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Sources for kung fu

Every number in the text, like 3, points here. The pages are written in our own words from these sources. Where sources disagree, the pages say so and show each version. Rules and grades are each body's own, with the date we read them, and change over time.

How these pages were made

Researched and drafted with computer help, checked against the sources below, and read by a karate instructor. Pictures are drawn, with computer help, under our direction, and none shows a real child. Recorded chapters and words are read by a computer voice; a word not yet recorded uses your device's own voice. If you spot a mistake, email hello@everydojo.com.

  1. 1.Chinese martial arts · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  2. 2.Kung fu (term) · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); it gives two dates for the first English use, 1869 and 1966, and both are shown
  3. 3.Wushu (sport) · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); its account of 1936 is not used, the IWUF's is
  4. 4.Shaolin kung fu; Shaolin Monastery; Bodhidharma · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  5. 5.Southern Shaolin Monastery; Five Elders · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  6. 6.Wing Chun; Glossary of Wing Chun terms; Mu ren zhuang; Butterfly sword · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  7. 7.Ip Man; Ip Chun; Leung Ting; Wong Shun-leung; Ng Mui; Yim Wing-chun · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); only the facts of his teaching life are used
  8. 8.Hung Ga; Wong Fei-hung; Ten Tigers of Canton; Hong Xiguan · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  9. 9.Choy Li Fut; Chan Heung; Choy gar; Li family kung fu; Fut Gar · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  10. 10.Fujian White Crane; Tibetan White Crane · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  11. 11.Northern Praying Mantis; Southern Praying Mantis; Northern Shaolin kung fu; Changquan; Eagle Claw; Monkey Kung Fu · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  12. 13.Tai chi; Pushing hands; Neijia; Zhang Sanfeng; Xingyiquan; Baguazhang; Qigong; Chen-style and Yang-style tai chi · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  13. 14.Chinese Wushu Association; International Wushu Federation; World Wushu Championships; Wushu at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); its naming of Europe's continental body is out of date, so the IWUF's and WKFE's own pages are used for that
  14. 15.Shifu; Horse stance; Kowtow; Lion dance · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  15. 16.Kung fu film; Hong Kong action cinema; Bruce Lee; The Big Boss; Enter the Dragon; Kung Fu (1972 TV series); Kung Fu Fighting; Drunken Master; Ip Man (film); Jeet Kune Do · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  16. 17.Shaolin Temple UK · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0); only its founding year and gradings are used
  17. 18.Jixiao Xinshu; Qi Jiguang; Chin Woo Athletic Association; Central Guoshu Institute; Styles of Chinese martial arts · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  18. 19.Bak Mei; Mok Gar; Jow-Ga kung fu; Southern Dragon kung fu · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  19. 20.Jian; Guandao; Gun (staff) · Wikipedia contributors · Facts only, own words (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
  20. 40.IWUF website: About IWUF and chronology, History of Wushu, Taolu, Sanda and Traditional Wushu, Members, Grading, Wushu in Multi-sport Games · International Wushu Federation (IWUF) · Facts only, own words
  21. 41.IWUF Wushu Taolu Competition Rules and Judging Methods (2024) · International Wushu Federation (IWUF) · Facts only, own words
  22. 43.IWUF Wushu Sanda Competition Rules and Judging Method (2017), still the version linked from the IWUF's sanda page on 26 October 2026 · International Wushu Federation (IWUF) · Facts only, own words
  23. 44.IWUF Traditional Wushu Competition Rules and Judging Methods (Trial), 2019 · International Wushu Federation (IWUF) · Facts only, own words
  24. 45.IWUF: Wushu at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, and news of 13 October 2026 · International Wushu Federation (IWUF) · Facts only, own words; the IOC's own page could not be read, so the IWUF's is used
  25. 46.IWUF Youth Wushu Series teaching materials: Changquan, Gunshu, Taijiquan, Taijishan (bilingual) · International Wushu Federation (IWUF) · Facts only, own words
  26. 47.WUSHU TV, the IWUF's official YouTube channel, with teaching videos for every 3rd Set routine · International Wushu Federation (IWUF) · Link only
  27. 50.WKFE (Wushu Kungfu Federation of Europe): About us, Members, Competitions · Wushu Kungfu Federation of Europe · Facts only, own words
  28. 51.WKFE 20th European Wushu Kungfu Championships 2026, Lyon: Regulations, version 3.0 · Wushu Kungfu Federation of Europe · Facts only, own words; it contains slips in two dates and one age band, which are not repeated
  29. 52.WKFE 20th European Wushu Championships results, version 3 · Wushu Kungfu Federation of Europe · Fact only; no names recorded
  30. 56.Chinese Wushu Association official site, and The Paper's report of a CWA notice on a fake look up site (4 April 2026) · Chinese Wushu Association; The Paper · Facts only, own words; the CWA's own site loads by script and could not be read
  31. 57.Kung Fu Wushu Australia: KWA as the exclusive administrator of the Chinese Duanwei Grading System (4 October 2014) · Kung Fu Wushu Australia · Facts only, own words; a national federation's description of the CWA scheme, not the CWA's own
