The History and Origin of the Martial Art: Wushu

The History and Origin of the Martial Art: Wushu

1. WUSHU

2. Wushu  , or Chinese  Kungfu is a hard and soft and complete martial art , as well as a full-contact sport. Chinese term for "martial arts"

3. HISTORY

4. 1949 - Wushu was developed to standardize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts. 1958 - the government established the umbrella organization to regulate martial arts training. A national Wushu system that included standard forms, teaching curriculum, and instructor grading was established. Wushu was introduced at both the high school and university level . 1979 - the State Commission for Physical Culture and Sports created a special task force to teaching and practice of Wushu. 1986 - the Chinese National Research Institute of Wushu was established as the central authority for the research and administration of Wushu activities in China.

5. The  Wushu Federation of the Philippines (WFP)  is the official national  governing body  for  Wushu  in the  Philippines  under the  International Wushu Federation . The WFP is a regular member of  Philippine Olympic Committee  as NSA or National Sports Association.

6. 2008 , the WFP was recognized as the "National Sports Association of the Year" by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) due to the impressive achievements of  nanquan  athlete Willy Wang at the  2007 World Wushu Championships  and the  2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament . 2016 , the federation won the same reward due to the double gold medal victories of  sanda  athletes Divine Wally and Arnel Mandal at the  2015 World Wushu Championships  held in Jakarta, Indonesia as well as the several victories of  Daniel Parantac  at the  2015 Southeast Asian Games .

7. Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold medals Total Medals References 1991 Beijing 1 1 3 5 7 5 [3] 1993 Kuala Lumpur 1 1 2 4 8 9 [4] 1995 Baltimore 2 1 3 6 8 7 [5] 1997 Rome 1 1 3 5 9 6 [6] 1999 Hum Hong Bay 1 3 4 13 8 [7] 2001 Yerevan - - [8] 2003 Macau 2 2 4 8 7 5 [9] 2005 Hanoi 3 1 1 5 4 10 [10] 2007 Beijing 1 2 2 5 9 10 [11] 2009 Toronto - - [12] 2011 Ankara 2 2 4 8 5 6 [13] 2013 Kuala Lumpur 1 2 3 6 10 10 [14] 2015 Jakarta 2 2 1 5 8 12 [15] 2017 Kazan 2 2 4 16 15 [16] 2019 Shanghai 1 1 2 4 12 12 [17] 2021 Dallas Future event Total 17 19 33 69 9 10

8. Two Disciplines of Wushu Taolo - involves martial art patterns, acrobatic movements and techniques for which competitors are judged and given points according to specific rules. Sanda - (sometimes called  sanshou ) is a modern fighting method and a full contact sport. Sanda contains boxing, kicks (kickboxing), and wrestling. It has all the combat aspects of wushu. Sanda appears much like  kickboxing, boxing or Muay Thai, but includes many more grappling techniques.

9. Barehanded Chángquán or Long Fist - The forms of the Long Fist style emphasize fully extended kicks and striking techniques, and by appearance would be considered a long-range fighting system. Nanquan - refers to wushu styles originating in south  China. Many are known for vigorous, athletic movements with very stable, low stances and intricate hand movements. This wushu form is a modern style derived from movements of these and other traditional southern styles.  It typically requires less flexibility and has fewer acrobatics than  Changguan , but it also requires greater leg stability and power generation through leg and hip coordination. This event was created in 1960.

10.   Taijiguan  sometimes colloquially known as “ Shadowboxing, "is an Internal Chinese martial practiced for defense training, health benefits, and meditation.  It is a wushu style mistakenly famous for slow, relaxed movements, often seen as an exercise method for the elderly, and sometimes known as " T'ai chi" in Western countries to those otherwise unfamiliar with wushu.

11. Short weapons

12. Dao - are single-edged Chinese, primarily used for slashing and chopping. The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider blades are sometimes referred to as Chinese broadswords. In China, the dao is considered one of the four traditional weapons, along with the gun (stick or staff),  giang  (spear), and the jian   (double-edged sword), called in this group  “The General of Weapons ".

13. Nandao is a kind of sword that is used mostly in contemporary Chinese wushu exercises and forms. It is the southern variation of the "northern broadsword", or Beidao .

14. J ian is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. In Chinese folklore, it is known as "The Gentleman of Weapons"

15. Taijijian - is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art Taijiquan. The straight sword, sometimes with a tassel and sometimes not, is used for upper body conditioning and martial training in traditional Taijiquan schools. The different family schools have various warmups, forms and fencing drills for training with the jian .

16. Long weapons

17. A gun is a long Chinese staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts. It is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the qiang (spear), dao (sabre), and the jian (straight sword). It is called, in this group, "The Grandfather of all Weapons".

18. The Nangun is a variation of the application of the "northern Chinese staff", which is featured in contemporary wushu exercises and forms. It is based on staff techniques coming from Southern Chinese martial arts. Its movements stress hitting, in contrast to the cutting and swinging techniques of the northern staff.

19. Qiang is the Chinese term for spear. Due to its relative ease of manufacture, the spear in many variations was ubiquitous on the pre-modern Chinese battlefield. It is known as one of the four major weapons, along with the gun (staff), dao (sabre), and the jian (straight sword), called in this group "The King of Weapons".

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