Wushu---special added to our Olympic Game

[color=DarkOrange][size=3]Wushu, Chinese martial arts, known in the West as kung fu, is a traditional folk sport characterized by various barehanded and armed combat techniques.
Wushu has a long history. Far back in primitive society about four thousand years ago, hard living conditions compelled the ancient people to use stone and wooden tools as weapons for hunting and self-defence. Their fighting skills with bare hands and in use of weapons formed the basis of primitive wushu. Afterwards, with the development of productive forces, especially that of the techniques in bronze casting, the variety of weapons increased and their quality improved.
The Ming Dynast saw the all-round development of Chinese martial arts. Many high-ranking officers and wushu masters wrote treatises and books on wushu. [/size][/color]

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[color=DarkOrange][size=3]In spite of its rich variety, wushu has four main types: barehanded boxing, the wielding of weapons, combat, and collective performances.
The weapons used in wushu fall into three categories: long weapons including spears and broadswords; short weapons such as short swords, daggers and hooks; and flexible weapons which includes nine-section cudgels and three-section cudgels.
All the basic movements of wushu such as dodging, turning, tumbling, jumping, and leaping require the coordination of the hands, the eyes, the body, and the feet. When "combat" is practiced the practitioners have to perform with dexterity and accuracy and in such a way as if they were in a real fight. Swift movements should be as quick as sound, poised postures as firm as mountains, and continuous movements as smooth and natural as floating clouds and flowing water.[/size][/color]

the basic information of it.:)
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i like that ,Wushu  is prime of our long history in china .

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Once in college,I chose wushu as my PE course,unfortunately I almost failed that semester

But I did study some kongfu,maybe you can call it 'hua quan xiu tui'.

Reply #7 arfei2002job's post

haha,same here.........
i just chose the wushu,but only learn little,just taiji...but now i almost forgot...
I want to teach my parents,so they do it as morning exercise....to keep healthy...

i think it's a good point for us that the Wushu was added in the Olympic Games .As it was one of the chinese distillation ...

i took this course when i was in university. However, it seems so difficult for me to remember the total course.
On that day when we took the final test, everyone finished the performance except me. moreover, I did not know how to give it to an end. so ashamed I was at that time!:$

I chose football when I was in the university.Does Chinese football no future?:Q

Reply #11 jask1985's post

:L it is a big question!

Reply #12 lynn1202's post

Yeah?also women's football?:')

Reply #13 jask1985's post

:L women did a better job than men, that's the truth.

rita, I like Wushu   :victory: :victory: :lol

it  seem that rata is a "kung fu gao shou "
:lol

Reply #16 flando's post

Yeah, I do think so
sometimes, maybe we can invite her to give us a show
:lol :lol

:L :L
I just appricate that wushu is  both traditional and popular.
and kongfu is known to the world.
feel proud of it.:lol
and there are famous kongfu stars in the hollywood.:lol

i joined 'teakwondo' association when i was in college,

but they required need to get together in playground at 6:30 a.m., and run 10 circles each morning

so i needed to get up at 6:15, and cannot have breakfast before that 10 circles' running

so they fired me  :(

Reply #19 silencen's post

:L :L it is really a hard time.
not enough sleeping time.
then how can they make their study work good?

i am also heard that chinese shaolin monk will not take part in the compitition

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:L :L it is really a hard time.
not enough sleeping time.
then how can they make their study work good? [/quote]

they don't think get together at 6:30 is early, they figure it's normal

but for me, it means feel sleepy all day... :L

We had leart a kind of martial named " The Box for Youth", and I did not like that as it was too tired!

Plus: I guess that people nowadays are much less adept in martial art than people before with the advanced technology!

When in military training as a freshmem, I played military drill very good.   :$ :$

Wushu , remind me of the justice ....:victory: :victory: remind me of the Characters of JINGYONG

If anybody like tea , i think KONG FU tea is so nice