Chinese boxing

Is Chinese Boxing the Same as Gong Fu (Kung Fu)?

In America, the term Gong Fu is used to mean martial arts or to refer to Chinese Boxing methods. This is based largely on the commercialisation of Gong Fu as fighting or what is presented through the lens of Hollywood. Gong Fu means time, effort, a high degree of skill or workmanship, or art. Gong Fu represents the unending struggle for self-improvement and achievement. In that sense, it can be present in the martial arts as well as any endeavor one chooses to pursue, such as the management and balance of one's life. It is possible to find Gong Fu in many aspects of a persons life. The physical training and practice associated with Chinese Boxing is to strengthen and improve oneself. This practice is not merely for the physical body, but of the mind and spirit; as the body is merely the container for the whole person. To achieve a high level of Gong Fu requires perseverance, patience, humility, respect for others, benevolence and a willingness to learn.

Editor:Yang Jie