Quan fa

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Quan fa (Pinyin quánfǎ or Wade-Giles ch'üan² fa³, 拳法 "fist principles") is a generic term used for open handed Chinese martial arts. This was the kind of boxing that influenced Okinawan karate, and is pronounced in Japanese as kempo.

Quan fa techniques are described in a book called Jixiao Xinshu (紀效新書) written by the Chinese General Qi Jiguang. When this book spread to East Asia, it had a great influence on the development of martial arts in those regions. The Korean martial arts manual Muyedobotongji (1790) has a chapter on Quan fa, called Kwon Bub in Korean.

[edit] See also

• Kung fu (term)
• Wushu
• Chinese martial arts

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this art is still being performed in Europe. An example of a martial arts dojo in belgium, can be found here http://www.five-elements.info