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kung fuChinese art of unarmed combat, one of the martial arts. It is practised in many forms, the most popular being wing chun, ‘beautiful springtime’. The basic principle is to use attack as a form of defence. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Buck's translation of Shi Napan (1290-1365) and Luo Guanzhong's (1330-1400) Chinese martial arts novel "All Men Are Brothers" is now available in a new single volume edition from Moyer Bell. In a nutshell: Expensive Chinese martial arts fantasy is often self-consciously beautiful (except when the computer graphics aren't up to snuff), but has even less story logic than most cheap Hong Kong programmers. Schmieg presents Watching Your Back: Chinese Martial Arts and Traditional Medicine, explores the symbiosis of traditional Chinese medicine and the martial arts. |
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