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Kung fu, also spelled gung fu, is a generic term for martial arts originating in China. A direct translation of the term would be “hard work” or “effort”. Shaolin is a subset of Kung Fu that was studied in temples between around 500 AD until the destruction of the temples in the early 1920’s. Click here for a more detailed description of Shaolin gung fu.
