Fast-forward to today, and several styles of Shaolin wushu - one of the most famous forms of Chinese martial arts - are similarly inspired by animals, including "snake kung fu" or "snake boxing ...

These wires helped shape the balletic style of movie kung fu, as opposed to the blunt, fast-cutting style of action scenes in other American blockbusters. Timothy: There is an aesthetic beauty and ...

Although it’s common in English to refer to Chinese martial arts as “kung fu”, the term is actually derived from the Chinese phrase gong fu, which can simply mean “work that takes time ...

“I’m glad that there’s such a platform nowadays to preserve the kung fu styles [that are dying],” says Fu. However, it’s likely to be a limited preservation, as Wong says ...

It’s one thing to get lessons on martial arts from a skilled instructor. It’s another to be taught by a hall of fame grandmaster of kung fu who helped bring the wing ...