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1 – In Martial arts, A kind of over-cooperation; What a willing assistant does to demonstrate what is actually faked.

2 – A term in Gaming describing the actions of a “Tank”, which is the character kept as the primary interest of enemies so as to be the primary absorber of damage.

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  • Honesty – toward the direction of an “honest” unwilling/realistic partner, object(s), circumstances, etc.

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(Wikipedia: Kung fu · Chinese martial arts)

A classic description of martial arts in general, it’s actually specific to Chinese Martial arts and is appropriated as a generic term for all, or just Asian, martial arts.

  • Literally “time” (夫) and “work” (功) (“effort”, or “one who is highly skilled”)
  • Mandarin Pinyin: gōngfu
  • Cantonese Pinyin: gūng fū)

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