  32. 58.USAWKF Wushu Duan Grading (examination of 19 to 21 December 2025) · United States of America Wushu Kungfu Federation · Facts only, own words; an example of one federation's own duan scheme
  33. 80.BCCMA website (2026): About, Membership, Coaching Standards, Find a Class, Safeguarding, DBS · British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) · Facts only, own words; the site loads by script and was read from its public page text
  34. 81.BCCMA diary and news (2026 and 2027 events) · British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) · Facts only, own words
  35. 82.BCCMA's previous website: 2026 competition calendar and the 2024 GB wushu team selection · British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) · Facts only, own words; read from an Internet Archive copy of the BCCMA's previous website
  36. 83.BCCMA Membership Pack 2023 · British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) · Facts only, own words; read from an Internet Archive copy of the BCCMA's previous website; fees are dated 2023
  37. 84.BCCMA Light Sanda (Qingda) Competition Rules (June 2024, v6) and National Junior Light Sanda Regulations (2024) · British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) · Facts only, own words; read from an Internet Archive copy of the BCCMA's previous website; the junior pack gives two age ranges, and both are shown
  38. 85.BCCMA Traditional Taolu Competition Rules 2024 · British Council for Chinese Martial Arts (BCCMA) · Facts only, own words; read from an Internet Archive copy of the BCCMA's previous website
  39. 87.UK sports councils' recognition: the September 2026 master list and the Sport England, sportscotland, Sport Wales and Sport NI pages (recorded 8 October 2026) · The four UK sports councils · Facts only, own words
  40. 89.Tai Chi Union for Great Britain (Tai Chi Internal Arts Union) · Tai Chi Union for Great Britain C.I.C. · Facts only, own words
  41. 100.British Kung Fu Association (Lau Gar): About Us, Style and FAQ, Guardians, Masters, Competition, Policy, Calendar · British Kung Fu Association · Facts only, own words; Lau Gar and Lau Gar Kuen are the BKFA's registered marks and are used here only as the style's name
  42. 102.UK Wing Chun Kung Fu Association: Home, Syllabus, Wing Chun FAQs, Wing Chun Kids, Master James Sinclair · UK Wing Chun Kung Fu Association · Facts only, own words
  43. 103.Samuel Kwok Wing Chun: About Sam Kwok, Wing Chun History (a translation of Ip Man's own account), The Wing Chun Forms, Ip Man's Code of Conduct · Samuel Kwok Martial Arts Association · Facts only, own words
  44. 104.Kamon Wing Chun Kung Fu: About, FAQ, Children's Classes, Kevin Chan · Kamon Martial Arts Federation · Facts only, own words
  45. 105.Wing Chun Kuen UK (WCKUK): About Us, Governing Body, Glossary · WCKUK · Facts only, own words
  46. 106.Wing Chun Federation, Southampton: About, Alan Gibson, Train · Wing Chun Federation · Facts only, own words; prices are dated 2026
  47. 108.Hong Kong Wing Tsun Association UK · Hong Kong Wing Tsun Association UK · Facts only, own words; prices are dated 2026
  48. 110.Yee's Hung Ga International Kung Fu Association: Our Style Overview, Grandmaster Frank Yee · Yee's Hung Ga International Kung Fu Association · Facts only, own words
  49. 111.Five Pattern Hung Kuen Kung Fu, Exeter and Plymouth · Five Pattern Hung Kuen Kung Fu · Facts only, own words
  50. 112.Liverpool Hung Gar Kung Fu: What is Hung Gar, Heritage, Lessons · Liverpool Hung Gar Kung Fu Friendship Association · Facts only, own words; prices are dated 2026
  51. 113.Tiger Crane Kung Fu, London, and the White Crane Kung Fu YouTube channel it links · Dave Courtney Jones · Facts only, own words
  52. 114.Choy Li Fut Norwich · The instructor's own site · Facts only, own words; one instructor's own account
  53. 115.Fujian White Crane Kung Fu and Tai Chi (FWC) · FWC · Facts only, own words
  54. 116.White Crane Fighting Arts, Sussex and Bristol · Neil Johnson · Facts only, own words
  55. 117.Nottingham Kung Fu School · Nottingham Kung Fu School · Facts only, own words
  56. 118.Wutan UK · Wutan · Facts only, own words
  57. 119.Shaolin Temple UK: Home, About, History, Kids classes, Preparation, San Shou · Shaolin Temple UK · Facts only, own words
  58. 120.UK Shaolin, Southampton: About, Children's Martial Arts · UK Shaolin · Facts only, own words; prices are dated 2026
  59. 121.Manchester Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan Kung Fu: History, Style, Your First Class, Grading Syllabus · Manchester Nam Pai Chuan Kung Fu · Facts only, own words; its history page repeats the Bodhidharma story as accepted history, which these pages label a legend
  60. 123.A Boxing Manual 70 Years in the Making, by Hing Chao (3 June 2013) · Tatler Asia · Facts only, own words
  61. 130.NSPCC: 5 questions to ask your child's sports club; the Safeguarding Code in Martial Arts · NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit; NWG Network · Facts only; link
  62. 140.EveryDojo governing bodies research, 8 October 2026 · EveryDojo · Internal: each body's own site and the sports councils' lists, read on that date and rechecked where stated
  63. 141.EveryDojo club list snapshot, 8 October 2026: 299 clubs listed under Kung Fu · EveryDojo · Internal; club names undercount affiliation, so a rough guide only
  64. 142.EveryDojo research queue count, 26 October 2026: 475 live Kung Fu clubs · EveryDojo · Internal

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