"kung fu" 1922

[Stephen Goranson]

Quoting "Mullins, Bill AMRDEC" <Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL>:

> OED has 1966 for "kung fu"
>
> "Chinese Uses Ancient Cantonese System of Paralyzing Holds on Americans,
> Wins 89 of 96 Matches"
> by Jack Cuddy (UP)
> Nevada | Reno | Nevada State Journal | 1932-05-14 p. 6 col 7.
>
> "Concerning the art of kung fu, Wong Bock said it was the most
> formidable system of weaponless hand-to-hand combat the world has known.
> "

"The association was founded in 1909 for the purpose of supplying
instruction in
physical culture, more especially in the Chinese art and science of "Kung-fu'
(boxing)." p. 231 in China Awakened, Min-Chien T.Z. Tyau (NY:
Macmillan, 1922).
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Stephen Goranson

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