Kung fu is a Chinese way of fighting in which people use only their bare hands and feet. an ancient Chinese fighting art in which you attack people with your hands and feet. Pinyin gongfu Chinese martial art that is simultaneously a spiritual and a physical discipline. It has been practiced at least since the Zhou dynasty (1111-255 BC). Its prescribed stances and actions are based on keen observations of human skeletal and muscular anatomy and physiology, and many of its movements are imitations of the fighting styles of animals. Its combative techniques resemble those used in karate and tae kwon do. Self-discipline is emphasized. Kung fu performed as exercise resembles t'ai chi ch'uan
A generic term for a majority of the Chinese martial arts Kung fu has two major divisions The southern styles display a clear preference for techniques of strength and power, whereas the northern styles employ soft, open movement