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BLACK PANTA
Kung Fu Timeline


ca. 800 B.C. Boxing in China can be traced back reliably to the Chou Dynasty

700 B.C. Wrestling in China can be traced to at least this time

ca. 500 B.C. During the Chou dynasty. Taoist monks developed a series of health and meditation exercises

1st century A.D. "Six Chapters of Hand Fighting", in Han Book of Arms written by Pan Kuo (39-92 A.D.)

ca. 220 A.D. Hua To, "Five Animals Play" - tiger, deer, monkey, bear, and bird

5th century A.D. Shaolin Temple at Honan built

ca. 520 A.D. Tamo (Bodhidharma) to China

8th century A.D. Go-ti exported to Japan from China, develops into Sumo
Earliest formal exportation of kung fu.

1100-1300 Shaolin "heroic period". Esoteric nature of kung fu begins to collapse

Several burnings of Shaolin temples during this period

1300s Period of Shaolin resistance to Mongols. Chang San-feng, Taoist monk, adds softness to kung fu

Shaolin arts reached a zenith during the Ming dynasty

late 1400s White Crane developed in Tibet during Ming dynasty, introduced to China ca. 1840

1522 Five Form Fist

16th century Kwok Yuen expands Tamo's 18 exercises into 72

Dragon style: ca 1565

Mantis style: ca. 1600

Chin na: ca. 1607

17th century Hsing-I

18th century Wang Tsung-yuen introduces T'ai Chi Ch'uan into Honan (early 1700s)

Pa Kua

Wing Chun: ca. 1776

19th century Choy Li Fut: 1830s

Monkey style: ca. 1842

20th century 1900-aftermath of Boxer Rebellion, attempted purge of martial arts from the Middle Kingdom

1928: wu shu renamed to kuo su (martial arts)

1967: Jeet Kune Do

1972: "Kung Fu" TV series

1973: death of Bruce Lee
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zefff
not dissin but where did this come from?...and they forgot to add 1975 - blessed year of zefff's birth.
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BLACK PANTA
the Shaolin Gung Fu Institute website. Stumbled accross it.
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DeStRuCtIkOn
quote:

Originally posted by BLACK PANTA
Kung Fu Timeline


ca. 800 B.C. Boxing in China can be traced back reliably to the Chou Dynasty

700 B.C. Wrestling in China can be traced to at least this time

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5th century A.D. Shaolin Temple at Honan built

ca. 520 A.D. Tamo (Bodhidharma) to China



And people want to say that Bodhidharma invented kung fu....shame on them.
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BLACK PANTA
*shaking fists in the air at that last comment*
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Blade
What about the communists ? didnt they murder people who refused to give up their gung-fu \ tradition \ religon?
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BLACK PANTA
apparently there was an attempt at genocide against the Hui people, for they did not want to give up their religeon (Islam). It was one of the quietest genocides ever. But not to worry we are back in effect 75 million strong in China
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Old Fat Kenpoka
Yup, nothing new since Bruce Lee died...30 years ago...
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