wire fu
Gravity-defying martial arts
Wire fu is a style of martial arts choreography using wires and harnesses to create gravity-defying stunts—fighters leaping across rooftops, running up walls, or hovering mid-combat.
The technique originated in Hong Kong action cinema and became widely known in the West through films like *The Matrix* and *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon*.
The term blends "wire work" with "kung fu."
Craft using bent metal
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- pulleysGrooved wheels for rope
suspension · ratchet · descender · green screen · compositing · safety coordinator · counterweight · spring floor
Chinese special administrative region
- The MatrixSimulated world, hidden truth
- Ang LeeTaiwanese-American film director
- Jet LiChinese action film star
- swordplayArt of fighting with blades
Kill Bill · Michelle Yeoh · Jackie Chan · bamboo forest · rooftop chase · wall running
Warfare between aircraft
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
spinning kick · weightlessness · acrobatics · somersault · swooping · graceful descent
wirework
Craft using bent metal
pulleys · suspension · ratchet · descender · green screen · compositing · safety coordinator · counterweight · spring floor · crash mat
Hong Kong
Chinese special administrative region
- The MatrixSimulated world, hidden truth
- Ang LeeTaiwanese-American film director
- Jet LiChinese action film star
Kill Bill · Michelle Yeoh · Jackie Chan · swordplay · bamboo forest · rooftop chase · wall running
aerial combat
Warfare between aircraft
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
gliding · spinning kick · weightlessness · acrobatics · somersault · swooping · graceful descent