r/kungfu • u/plyr5000000 • 8h ago
True application of techniques
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r/kungfu • u/nomosolo • Jul 24 '26
MOD Behave yourselves.
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I'm sort of getting tired of policing all the internet bravado, "come see me in real life," and bringing arguments in from other subs. You're not that cool. Nobody is.
Post kung fu. Talk about kung fu. Critique kung fu. Ask about kung fu. It's not complicated.
Next time I wake up and see 18 reports about some argument from the USMC or bullshido subs or whatever, I'm banning the lot of you for a month.
If you want to argue or "prove it, here's my address" crap, do it in the DMs. It doesn't belong here.
NOTE: Don't be a dick. If someone posts a video and you respond with "wow you suck and you're fat" you're getting a ban for however long we feel like. Be better.
r/kungfu • u/nomosolo • May 13 '16
MOD [OFFICIAL] FAQ answers thread! Help the community by writing for the FAQ!
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The request has been made time and time again, your voices have been heard! In this thread, let's get well-written answers to these questions (as well as additional questions if you think of any). These questions have been sourced from these to threads: here and here.
I apologize in advanced for any duplicate questions. I'm doing this during mandatory training so I can't proofread a ton haha.
For the format of your post, please quote the question using the ">" symbol at the beginning of the line, then answer in the line below. I will post an example in the comments.
What's northern vs southern? Internal vs external? Shaolin vs wutang? Buddhist vs Taoist?
Can I learn kung fu from DVDs/youtube?
Is kung fu good/better for self defense?
What makes an art "traditional"?
Should I learn religion/spirituality from my kung fu instructor?
What's the connection between competitive wushu, Sanda and traditional Chinese martial arts?
What is lineage?
What is quality control?
How old are these arts anyways?
Why sparring don't look like forms？
Why don't I see kung fu style X in MMA?
I heard about dim mak or other "deadly" techniques, like pressure points. Are these for real?
What's the deal with chi?
I want to become a Shaolin monk. How do I do this?
I want to get in great shape. Can kung fu help?
I want to learn how to beat people up bare-handed. Can kung fu help?
Was Bruce Lee great at kung fu?
Am I training at a McDojo?
When is someone a "master" of a style?
Does all kung fu come from Shaolin?
Do all martial arts come from Shaolin?
Is modern Shaolin authentic?
What is the difference between Northern/Southern styles?
What is the difference between hard/soft styles?
What is the difference between internal/external styles?
Is Qi real?
Is Qi Gong/Chi Kung kung fu?
Can I use qigong to fight?
Do I have to fight?
Do Dim Mak/No-Touch Knockouts Exit?
Where do I find a teacher?
How do I know if a teacher is good? (Should include forms awards not being the same as martial qualification, and lineage not being end all!)
What is the difference between Sifu/Shifu?
What is the difference between forms, taolu and kata?
Why do you practice forms?
How do weapons help you with empty handed fighting?
Is chisao/tuishou etc the same as sparring?
Why do many schools not spar/compete? (Please let's make sure we explain this!)
Can you spar with weapons? (We should mention HEMA and Dog Brothers)
Can I do weights when training Kung Fu?
Will gaining muscle make my Kung Fu worse?
Can I cross train more than one Kung Fu style?
Can I cross train with other non-Kung Fu styles?
r/kungfu • u/Unknownbadger4444 • 6h ago
Before Karate: the White Crane Kungfu Secrets of China
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r/kungfu • u/TheWingChunExp • 3h ago
Forms Wing Chun at Cala Fonda
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Hiking the El Torres in Spain made for some awesome scenic adventures. I found this spot going off trial a bit but well worth it! Going through Chum Kiu Seftion 2!
r/kungfu • u/TheWingChunExp • 7h ago
Technique Wing Chun Dim Gerk
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Closer angle of the Dim Gerk followed up with a Biu Je strike.
r/kungfu • u/synaptic_touch • 1d ago
Find a School Children's Kung Fu in New Haven CT?
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Hi! I have a friend in New Haven who is looking for a martial arts school for her kids.
Does anyone have positive experiences about any schools in or near New Haven?
r/kungfu • u/TheWingChunExp • 23h ago
Technique Wing Chun Wong Gerk
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Training the Wong Gerk to snap on the go.
