"Kung Fu" explained.

[Rickster]

kung fu is a bastardisation, is it pronounced gong fu, and it is not a martial arts style, some westeners insult gong fu for its true nature and defenition, it can be translated a number of ways, hardwork/skill/dedication,etc

FYI-future use; A better word than bastardisation would be "misnomer".

[47MartialMan]

A rose by any other name......

[taoistscholar]

better styles

[Rickster]

Oh yeah, that's just what they're doing......................

"Some", most use Wu Shu, some use other terms

[jubaji]

To this day, even some Chinese rather use the term Gong Fu in an attempt to maintain a strange sense of chicanery, inquisitiveness, intrigue, and distinction.

Oh yeah, that's just what they're doing......................

[Rickster]

its all good

[47MartialMan]

To this day, even some Chinese rather use the term Gong Fu in an attempt to maintain a strange sense of chicanery, inquisitiveness, intrigue, and distinction.

I came across some older Chinese martial artists who completely dismiss the term.

[akio123]

its good to see a thread like this coz we all can learn something new and can correct us from wrong belief's and practice

[47MartialMan]

Better styles? Or better practitioners?

[taoistscholar]

Is it true that there are better styles than others in CMA?

[Rickster]

i just wanted to teach some new students to chinese martial arts something,

kung fu is a bastardisation, is it pronounced gong fu, and it is not a martial arts style, some westeners insult gong fu for its true nature and defenition, it can be translated a number of ways, hardwork/skill/dedication,etc

you might say " i learn eagles claw shaolin gong fu" meaning i learn shaolin eagles claw skill/dedication/hardword.


it is not correct for someone to say kung fu is a crap style, kung fu is not a style, it means as i mentioned above, skill and dedication is hardly crappy,


also i wanted some people to know, the forms, stances, set patterned style movements, are for training/conditioning/making you stronger/more flexible, and you dont have to stand in a horse stance or lohan pattern while fighting somebody. could if you want though i guess.

i dont expect many replies to this thread, but i just want begginers to understand a few things, also maybe some ignorant people might learn a thing or 2.


peace.

Yes-Ive been telling people something along this for overe 3 decades

[Oraenor]

My canton style cooking kung fu is the best!

[danfaggella]

No I mean, hurray for me for reading things about KF out of a book.

[shaolin-warrior]

I'm so happy that I was right about that!

Hurray for reading

Now how did I miss your post. Sorry about the plagerism.

[danfaggella]

I'm so happy that I was right about that!

Hurray for reading