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People use the term kung-fu to<br />

describe Chinese martial arts.<br />

But working hard and becoming<br />

an expert in any skill is the real<br />

meaning of kung-fu.<br />

Long ago, in China, kung-fu was all<br />

about working hard and training<br />

the body and mind to achieve<br />

excellence in any area of learning<br />

or skill. Today, a person could be<br />

kung-fu at basketball or art. When<br />

we say a person has kung-fu, it<br />

means that person has worked<br />

hard and has great skill.<br />

<strong>The</strong> term kung-fu became popular<br />

in the 1960s when a lot of movies<br />

were made in Hong Kong (a city<br />

in China). <strong>The</strong> movies showed a<br />

lot of Chinese martial arts. One of<br />

the stars of these movies was Bruce<br />

Lee. He was an actor and a master<br />

of Chinese martial arts.<br />

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Chinese martial arts were first<br />

used 5000 years ago. <strong>The</strong>y were a form of self-defence, used during<br />

hunting expeditions. <strong>The</strong>y were also used by Chinese soldiers in handto-hand<br />

combat and weapons training. Over time, Chinese martial arts<br />

changed and new techniques for good health and to develop inner<br />

strength were included.<br />

Today, there are hundreds of different styles of Chinese martial arts.<br />

<strong>The</strong> names given to Chinese martial arts as a group include: ‘kung-fu’,<br />

‘wushu’, ‘kuoshu’, or ‘ch’uan fa’.<br />

R.I.C. Publications ® <strong>Comprehension</strong> box 1 (144)<br />

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