The word "kung fu" originated in west and means "skill" or "ability". It is one of the various forms the Chinese martial arts. Shaolin monks are regarded to be the creators of Chinese kung fu. Shaolin Kung fu is recognized for its many animal styles such as tiger, crane, dragon, monkey, praying mantis and snake. Nowadays Chinese prefer to use the term Wushu in order to describe the Chinese martial arts instead of Kung fu. exercise and training regime of China. Since then the word has been used in context of the Chinese martial arts by the Taiwan's Government. Given below are some of the well-known A western Jesuit missionary by the name of Pere Amoit firstly used the word kung fu for styles of the Chinese kung fu. |
