| Since kung fu is more than 1,000 years
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| | two styles.
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| old, there are hundreds of styles of kung
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| | Then there are distinctions of styles,
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| fu. Old styles are mixed to create new
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| | like internal and external styles. Here,
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| styles. Then there are many families of
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| | internal styles emphasize the
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| styles. Kung fu styles also change from
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| | non-tangible elements like meditation,
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| region to region, as kung fu reflects a
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| | body control, perception and mind
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| way of living.
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| | control. These styles are also known as
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| The kung fu styles can be divided into
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| | mystical styles. Internal styles are part
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| soft and hard styles. Soft styles mean
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| | of soft styles. External styles use body
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| diverting momentum to unbalance an
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| | mechanics and force. Weight, strength and
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| opponent. They are used to bring
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| | positioning are used to gain the
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| opponents into striking range. These
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| | advantage. External styles are hard
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| styles use less physical force and more
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| | styles.
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| internal energy and skills. Hard styles
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| | As a kung fu master learns from his
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| direct the energy outward. These are used
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| | surroundings, there are many styles which
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| to strike with the force.
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| | are adopted from the behavior of the
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| Kung fu can also be divided by the form
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| | animals. The famous example of this is
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| of movements. This subtle distinction
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| | monkey style, which is adopted from the
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| classifies kung fu styles as circular and
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| | behavior of monkeys.
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| linear. As the name depicts, circular
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| | Finally there is no end to the discussion
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| styles use around and aside movements in
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| | on kung fu styles. A kung fu master
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| relation to the opponents. Linear styles
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| | learns from the environment and himself,
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| use direct, straight-line movements. Most
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| | or makes his own style.
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| kung fu masters use a mixture of these
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