How to Use kung fu in a Sentence

kung fu

noun
  • There’s also plenty of kung fu fights and gun fights in the new film.
    NBC News, 18 Dec. 2021
  • What results is the study and teaching of white crane kung fu, tai chi, and qigong.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2021
  • That’s where the Han family took him in and taught him kung fu.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
  • But some movies need kung fu, a more Chinese style of fighting.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • Lee, of course, is the kung fu star who remains a legend today.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Having that style, fighting with those movements, that's kung fu.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • Tae kwon do, kickboxing, wushu, kung fu, jeet kune do, capoeira, krav maga.
    Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • That included how her costume would move and how much kung fu would be required.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The former costars shared a big embrace before doing some kung fu moves.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022
  • He is best known for supporting roles in 1960s kung fu movies.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Not just kung fu movies, but also samurai movies and the Eastern kind of genre of films.
    Carson Burton, Variety, 15 July 2022
  • Why not have a kung fu fight on a plane operating without a pilot?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • The pair honed their martial arts skills by watching videos on YouTube and old kung fu movies.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Tran grew up watching kung fu films from China and Hong Kong.
    NBC News, 21 June 2021
  • The director grew up on kung fu movies and always wanted to make his own grindhouse epic.
    Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 30 July 2019
  • When a friend needs his help, Li must compete in a kung fu competition.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But instead of red overalls to throw fireballs, Peach is a kung fu martial artist.
    Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Now, that’s a paraphrasing of the story of how Shaolin kung fu started.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Bruce Lee kicks butt and takes names in his first major big-screen role in this 1971 kung fu flick.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
  • Qigong is the mother of practices such as martial arts, tai chi and kung fu, event organizers say.
    Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • This time, the plastic heroes send up kung fu movies and Japanese monster movies.
    Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The actor, 28 years old at the time of his death, was best known as the son of kung fu star Bruce Lee.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2021
  • At the park, watch dragon and lion dances, eat Chinese street food and participate in kung fu and tai chi.
    Sandy Guerra-Cline, star-telegram, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The Wu put people onto a lot of movies like John Woo’s The Killer and kung fu flicks.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 1 June 2022
  • Li Fong is a kung fu prodigy who's struggling to fit in after moving to New York City.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Swift simply refuses to pass this baton, and her kung fu grip on pop’s crown handicapped this record and watered down her best qualities.
    Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Luckily, Uncle Han has flown in from Beijing by now, but his style of kung fu isn’t going to be enough.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 28 May 2025
  • The feature has fun referencing kung fu movies of the ’70s, something Balda loves.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 3 July 2022
  • The project started when Emory came to Kirschenbaum's Harlem apartment for kung fu in 2018.
    Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2022

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