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List of Chinese martial arts
Terms
Kung fu (功夫)
Wushu (武術)
Qigong (氣功)
Historical places
Shaolin Monastery (少林寺)
Wudang Mountains (武當山)
Mount Emei (峨嵋山)
Kunlun Mountains (崑崙山)
Historical people
Five Elders (五祖)
Yim Wing-chun / Yan Yongchun (嚴詠春)
Hung Hei-gun / Hong Xiguan (洪熙官)
Fong Sai-yuk / Fang Shiyu (方世玉)
Dong Haichuan (董海川)
Yang Lu-ch'an (楊露禪)
Wu Quanyou (吳全佑)
Ten Tigers of Canton (廣東十虎)
Chen Fake (陈发科)
Chan Heung / Chen Xiang (陳享)
Wong Fei-hung / Huang Feihong (黃飛鴻)
Sun Lu-t'ang (孫祿堂)
Huo Yuanjia (霍元甲)
Yip Man / Ye Wen (葉問)
Bruce Lee / Li Xiaolong (李小龍)
Jackie Chan / Cheng Long (成龍)
Legendary figures
Bodhidharma / Putidamo / Damo (菩提達摩)
Zhang Sanfeng (張三丰)
Eight immortals (八仙)
Related
Hong Kong action cinema
Wushu (sport)
Wuxia (武俠)
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Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu (simplified Chinese:武术 traditional Chinese: 武術; pinyin: wǔshù) and popularly as kung fu (Chinese: 功夫; pinyin: gōngfu), are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" (家, jiā), "sects" (派, pài) or "schools" (門, mén) of martial arts. Examples of such traits include physical exercises involving animal mimicry, or training methods inspired by Chinese philosophies, religions and legends. Styles which focus on qi manipulation are labeled as internal (内家拳, nèijiāquán), while others concentrate on improving muscle and cardiovascular fitness and are labeled external (外家拳, wàijiāquán). Geographical association, as in northern (北拳, běiquán) and southern (南拳, nánquán), is another popular method of categorization.
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