kung fu
an ancient Chinese method of self-defense by striking blows at vulnerable areas of an attacker's body using fluid movements of the hands and legs.
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Entertainment comes from DJs, dance troupes, kung fu associations and hip-hop artists Year of the Ox.
The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Nov. 4-10 | Fritz Hahn, Anying Guo, Chris Richards, Haben Kelati | November 4, 2021 | Washington PostThen Abdul-Mateen’s character and Neo speak in a dojo, a recreation of another famous scene from the original film in which Reeves intoned, “I know kung fu” in the most Keanu Reeves way possible.
How The Matrix Resurrections Trailer Evokes the Franchise's First Movie in Mysterious Ways | Eliana Dockterman | September 9, 2021 | TimeThe versatile New York-based group, which features as many as 19 members, has only been around for two decades, but its music channels the great Fela Kuti — with a dash of kung fu teaching.
Admittedly, all this sounds pretty entertaining, rather like a kung fu or superhero film.
The action-packed saga ‘Monkey King: Journey to the West’ gets a modern take | Michael Dirda | March 3, 2021 | Washington PostThe show is loaded with beautifully shot, carefully choreographed sequences of magical kung-fu.
‘Game of Thrones’ Withdrawal? Watch Nickelodeon’s Fantasy Epic ‘The Legend of Korra’ | David Levesley | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
kung fu is not the name of a martial-arts form; it means 'something with diligent applications.'
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou | John Ed Bradley | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoxers tell the tale of Little Bao, a peasant boy who learns kung fu and joins the Boxer Rebellion.
Exclusive: The National Book Awards Longlist for Young People’s Literature | The Daily Beast | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the kung fu epic The Grandmaster, Cannes award-winning actor Tony Leung trained for four years.
Tony Leung on His Journey to Kung Fu Spirituality in ‘The Grandmaster’ | Jean Trinh | August 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“You cannot learn the spiritual side of kung fu in just reading two books,” he says.
Tony Leung on His Journey to Kung Fu Spirituality in ‘The Grandmaster’ | Jean Trinh | August 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for kung fu
/ (ˈkʌŋ ˈfuː) /
any of various Chinese martial arts, some focusing on unarmed combat, others involving the use of weapons
Origin of kung fu
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