kung fu
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noun \ˌkəŋ-ˈfü, ˌku̇ŋ-\Definition of KUNG FU
: any of various Chinese martial arts and related disciplines that are practiced especially for self-defense, exercise, and spiritual growth
See Origin of KUNG FU
Chinese (Beijing) gōngfu skill, art
First Known Use: 1966
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kung fu
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Chinese martial art that is simultaneously a spiritual and a physical discipline. It has been practiced at least since the Zhou dynasty (1111–255 BC). Its prescribed stances and actions are based on keen observations of human skeletal and muscular anatomy and physiology, and many of its movements are imitations of the fighting styles of animals. Its combative techniques resemble those used in karate and tae kwon do. Self-discipline is emphasized. Kung fu performed as exercise resembles t'ai chi ch'uan.
Variants of KUNG FU
kung fu Pinyin gongfu
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