so far i onlt knew snake, tiger, leopard, crane and monkey, jkd, praying mantis. Can you give me all of them and which top 5 of them are the best?tnx
2007-03-05 18:08:44 · 5 answers · asked by E.S ZEBULUN 2 in Sports ➔ 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.
Alphabetical listing
Bafaquan (八法拳) - Eight Methods
Baguazhang (八卦掌; Pa Kua Chang) - Eight Trigrams Palm
Bajiquan (八極拳) - Eight Extremes Fist
Bak Mei (白眉拳) - White Eyebrow
Black Tiger Kung Fu (黑虎拳)
Chaquan (查拳) - Cha Fist
Changquan (長拳) - Long Fist
Chuo Jiao (戳腳) - Poking Feet
Chow Gar - a form of Southern Praying Mantis
Choy Gar (蔡家) - also known as Rat Kung Fu
Choy Lee Fut (蔡李佛; Càilǐfó)
Dachengquan (大成拳) - Great Achievement Boxing (Yiquan)
Ditangquan (地躺拳) - Ground-Prone Fist, Ground Tumbling Boxing
Do Pi Kung Fu (道派)
Dragon Kung Fu (Lung Ying) (龍形拳)
Duan Quan (短拳) - Short Range Boxing
Emeiquan (峨嵋拳)
Fanziquan (翻子拳) - Overturning Fist, Tumbling Boxing
Feng Shou - Hand of the Wind
Five Ancestors (五祖拳) - Wuzuquan or Ngo Cho Kun
Five Animals (五形)
Five Petal Plum Blossom Qigong
Fujian White Crane (白鶴拳)
Fut Gar - Buddhist Palm
Gouquan (狗拳) - Dog Fist
Hong Cha
Hop Gar (俠家)
Houquan (猴拳) - Monkey Fist
Drunken Monkey (醉猴)
Hsing-i Ch'uan: see Xingyiquan (形意拳)
Huaquan (華拳) - China Fist
Hung Fut (洪佛) - Hung and Buddha style kung fu
Hung Gar (洪家拳; also known as Hung Ga or Hung Kuen) Shaolin Style and ancestor to many southern styles
Hu Quan (虎拳) - Tiger Fist
I Liq Chuan (意力拳) - Mind-Body Art, founded by Chin Lik Keong of Malaysia
Jeet Kune Do (截拳道) - Way of The Intercepting Fist, founded by Bruce Lee
Jing Wu Men (精武門) - Jing Wu, a famous school founded in Shanghai that teaches several different styles.
Jing Quan Do (精拳道) - a modern synthetic style
Jow-Ga Kung Fu (周家) - Jow family style
Kuntao - Way of the Fist
Kuen-Do (拳道) - Way of The Fist
Lau Gar (刘家) - Lau family style
Lai-Ga-Sau - A recently created separate branch based in the United Kingdom.
Leopard Kung Fu (豹拳)
Li (Lee) Family (李家) - Li Family or Lee Family style
Liu Seong Kuntao (also Liu Seong Gung Fu, Liu Seong Chuan Fa) - A Chinese art with Indonesian influence, practiced primarily in the United States.
Liu Shing Ch'uan (Liuxinquan)
Liuhe Bafa (六合八法; Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa) - Water Boxing
Luohan Quan (羅漢拳) Arhat Boxing, Law Horn Kuen
Mei Hua Quan (梅花拳 Plum Blossom Fist)
Mizongyi (迷蹤羅漢拳; Mízōngquán) - Lost Track Fist (also known as My Jong Law Horn)
Mok Gar (莫家拳) Mok family style
Nam Pai Chuan (南派拳)
Nan Quan (南拳) - Southern Fist
Northern Praying Mantis (北派螳螂拳)
Pai lum (白龍) - White Dragon, Pai Family Method, a modern style based on Kenpo with Chinese influences found mainly in the US and Canada.
Paochui (炮捶) - Cannon Fist, Sanhaung Paochui
Piguaquan (劈掛拳) - Chop-Hitch Fist, Axe-hitch boxing
Praying Mantis: see either Northern or Southern Praying Mantis.
Sanda (散打) or Sanshou (散手) - Free Fighting
San Soo (散手)
Shaolin Black Dragon Kung Fu
Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan (少林南派拳)
Shaolin Quan (少林拳)
Shen Lung Kung Fu (神龍功夫) - Modern variations of Southern style Chinese martial arts based in the United States.
Shuai Chiao (摔跤; Shuaijiao) - Chinese Wrestling
Shequan (蛇拳) - Snake Fist
Shou Shu
Southern Praying Mantis (南派螳螂拳)
Tai Chi Chuan (太極拳 T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Taijiquan) - Ultimate Supreme Fist
Tantui (彈腿/譚腿) - Spring Leg style
Tibetan White Crane (白鶴派)
Tiger Kung Fu: see Hu Quan
Tien Shan Pai (天山派)
Tongbeiquan (通背拳) - Through-the-Back Fist
Twelve Fists of Tamo
White Crane: see either Fujian White Crane or Tibetan White Crane
Wing Chun (詠春) - Forever Spring, made famous by Bruce Lee.
Wudangquan (武當拳)
Xingyiquan (形意拳; Hsing-i Ch'uan) - Shape-Intent Fist
Yau Kung Mun (软功門) - Flexible-Power Style
Yingzhaoquan (鷹爪拳) - Eagle Claw Fist
Yuejiaquan (岳家槍) - Yue family Fist/Boxing
Yiquan (意拳; I Ch'uan) - Mind Boxing
Zhuan Shu Kuan - A modern composite style containing elements of Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai and Changquan. It is based in the United Kingdom.
Zi Ran Men (自然门) - Natural Boxing or "fist of nature"
Zui Quan (醉拳) - Drunken Fist
2007-03-05 18:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by man_vir_in 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Types Of Kung Fu
2016-12-17 11:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well there are loads of different types, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_martial_arts. As for which ones the best they are all used for different purposes, a balanced martial art of multiple techniques may offer the greatest ease of use and a wide range of technique but a specialist kung fu would kick the balanced guy's @$$ with that technique. You see what I mean? It's a matter of opinion.
2007-03-05 18:20:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are way too many to list. On top of all the animal styles there are traditional styles that include the general Shaolin teachings, and new styles such as Wing Chun. Plus there are several hundreds of variants.
2007-03-05 18:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by jjbeard926 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hung gar rules
2007-03-05 20:02:43 · answer #5 · answered by gadgetki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