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Two young women demonstrate Chinese boxing (popularly known as kung fu) in a public square in San Francisco,<br />

February 9, 1979. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis)<br />

general acceptance, particularly in academic circles. Nevertheless, kung fu<br />

continues to be used in Hong Kong and other areas outside mainland<br />

China, as well as internationally in the popular media.<br />

Thomas A. Green<br />

See also Animal and Imitative Systems in Chinese <strong>Martial</strong> <strong>Arts</strong>; Boxing,<br />

Chinese; Boxing, Chinese Shaolin Styles<br />

References<br />

Amos, Daniel M. 1997. “A Hong Kong Southern Praying Mantis Cult.”<br />

Journal of the Asian <strong>Martial</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> 6: 31–61.<br />

Draeger, Donn, and Robert Smith. 1981. Comprehensive Asian Fighting<br />

<strong>Arts</strong>. Tokyo: Kodansha International.<br />

Parker, Ed. 1963. Secrets of Chinese Karate. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-<br />

Hall.<br />

Reid, Howard, and Michael Croucher. 1983. <strong>The</strong> Way of the Warrior.<br />

Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press.<br />

Smith, Robert. 1974. Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods. Tokyo:<br />

Kodansha International.<br />

Kwoon<br />

See Training Area<br />

Kung Fu/Gung Fu/Gongfu 315

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