Martial Arts and Dance

Contrast between Wushu and Street Dance

Wushu, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese martial arts, passed down through the martial arts, "stopping aggression" as the technical orientation, leading practitioners into the understanding of the objective laws of man, nature and society, the traditional way of indoctrination (martial arts), is the guide and guarantee of human material civilization.

Wushu is the technology that stops fighting; it has the power to stop wars and maintain peace. As the survival skills of the Chinese people, the traditional Chinese martial arts have accompanied the development of Chinese history and civilization for thousands of years, and have become the soul that sustains the survival and development of the nation and the spirit that carries the genetic make-up of the Chinese children, and stops the fighting for the martial arts. Wushu is the strength to maintain one's own security and rights and interests. Our practice of martial arts is to enhance our body and mind, our soul and spirit, so that we can feel secure, strong and energetic, and have the strength to win in peace. This is the treasure of our clan that has been deposited over the generations to protect our souls and spirits.

Street dance is originated in the United States, based on different street culture or music styles and produce a number of different kinds of dance collectively, the earliest street dance dance for Locking, originated in the 1960s. (Note: the English translation of Street Dance has and only has Street Dance, Hiphop is only one of them), the action is a combination of various walking, running, jumping, and through the head, neck, shoulders, upper limbs, torso and other joints of the flexion and extension, rotation, around the ring, pendulum vibration, wave twisting and other coherent combination of the various actions have their specific fitness effect, both attention to the upper limbs and lower limbs, The coordination of upper limbs and lower limbs, abdomen and back, head and torso movements, but also pay attention to the composition of each link of each part of the independent movement. 80's introduced to China, and gradually spread as a fitness activity.

Wushu and street dance have the same point: both are a form of human movement.

The differences between wushu and street dance: 1. Wushu is an authentic sport, which has entered the National Games and the Asian Games. 2. Street dance is a recreational project. 2. Wushu routine is a series of combinations of movements containing the meaning of skill and offense and defense, is to preserve the skill of martial arts movements, as the basic training means of martial arts. Street dance coordinates all parts of the human body muscle groups, shaping a beautiful body, improve human coordination, cultivate a sense of beauty.3. Wushu routines are a unique form of Chinese martial arts, practiced well to defend themselves (like Taiji Push Hands, "half a step to the world of the avalanche fist", etc.).