▁() ▁or ▁w ush u ▁( ), ▁are ▁several ▁hundred ▁fighting ▁styles ▁that ▁have ▁developed ▁over ▁the ▁centuries ▁in ▁China . ▁These ▁fighting ▁styles ▁are ▁often ▁class ified ▁according ▁to ▁common ▁tra its , ▁identified ▁as ▁" famil ies " ▁( ; ▁), ▁" sect s " ▁( ; ▁) ▁or ▁" sch ools " ▁( ; ▁) ▁of ▁mart ial ▁arts . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁such ▁tra its ▁include ▁Sh a olin qu an ▁ ▁() ▁physical ▁exer cis es ▁involving ▁Five ▁Anim als ▁() ▁m im ic ry ▁or ▁training ▁methods ▁inspired ▁by ▁Old ▁Chinese ▁philosoph ies , ▁relig ions ▁and ▁leg ends . ▁St yles ▁that ▁focus ▁on ▁q i ▁manip ulation ▁are ▁called ▁internal ▁( ; ▁), ▁while ▁others ▁that ▁concent rate ▁on ▁impro ving ▁mus cle ▁and ▁card i ov asc ular ▁fit ness ▁are ▁called ▁" external " ▁( ; ▁). ▁Ge ographical ▁association , ▁as ▁in ▁northern ▁( ; ▁) ▁and ▁" s ou thern " ▁( ; ▁), ▁is ▁another ▁popular ▁classification ▁method . ▁ ▁Term in ology ▁ ▁K ung ▁fu ▁and ▁w ush u ▁are ▁loan words ▁from ▁C anton ese ▁and ▁Mand arin ▁respectively ▁that , ▁in ▁English , ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts . ▁However , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁terms ▁k ung ▁fu ▁and ▁w ush u ▁( ; ▁) ▁have ▁distinct ▁mean ings . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁" Ch inese ▁mart ial ▁arts " ▁would ▁be ▁Zh ong gu o ▁w ush u ▁()