How to Use kung fu in a Sentence

kung fu

noun
  • Released 50 years ago this month, the kung fu movie ...
    Jack Butler, National Review, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The actor, 28 years old at the time of his death, was best known as the son of kung fu star Bruce Lee.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2021
  • There’s also plenty of kung fu fights and gun fights in the new film.
    NBC News, 18 Dec. 2021
  • What results is the study and teaching of white crane kung fu, tai chi, and qigong.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Bruce Lee kicks butt and takes names in his first major big-screen role in this 1971 kung fu flick.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
  • The pair honed their martial arts skills by watching videos on YouTube and old kung fu movies.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Not just kung fu movies, but also samurai movies and the Eastern kind of genre of films.
    Carson Burton, Variety, 15 July 2022
  • Lee, of course, is the kung fu star who remains a legend today.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The project started when Emory came to Kirschenbaum's Harlem apartment for kung fu in 2018.
    Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2022
  • He is best known for supporting roles in 1960s kung fu movies.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Tran grew up watching kung fu films from China and Hong Kong.
    NBC News, 21 June 2021
  • Irish dance and Greek line dance were also demonstrated, as was kung fu.
    Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • But instead of red overalls to throw fireballs, Peach is a kung fu martial artist.
    Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The former costars shared a big embrace before doing some kung fu moves.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The second type is the kung fu movie, like my Ip Man franchise, where the era is closer to the modern day, but people don’t fly as much (laughs).
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2022
  • In the fall of 1963, Bruce Lee had ambitions of opening kung fu schools across America.
    Danny Chau, The Atlantic, 22 June 2020
  • The director grew up on kung fu movies and always wanted to make his own grindhouse epic.
    Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 30 July 2019
  • Tae kwon do, kickboxing, wushu, kung fu, jeet kune do, capoeira, krav maga.
    Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • That included how her costume would move and how much kung fu would be required.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Who cares if Moore doesn't actually know karate or kung fu?
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2019
  • At the park, watch dragon and lion dances, eat Chinese street food and participate in kung fu and tai chi.
    Sandy Guerra-Cline, star-telegram, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 1 June 2022
  • This time, the plastic heroes send up kung fu movies and Japanese monster movies.
    Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Why not have a kung fu fight on a plane operating without a pilot?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • That mostly means artworks in the style of movie posters or comic books in which African Americans adopt the stances of kung fu and samurai heroes.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The feature has fun referencing kung fu movies of the ’70s, something Balda loves.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 3 July 2022
  • Qigong is the mother of practices such as martial arts, tai chi and kung fu, event organizers say.
    Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • His concept for Dolemite has everything: Boobs, kung fu, high-speed car chases.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • And the jerky, slicing style of Vogue arm movements were reportedly inspired by Bruce Lee’s kung fu films.
    Thomas Adamson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • But Po, who’s expected to move on as the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace, isn’t thrilled to do so, still enamored with the glory and action that comes with being a kung fu fighter.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024

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