Chinese traditional physical activity – Chinese Kung Fu

With the most popular film Kung Fu Panda was shownand jumping etc for survival. Later, people gradually
in all over the world, more and more people couldlearnt to make and use stone and wood tools as
know more the Kung Fu of China.weapons. And some fighting and hunting skills with or
Yes, Kung Fu is one of traditional physical activity withwithout weapons were developed. This is the
thousands of years of history. As a precious elementgermination of Chinese Kung Fu. When Shang
of China's cultural heritage, Chinese Kung Fu has alsoDynasty began, hunting was considered as an
won its name all around the world for its broad andimportant measure of Kung Fu training. During Shang
deep meanings and its Oriental features, which cover itand Zhou Dynasties, Kung Fu evolved to be a kind of
with a mysterious veil.dancing. Starting from Tang Dynasty, Kung Fu
Chinese Kung Fu also called “martial art”, is aexamination was proposed and implemented. Chinese
sport item created by the Chinese people during a longKung Fu achieved larger development in Ming and Qing
time of historical development. It is combined withDynasties. With the development and heritage of
techniques of self –defense and health-keeping.Chinese Kung Fu, there come out many kinds of
Chinese martial arts on the whole pursue the effect ofChinese Kung Fu.
wrestling and exercise with the use of one’s arms,The variety styles of Chinese kung fu can be roughly
legs and various cold arms. It is estimated that thedivided into the northern and southern styles and the
beginning of Chinese Kung Fu can be started longinternal and external styles. It is said that "In external
before history was recorded. During that time, therekung fu, you exercise your tendons, bones, and skin; in
always had the conflicting between humanity andinternal kung fu, you train your spirit of your qi, and your
beasts, or between different tribes of humansmind." Some of the more famous styles include Shaolin,
themselves, they use the cudgels or other tools. In theTai-chi-chuan, Eight Trigrams, Yung-ch'un-chuan,
ruthlessness and complexity of the struggle, peopleTantric, Arhat and so forth. Within the Shaolin style of
naturally developed some basic offensive andKung Fu, there are dragon, tiger, panther, snake, and
defensive movements like kicking, seizing, striking, rollingcrane-chuan styles of fighting.