For most of its history, Kung Fu was a closely guarded secret. Used by Chinese to protect themselves from outsiders, teaching it to non-Chinese was strictly forbidden. But that started changing in the 1900s, with Grandmaster Ark Y. Wong becoming the first sifu to proudly proclaim that he’d teach anyone willing to learn. With his contemporaries like Bruce Lee and Lao Bun, Wong led the flourishing of Chinese martial arts as an open expression of culture and fitness. #kungfu #martialarts #chineseam

A group of kung fu practitioners in Beijing attempt to continue to train and live by the ancient principles of the classic Chinese martial art, but some say the traditions are in danger of dying with them. | Reuters