Kung fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...

or Chinese martial arts are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China.

Chinese culture

Kung fu (term) In general, kung fu/kungfu ( or ; zh, 功夫, p=gōngfu pronounced ) refers to the Chinese martial arts also called wushu and quanfa. In China, it refers to any study, learning, or practice that requires patience, energy, and time to complet ...

, means "achievement through great effort" *

Gongfu tea ceremony The gongfu tea ceremony or kung fu tea ceremony ( or ), is a type of Chinese tea ceremony, involving the ritual preparation and presentation of tea. It is probably based on the tea preparation approaches originated in Fujian and the Chaoshan area ...

, also known as ''kung fu tea ceremony'' *

Kungfu (restaurant) Guangzhou Real Kungfu Catering Management Co., Ltd., trading as Kungfu (), is a fast-food chain in China, headquartered in Tianhe District, Guangzhou. The first restaurant opened in 1990. As of 2011 the company had over 300 locations in China. As ...

, a restaurant chain in China

Athletes

Kung Fu (wrestler) Raymundo Cuesta Veloz (January 20, 1951 – January 3, 2001) was a Mexican ''Luchador'' or professional wrestler best known under the ring name ''Kung Fu''. As Kung Fu he made a name for himself as part of ''Trio Fantásticos'' along with Kat ...

(1951–2001), Mexican Luchador * Kung Fu Naki, ringname for Japanese professional wrestler

Shoichi Funaki (born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and color commentator signed to WWE, where he is a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion. He currently works for WWE as a Japanese-language play-by-play co ...

Media

Film

Kung fu film Kung fu film () is a subgenre of martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema set in the contemporary period and featuring realistic martial arts. It lacks the fantasy elements seen in ''wuxia'', a related martial arts genre that uses historical ...

, action films inspired by Chinese martial arts

Television

* ''Kung Fu'' (1972 TV series), a 1972–75 TV series starring David Carradine * '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', subsequent TV series (1993–97) also starring David Carradine * ''Kung Fu'' (2021 TV series), a modern day adaptation of the 1970s series

Music

* "Kung Fu" (Ash song), 1995 * "Kung Fu" (YBN Cordae song), 2018 * "Kung-Fu" (187 Lockdown song), 1998 *

Kung Fu Records Kung Fu Records is an American independent record label founded in 1996 by Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald of the punk rock band The Vandals. Founded in order to release a record by the Riverside, California band Assorted Jelly Beans, the ...

, an independent punk record label * "Kung Fu", a 1974 song by Curtis Mayfield from the album '' Sweet Exorcist'' * "Kung-Fu", a 2001 song by The Dirtbombs from the album ''

Ultraglide in Black ''Ultraglide in Black'' is an album by the American rock music group The Dirtbombs. The album is mostly covers of soul and funk songs. Band leader Mick Collins stated that this album was his tribute to the black music he grew up with. The only ...

'' * "Kung Fu", a 2016 song by Emeli Sandé from the album ''