Kung Fu In General

Chinese martial arts, colloquially referred to as kung fu or Gung fu (Chinese: ??; pinyin: gongfu), and wushu (wushù), are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits. The genesis of Chinese martial arts has been attributed to the need for self-defense, hunting techniques and military training in ancient China. Hand-to-hand combat and weapons practice were important in training ancient Chinese soldiers.According to legend, Chinese martial arts originated during the semi-mythical Xia Dynasty (??) more than 4,000 years ago.It is said the Yellow Emperor Huangdi (legendary date of ascension 2698 BCE) introduced the earliest fighting systems to China. Most fighting styles that are being practiced as traditional Chinese martial arts today reached their popularity within the 20th century. Some of these include Baguazhang, Drunken Boxing, Eagle Claw, Five Animals, Xingyi, Hung Gar, Monkey, Bak Mei Pai, Praying Mantis, Fujian White Crane, Jow Ga, Wing Chun and Taijiquan. The increase in the popularity of those styles is a result of the dramatic changes occurring within the Chinese society. In 1900–01, the Righteous and Harmonious Fists rose against foreign occupiers and Christian missionaries in China. This uprising is known in the West as the Boxer Rebellion due to the martial arts and calisthenics practiced by the rebels. Though it originally opposed the Manchu Qing Dynasty gained control of the rebellion and tried to use it against the foreign powers from where the art of KUNG-FU got a new style called “MANCHURIA KUNG-FU” later to “MANSURIA KUNG-FU”.

As other styles “Mansuria Kung-Fu” comes under “NORTHERN SHAOLIN STYLE KUNGFU “