Kung-Fu is the name of a fighting art that was developed by the Buddhist Monks of ancient China, and is the forerunner of all modern-day martial arts. Kung Fu came about from the need to strengthen the Monks body when they were falling asleep during the vital meditation exercises to study the doctrine of true Buddhism. It can be understood only after enduring the most difficult discipline, but the monks learned the physical body and mind work together as one. Although the word, "Kung-Fu", cannot actually be literally defined in English, its theory and practical applications are well understood in any language.
Kung-Fu is a method of self-defense that enables one to utilize one pound against fifty pounds because it does not direct power against power. The Kung-Fu student or practitioner employs circular motion with the mainstay of power directed from the waist (Use of the waist is not characteristic of all styles, but of many northern Chinese styles such as Buck-Hawk-Pai and Hung gar). In turn, this system will knock theopponent off balance, and then to his defeat
