They demonstrated the kung fu technique of qing gong (light force), which controls energy in and around the body. "Flying is, of course, impossible," says coach Deng who has practiced martial arts ...

Although it’s common in English to refer to Chinese martial arts as “kung fu”, the term is actually derived from the Chinese phrase gong fu ... the late Ming/early Qing Dynasties (late ...

Prince Kung's Palace Museum, also known as Prince Gong's Mansion, or Gong Wang Fu in Chinese, is one of the largest and best-preserved royal mansions from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). One of its ...

These days, we don’t get as many wu xia TV shows, but kungfu is still very much alive, as you can see from the success of the Kung Fu Panda franchise from ... Oh, by that logic, death will also be ...

There are Kung Fu movies. Then there are Hong Kong Kung Fu movies. Starting in the ’70s, Hong Kong filmmakers dominated the martial arts genre with a unique brand of Hong Kong ballistic action ...

Following the sacking of the legendary Shaolin Monastery, five Kung Fu acolytes skill up to rain bloody retribution on the Qing martial artists and Manchu traitors responsible for the temple’s ...

Perhaps the best example is the actor Jackie Chan, who moved the dial in the genre from Qing dynasty kung-fu masters to hero cops. Chan, who won audience’s hearts by playing a goofy and ...