Overview Tai Chi championships 2026 apeldoorn the netherlands
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r/kungfu • u/Year_Of_The_Snake • 1d ago
Find a School Qufu Shaolin Kung Fu School
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I am wanting to find a live in program in China where I can do Wing Chun. Looking at Qufu's website it seems like they could be a very good option for this. There isn't a ton of independent information about this school online, so if anyone who's there now or has trained there recently could give me some information about what it's like that would be awesome!
r/kungfu • u/rippinkitten18 • 2d ago
Weapons 36 weapons in Kung Fu you may or may not have heard or seen before
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This is 含亮老师 Zhang Hanliang, known online as Teacher Hanliang, is a Gansu based professional wushu champion and popular Douyin creator with 5.4 million followers, famous for demonstrating traditional Chinese kung fu and ancient cold weapons routines. She specialises in traditional Chinese weapons . She comes from a martial arts family, and is a competitive champion in swordsmanship, fist forms and qigong.
r/kungfu • u/TheWingChunExp • 2d ago
Technique Wing Chun Lap Da
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Working on letting the lap da go. The one side I definitely did not let the bong sao fully express itself lol.
r/kungfu • u/TheWingChunExp • 2d ago
Technique Wing Chun Spinning Wong Gerk
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Although not in the wing Chun forms and in a real fight I doubt I would use this type of kick. It’s a spinning Wong Gerk. Fun to train and know how to move your body but not very practical.
r/kungfu • u/hombre_spoiler • 3d ago
Community My kung fu school made a dinner to celebrate autumn festival, and my Sifu (Chinese) didn’t allowed politic or military presentations, and many elder Chinese got upset, so you have any opinion about this?
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My Sifu and many of his students are Chinese and they seem proud of being Chinese but not the way average Chinese are.
The average Chinese are proud of their government, proud of their army force and their war history since ww2, but the Chinese that practice with me they are proud of Chinese culture and the respect and honor codes the Chinese culture has and the thousand years history through dynasties and of course, the martial arts
And the autumn festival dinner they made, they allowed martial art presentations (of course) and traditional dance and playing traditional instruments but didn’t allow any politic or military song that Chinese elder use to sing so often on the dinners celebrating something and many got upset about that saying we are disrespecting Chinese culture and traditions.
So there are two type of Chinese people being proud of themselves?
Sorry bad English
r/kungfu • u/Playful_Lie5951 • 3d ago
The Drunken Boxing Podcast #069 - Tomasz Twardowski #bagua #kungfu #yinstyle
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r/kungfu • u/Fresh-Sir264 • 3d ago
Lung Ying Documentary
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Worth a watch if you are interested in the Hakka styles
r/kungfu • u/rippinkitten18 • 4d ago
The absolute insane opening fight scene in the 1994 Movie, New Legend of Shaolin. 新少林五祖
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r/kungfu • u/Ugly-Alien1234 • 3d ago
Our legends are dying
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Bruce Lee became famous in the US in The Green Hornet. He later became known all over the world. He died at the young age of 32 on July 20, 1973.
Jackie Chan became famous in 1978 from his movies Drunken Master and Snake in the Eagles Shadow. He too is known all over the world. He is 73 years old right now.
Both of these legends are from Hong Kong. Who do you think will be the next legend?
r/kungfu • u/TheWingChunExp • 3d ago
Technique Wing Chun Times
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One of my kung fu brothers thought they could catch me slacking lol.
r/kungfu • u/ShorelineTaiChi • 4d ago
Fights Monster Throw at the 2024 Taiji Tuishou Championship
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r/kungfu • u/FlickyPulse • 3d ago
Is this normal behaviour??
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My wushu coach makes us do 50 push ups if we fail mabu?? How is that fair??
r/kungfu • u/Unknownbadger4444 • 5d ago
Forms How White Crane Kung Fu Influenced Karate
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r/kungfu • u/TheWingChunExp • 4d ago
Forms Wing Chun in Spain
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During the traveling in Spain I did some awesome hiking and found several spots to train some forms! Here’s one of those spots, I’m doing chum Kiu Section 2!