Chinese martial arts

Chinese martial arts

A community portal about Chinese martial arts with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Chinese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of martial art styles native to China. Kung fu and wushu are popular Chinese... [more]

A community portal about Chinese martial arts with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Chinese martial arts refers to the enormous variety of martial art styles native to China. Kung fu and wushu are popular Chinese terms that have become synonymous with Chinese martial arts.

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The International Wushu Federation organised its 3rd World Traditional Wushu Championships at Shiyan, China from October 28 to November 2, 2008.In this grand event about 69 countries,some political leaders,local government officers and prominent Wushu masters took part.A total of 2060 athletes played their traditional Wushu skills in different categories.Dr. Jacques Rogge, the IOC President sent a congratulatory message to the Championships. On behalf of the Olympic Movement, he extended his greetings and best wishes to all the participants. He expressed that these championships would provide a great opportunity for the public to witness great performances by all these athletes who have incredible ability and ... Read Full Story
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The Hong Kong Wushu School organised its 4th Hong Kong International Wushu Championships at Kowloon, China from March 3rd to 8th , 2009. In this grand event about 39 countries,some political leaders,local government officers and prominent Wushu masters took part.A total of 2060 athletes played their traditional and contemporary Wushu skills in different 300 categories. The first time Martial Arts Authority of India National Wushu KungFu Team participated in the 4th Hong Kong International Wushu Championships and made the history. The team was lead by Gajanand Rajput, MAAI Secretary General. He had an opportunity to attend the Conference of the 4th Hong Kong International ... Read Full Story
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Don’t get it wrong, this man is not hanging himself for committing suicide; this is real Shaolin Kung Fu, the real Chinese martial arts. The holy Shaolin temple of the Buddhism was established about 1600 years ago on the mountain of Song (Song Shan), China, and Shaolin monks were trained with martial arts as protector of holiness (at that time, all those that opposed buddhism principles were said to be "unholy"). Legend has that Shaolin temple devised powerful techniques such that allow people to punch through concrete wall, to regenerate and heal at faster rate, and to walk on the surface of water like ... Read Full Story
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Here is a chance to motivate your young martial arts enthusiasts, stretch their attention span, and introduce them to other great cultures of the world - take them to see Shaolin Warriors live in action! For over one thousand years, Shaolin Kung Fu has been the heart and soul of Chinese martial arts culture. The Shaolin Warriors Troupe consists of more than twenty kung fu masters who have each perfected the art of hand-to-hand and weapons...  
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Southern Shaolin ← Previous revision Revision as of 14:21, 26 September 2009 Line 14: Line 14: In Southern Chinese martial arts (Shaolin), a wide horse riding stance is assumed as if riding a horse. The reason for this is that Southern Chinese martial arts were designed to be used whilst fighting on boats and barges. The wide posture was created for greater stability in such conditions. The Horse Stance...  
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Jackie Chan will star in a $29 million Chinese-language remake of 1982's The Shaolin Temple with Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse and Fan Bingbing. The film will be about China's famed shrine of martial arts, a 1,500-year old temple whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" with David Carradine. In the original, Jet Li played a boy adopted and trained by Shaolin...  
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Twice this month, critics of Shi Yongxin, the abbot of China's fabled Shaolin Temple, have hacked the temple's website. The critics accuse the abbot of running a commercial enterprise instead of a Buddhist temple. Shaolin, first built in the 5th century CE,  is thought to be the birthplace of Chinese Kung Fu as well as Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. The temple was sacked in the late 1960s during the Cultural Revolution, but martial arts clubs around...  
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The king of kung fu cinema is set to star in a new movie about China's famed shrine of martial arts, the Shaolin Temple.Jackie Chan will star in the $29 million production, "Shaolin," the latest screen portrayal of the 1,500-year old temple in central China whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" with David Carradine.Chan's Chinese-language film will co-star...  
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