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.

[edit] Outside Influences

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.^{[citation needed]} The Korean martial arts manual Muyedobotongji (1790) has a chapter on Quan fa, called Kwon Bub in Korean

[edit] Pop Culture

• In the popular Arcade Game Tekken 5, a character that goes by the name Feng Wei uses Chinese Kempo, also known as Quan Fa, as his fighting style. In each introduction and winning pose, he performs a quick stance from each of the five animals.

[edit] See also

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