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Küng

Küng is a surname of:

  • Andres Küng (1945-2002), Swedish journalist, writer, entrepreneur and politician
  • Carmen Küng (born 1978), Swiss curler
  • Hans Küng (born 1928), German catholic theologian
  • Patrick Küng (born 1984), Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer
  • Stefan Küng (born 1993), Swiss cyclist
Kung (comics)

Kung is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. The character was an Earth-2 supervillain who fought the Wonder Woman and All-Star Squadron of that world in stories taking place before the Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Kung (Haida village)

Kung was an important village of the Haida people, located on the west side of Alexandra Narrows on Graham Island, the largest and northernmost of the Haida Gwaii ("Islands of the Haida"} of British Columbia, Canada. Alexandra Narrows, known on some old maps as Mazzaredo Sound, connects Naden Harbour and Virago Sound.

Usage examples of "kung".

I took that assignment to kill Bill Crum in Hong Kong, part of the job was to destroy any files in that converted temple at Sai Kung.

She had just cleared her throat, and the sound was shockingly loud, so that Kung and Meyer turned to face her at almost the same moment Hawes did.

The few duiker and steenbok that had once roamed our plain had smelled the coming of the Whites and the fleeing Kung, and had run away.

The idea behind so-called mixed martial arts, or MMA, is to pit against each other a combination of traditional martial disciplines: boxing, jujitsu, judo, karate, kempo, kung fu, Muay Thai, sambo, wrestling.

The Family Warriors spent years being instructed by one of the Elders, a former Warrior, in karate, kung fu, jujitsu, savate, and diverse other styles of martial combat.

The term is taken from the hand gestures in the Indian dance-drama kathakali, which is related to the south Indian martial art kalaripayat, which may have been the source art for kung fu.

For example, another Taos-style bandido has since tried to rob the same bank, demanding money while demonstration threatening kung fu chops.

He called this discipline kung fu, which translates, “method by which short bald guys may kick the bejeezus out of you.

He called this discipline kung fu, which translates, "method by which short bald guys may kick the bejeezus out of you.

I can't name everything they "sample" in this, their second feature, but a few obvious influences are Blade Runner, the Bible, Alice in Wonderland, Japanese manga and anime, Men in Black, Hong Kong chopsocky flicks, classic sf fiction from authors like Dick, Ellison, and William Gibson, Alien/s, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Greek mythology, Terminator and T2, the Millennium Falcon set from Star Wars, and the old Kung Fu TV show.

Kung Chong was an old hand at conducting raids on houses of dissidents when he was an agent with the People's Republic intelligence service.

One day a travelling salesman visited the house and recommended that she visit Chi Kung, a strange monk who lived alone in Ling Yin Temple near the Western Lake of Chehkiang.

Tang said gleefully, convinced that tonight old devil, Chi Kung, the god of gamblers, was sitting on his shoulder.

She took up yoga, then chi kung and tai chi, until she could increase blood flow to various parts of her body at will.

Pao Kung lifted the dish up to his ear and asked again, 'Soul of the dish, speak to me.