What are the sports of the Dai people?

Brief Introduction of Dai Wushu The Dai people rely on nature, and in the long-term productive labor and social practice of resisting foreign aggression, they have created a kind of sports with unique traditional charm-Dai Wushu. The clever and brave Dai people learn the charm of martial arts from the expression of birds and animals, and create the essence of Dai martial arts from the bamboo in the mountains, which has the nature of entertainment from dance and the function of fitness and self-defense. Therefore, wearing martial arts also has the reputation of "Phoenix Boxing". Dai Wushu is another beauty of Dai folk sports. There used to be a saying among the Dai people that men should do three things: learn culture and become monks, tattoo to ward off evil spirits, and practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies. Learning Wushu is a compulsory course for everyone. Therefore, Dai boys should learn martial arts from their martial arts teachers to keep fit. Classification of Dai Wushu Dai Wushu has a long history. As early as the Han Dynasty, it took shape and became a series in the Tang Dynasty. Wearing martial arts is fast and slow, combining rigidity with softness. Require sensitive hands and feet, accurate judgment, rabbit's sensitivity, eagle's eyesight, unique style and diverse types. Mainly, boxing methods: three pits, four pits, five pits, six pits, twelve pits, four-door boxing, beauty boxing, wooden stake boxing, tiger boxing, cat boxing, dog boxing, peacock boxing, ivory boxing, horizontal pile boxing, twenty-five palm plum blossom boxing and so on. Instruments: single knife, double knife, triple knife, quadruple knife, threading, ivory knife, broadsword, dagger, long stick, two-section stick, three-section stick, iron milling, iron teeth, copper clip, etc. Duel: single knife against double sticks, double knife against sticks, four-door boxing, unarmed against double knives, elephant foot drum against kicking, etc. 32 sets of Dai Wushu boxing have been handed down from generation to generation, which is precious. Another martial arts dance has a long history. Dai people show their courage and vigilance. But now, the swords, guns, sticks and fists they used to practice have been integrated into the routines of learning from other nationalities. For example, there are different styles of boxing, such as local boxing, foreign boxing, Burmese boxing and Thai boxing, accompanied by drums, which have developed into a dance martial arts. There are many types of Dai Wushu, which can be summarized as unarmed boxing, chicken boxing, sweeping boxing, Hongquan, Hua Quan, broadsword, single-knife, double-knife, cudgel, mark (like fireworks) and cave tip (also called chain clip). There are others such as solo training, duet training and Sanda. The unarmed training of Dai people is called "opponent boxing"; Double-knife sparring is called "ivory boxing"; Playing with a stick is called "oblique playing" Most of its movements imitate deer, cows and elephants. Don't be funny when practicing, sometimes it's funny like a deer; Sometimes it's like elephant trunk wars; Sometimes they fight like bison. The training characteristics of wearing Wushu pay attention to basic training, requiring agile hands, accurate judgment, hearing like a rabbit and eyesight like an eagle. There are three pits, four pits beauty boxing, tiger boxing, cat boxing, peacock boxing, ivory boxing, crouching tiger flipping boxing and so on. Instrument boxing includes single knife, double knife, three knives, four knives, ivory knife, broadsword and copper clip. There are single-knife to double-stick, double-knife to double-stick, four-door boxing practice, hand to double-knife, etc. There are many Dai Wushu routines, which are practiced according to a fixed layout. After the start, practice from one side, then return to the center, then practice from the other side, then return to the center, and the calculation ends when all parties return to their original positions in turn. When practicing Dai Wushu, the route is mostly cross and circle, with small scope and various forms. One or more people can jump peacock dance in the middle, while others practice boxing or equipment around the circle; You can also dance with the elephant drum accompanied by one or more people who practice boxing or equipment. Sometimes the boys are practicing martial arts and the girls are dancing peacock dance. The scene is lively and cheerful, which has become a unique scenery of Dai sports activities. Dai traditional sports activities are rich and colorful, among which Dai Wushu is a traditional project with characteristics. During the festival, some young Dai people drank too much, so they were quite drunk in the martial arts competition between the two sides. Most of the routines of Dai Wushu are handed down from generation to generation, and their strokes and styles are full of rhythm, unlike the movements of traditional China Wushu, which often have a unique charm of combining rigidity with softness. Wearing martial arts is very expressive, so there is generally no physical contact between the two sides during practice, just a touch. So it has certain ornamental value. Whenever young Dai people perform martial arts, there are always many audiences, among which many Dai girls cheer, which is often an excellent opportunity for young Dai people to fully display their martial arts skills. When wearing martial arts, some people beat the elephant foot drum to add fun to the performance, so the atmosphere at the scene of wearing martial arts performance is always very warm.

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