The Soul of Kung Fu

Chinese martial arts,also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term Wushu and popularly as Kung Fu,are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China.

The fighting styles are often classified according to their common traits,identified as “families”,”sects”or”schools”of the martial arts.

Examples of such traits include physical exercises involving animal mimicry,or training methods inspired by Chinese philosophies,religions and legends.

In Chinese Kung Fu,however,a distinction is made between External and internal Kung Fu.It is said that”In external Kung Fu,you exercise your tendons,bones,and skin;in internal Kung Fu,you train your spirit,your qi,and your mind.”Taijiquan is a Taoist internal martial art.   

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