Martial Arts in China

 Kung fu is , in Chinese"skill",Pinyin "GONGFU",a martial art both a form of execise with a spiritual dimension stemming from concentration and self-discipline and a primarly unarmed mode of personal combat often equqted with karate or tae kwon do.the term kung fu can also signify careful preparation for the performance of any skillful endeavour without interference from the intellect or emotions.
As martial art,kung fu can be traced to the Chou dynasty(1111-255BC)and even earlier.As execute it ws practiced by the Taoists in the 5th century BC.Its prescribed stances and actions are based on keen observations of human skeletal and muscular anatomy and physiology,and it employs great muscular co-ordination.The various movements in kung fu,most of which are imitations of the fighting styles of animals,are initiated from one of five basec foot positions:normal upright posture and the four stances called dragon,frog,horse riding,and snake.There are hundreds of styles of kkung fu,and armed as well as unarmed techniques have been developed.Kung fu performed as exercise resembles T'ai Chi ch'uan(see also martial art).

Kung FU,Shaolin Kung Fu
----Wushu,Wing Chun Kung Fu Links

CHINESE SHAOLIN KUNG FU[English]
Shaolin temple Kung Fu page from China.Information of here is more detail and deaper than other site.

Planet Wing Chun,Win[English]
Wing Chun Kung Fu.Training schejule and etc.... The page is formed imitated to planets.

WUSHU Home Page[Japanese,English]
Introduction of Words lelated to Wushu is useful,and Photogallery of here is with text, so more understandable and interesting.

National WUshu Training Center[English]
The site of high tecnical Wushu.

Shaolin Tempel Kung Fu Association[English]
Many pictures.History of it is written in detail.

Grandmaster William Cheung's World Wing Chun Kung Fu Association
Photogallary and links .

Kung Foo San Soo[English]
One of the most beautiful page of Kung Fu San Soo. Contents is good,too.For example ....pictures of practical matches.

Shaolin Kung Fu [English}
By text,introduction of Kung Fu and Shaolin Kung Fu are done.

California academy of martial arts[English]
A Kunf Fu club in California.Saling products lelated to Martial Arts.

Chinese Kung Fu Wu Su Association
Martial Arts in China has history of 6000 years.This page is talking of that. On Sunday,a demonstration is held.

TC Media[English]
Sell goods,magazine and video related to martial arts. A wear of Karatedo, weapon of Ninja ,,,,,etc.

Jade Forest〜Kung Fu〜Tai Chi〜Internal Arts[English]
Kung Fu club where all peaple (from children to old peaple) learn. Sell goods related to Kung Fu. Introduse Tai Chi's history.

Nyack Kung Fu/Tai Chi Academy[English]
Club of martial arts in china.Teach Kung Fu and Tai Chi. Write introductions and practice schejule about both.

Master Patenaude's Modern Wing Chun Kung Fu[English]
Club of Kung Fu in Canada.

Stanford University Tai Chi and Wushu Club[English]
Tai Chi and Wushu Club at Stanford University with picture of practice and etc.

Twin Moutain Kung Fu Association[English]
Kung Fu club in Canada

Unified Kung-Fu Association[English]

Wing Tsun New York[English]
"Martial Arts in china" in New York

Wushu Team Perugia[English,Italy]
The page of "Martial Arts in China" in Italy

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