List of Chinese martial arts

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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 (內家, 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.

There is an ongoing debate within the martial arts community at both the popular and scholarly level over the distinction between "internal" and "external" arts. Consequently, the list of styles considered internal or external may vary greatly from source to source. There are only three Chinese styles that are universally recognized as internal, and they are sometimes referred to as the "Orthodox internal styles." These three styles are Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, and Tai Chi Chuan, the three arts counted as internal and set apart by Sun Lutang, who greatly popularized the terms "nèijiā" and "wàijiā" as a method of classifing martial arts.

[edit] Styles often considered Internal styles

  • Baguazhang (八卦掌 Pa Kua Chang) - Eight Trigrams Palm
  • Liuhe Bafa (六合八法 Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa) - Water Boxing
  • Tai Chi Chuan (太極拳 T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Taijiquan) - Ultimate Supreme Fist
  • Xingyiquan (形意拳 Hsing-i Ch'uan) - Shape-Intent Fist
  • Yiquan (意拳 I Ch'uan) - Mind Boxing

[edit] External styles

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