Characteristics of Sanshou

Wushu Sanshou is an excellent cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, which gradually evolved and developed under the specific social and historical conditions in China, with distinctive national characteristics. China's Sanshou is different from boxing and Taekwondo, from the head bump, elbow bump and knee bump of Muay Thai, and from the wrestling, blocking and tackling of judo. Because Sanshou is a wrestling competition, which is different from free fighting with ropes in western countries, karate, sumo, taekwondo, ninja and so on in Japan, as well as French kicking and so on. Wushu Sanshou requires "far kicking, close fighting and close wrestling", and its national form is not fixed, nor can it be understood as "past form", "historical form" or "traditional form". The national form has distinct characteristics of the times, so the form is not single, but changeable and constantly evolving.

The form of Sanshou embodies the special essence of Wushu-fighting, and at the same time it is obviously different from the fighting that causes people to be disabled, excluding the tactics of killing. The rules of Sanshou strictly stipulate that it is forbidden to attack the opponent's back, neck and crotch, and it is also forbidden to use anti-joint movements and elbow and knee techniques, but all kinds of martial arts techniques can be used. The inherent characteristics of Sanshou determine that it is manifested in the form of confrontation, so the basic form of Sanshou is confrontation. This kind of confrontation is that after the two sides have mastered the basic movements and techniques of Sanshou, after a period of training, there is no fixed format, and within the scope stipulated by the rules, they are more skilled, braver and wiser, and act from top to bottom.