨嵋拳)
- Fanziquan (翻子拳) - Overturning Fist
- Five Ancestors (五祖拳) - Wuzuquan or Ngo Cho Kun.
- Fu Chiao (虎爪拳) Tiger Claw
- Gou Quan (狗拳) - Dog Fist
- Houquan (猴拳) - Monkey Fist
- Huaquan (華拳) - Hua Fist
- Hung Fut - Buddha style kung fu
- Hung Gar (洪家) - famous Kung Fu school based in Shanghai.
- Hu Quan (虎拳) - Tiger Fist
- Jing Wu Men (精武門) - Jing Wu, a famous school based in Shanghai that teaches several different styles.
- Jing Quan Do - Style used in by Bodyguards.
- Jow-Ga Kung Fu - formed in early 1900's by combining Choy Ga, Hung Ga, as well a various Shaolin techniques.
- Kuen-Do
- Lai-Ga-Sau Traditional Kung Fu
- Lau Gar (Lau family style)
- Leopard Kung Fu (豹拳)
- Foshin Lin Kuei - Chinese Ninjutsu
- Liu Seong Kuntao (also Liu Seong Gung Fu, Liu Seong Chuan Fa)
- Liu Shing Ch'uan (Luixinquan)
- Liuhe Bafa (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa)
- Long fist kung fu (Northern Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu)
- Mei Hua Quan (梅花拳 Plum Blossom Fist)
- Mok Gar - Mok family style kung fu
- My Jong Law Horn (迷蹤羅漢拳)
- Nam Pai Chuan
- Nan Quan (南拳)
- Northern Praying Mantis (北派螳螂拳)
- Paochui (炮捶) - Cannon Fist
- Phoenix (Wu Jia Quan Fa or Wu Jia Dragon-Phoenix style)
- Piguaquan (劈掛拳) - Chop-Hitch Fist
- 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
- Shaolin Quan (少林拳)
- Shen Lung Kung Fu (神龍 功夫) - Chinese-based (American) 5 Animal Style, Founded by Grandmaster Fu Xi-Wen
- Shuai Chiao (摔跤 Shuaijiao)
- 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
- Tang Lang Hu Shi - Praying Mantis Kung Fu and Tiger Style Kung Fu
- Tantui (彈腿/譚腿) - Spring Leg style
- Tien Shan Pai
- Tongbeiquan (通背拳) - Through-the-Back Fist
- Tueh Ming Sin'Kung - art of the deadly battle fan
- Turtle Kung Fu
- White Crane (白鶴拳)
- White Tiger New Style taught in Hong Kong
- 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
- Xinyiba (心意把)
- Xinyiliuhequan (心意六合拳) - Heart Mind Six Harmonies Fist
- Yau Kung Mun
- Yingzhaoquan (鷹爪拳) - Eagle Claw Fist
- Yiquan (意拳 I Ch'uan)
- Yue Chuan (Yue-family Ch'uan)
- Zhuan Shu Kuan
- Zui Quan (醉拳) - Drunken Fist
General Terms
- Anqi (暗器) - General term for hidden weapons
- Dian Xue/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.
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)
- Wing Chun (詠春 Ving Tsun, WingTsun)
- 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)