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| | History of Martial Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | Kung Fu Kung Fu (Chinese: Originally meaning "Hard Work" now generic term for especially non-mainland China martial art types), a martial art, both a form of exercise with a spiritual dimension stemming from concentration and self-discipline and a primarily unarmed mode of personal combat often equated with Karate or Tae Kwon Do. |
 | | The various movements in kung fu, most of which are imitations of the fighting styles of animals, are initiated from one of five basic foot positions: normal upright posture and the four stances called dragon, frog, horse riding, and snake. |
 | | There are hundreds of styles of kung fu, and armed as well as unarmed techniques have been developed. |
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