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kung fu

[ kuhng foo, koong ]

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noun

an ancient Chinese method of self-defense by striking blows at vulnerable areas of an attacker's body using fluid movements of the hands and legs.

kung fu

/ ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː /

any of various Chinese martial arts, some focusing on unarmed combat, others involving the use of weapons

Origin of kung fu¹

From the Chinese word gōngf ú literally, skill

Origin of kung fu¹

from Chinese: skill, accomplishment

The show is loaded with beautifully shot, carefully choreographed sequences of magical kung-fu.

Kung fu is not the name of a martial-arts form; it means 'something with diligent applications.'

Boxers tell the tale of Little Bao, a peasant boy who learns kung fu and joins the Boxer Rebellion.

In the kung fu epic The Grandmaster, Cannes award-winning actor Tony Leung trained for four years.

“You cannot learn the spiritual side of kung fu in just reading two books,” he says.

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