List of Chinese martial arts

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For an overview of styles, see Styles of Chinese martial arts.

The hundreds of different styles and schools of Chinese martial arts (中國武術) are collectively called Kung Fu (功夫), Wushu (武術), Kuoshu (國術), or Ch'uan Fa (拳法), depending on the persons or groups doing so. The following list is by no means exhaustive.

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[edit] Alphabetical listing

[edit] General Terms

  • Dim Mak (點脈) - General term for point striking
  • Qinna (擒拿; Chin Na) - General term for joint locks
  • Sanshou (散手) - General term for sparring methods, but also another name for the sport, Sanda
  • Tuishou (推手) - Term used for offsetting, uprooting, balance and sensitivity training used in the various soft styles
  • Chi Sao (黐手) - Term used for sticky arm sensitivity training most notably used in Wing Chun, some concepts are also practiced in Hung Gar and many other Chinese martial arts
  • Chi Gerk - Term used for sticky Legs sensitivity training most notably used in Wing Chun]], some concepts are also practiced in Hung Gar and many other Chinese martial arts

[edit] Internal and External styles

Chinese martial arts may be divided into Neijia (外家, internal family) or Waijia (外家, external family) styles. Many styles combine both internal and external techiniques, Chow Gar is a good example of this.

[edit] Internal styles

[edit] External styles

Non-internal styles may generally be considered external styles.

[edit] See also

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