There are many Kung Fu schools in China. How was Kung Fu invented?

Wushu is a kind of traditional national sports with the main content of kicking, hitting, throwing, holding, tripping, falling and other martial arts.

It is a treasure in the traditional culture of the Chinese nation and has a long history.

With a long history of thousands of years, martial arts has gone through countless ups and downs and has always been tenacious and multiplied in the vast land of China.

During the primitive society, people gradually learned to use punching, kicking, tripping, grappling and other movements to obtain the means of living.

Especially after the emergence of private ownership, wars between tribes led to the continuous development of fighting techniques between people. Judging from the "Fighting" sculpture in the storage garden of the Western Han Dynasty, it vividly shows the scene of unarmed fighting.

The fierce struggle for survival requires people to master certain offensive and defensive fighting skills. This is the germ of martial arts.

Although the history of the development of martial arts is different from the history of the development of war, the development of martial arts is inseparable from the evolution of the use of weapons and the continuous improvement of offensive and defensive fighting techniques during the development of war. It is derived from the long history of the development of war.

During the Spring and Autumn Period of Old China, warfare gradually transitioned from chariot warfare to infantry and cavalry warfare, and the weapons used in combat transitioned from halberds, short spears, long spears, pikes, and ge (known as the "Five Soldiers of Chariots") to knives, swords, etc.

A wide variety of short weapons.

In order to meet the needs of war, all countries advocate martial arts and promote "boxing bravery" and "martial arts".

In addition to technology, "Xunzi: Military Discussion" also records the use of tactics to win.

"If you use your arms to defend the leader, but also cover your chest and abdomen, attack him deceitfully or startle him first and then strike him." From this, we can see that in bare-handed combat, there are tactics such as jumping up and down, feinting and attacking skillfully.

In order to exchange martial arts, every spring and autumn, martial arts masters from all over the world gather together to compete.

"Guanzi·Seven Methods" records the scene at that time: "Spring and Autumn Trials...accept the heroes of the world, and there are the heroes of the world", "Therefore, they are lifted like birds, moved like thunder and lightning, sent out like wind and rain, don't sweep them away"

If you are in front, don’t harm those who are behind, and don’t go out alone and enter alone, and don’t dare to be surrounded.”

After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he confiscated the world's weapons. Objectively speaking, this restricted private martial arts training activities to a certain extent.

But after all, soldiers come from the civilian population and return to the civilian population after a certain period of time.

Soldiers practiced martial arts during their service, and after they were disarmed and returned to the field, they still had an impact on the folk martial arts practice. In particular, unarmed offensive and defensive techniques that were not very lethal were still developed after processing and refinement.

Among them, "Jiaodian Opera" is one of the projects that was differentiated from the "fighting" during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

In the early Han Dynasty, there was no distinction between farmers and soldiers, which also promoted mass martial arts training activities.

At the same time, in order to fight against the intrusion of the Xiongnu, the rulers of the early Han Dynasty had been encouraging border residents to practice martial arts, which played a role in promoting folk martial arts practice.

Due to the popularity of martial arts training activities, many martial artists and schools of different technical styles have emerged among the people.

Frequent wars occurred in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and ethnic groups migrated and lived together, which promoted the mutual exchange and absorption of various martial arts. The term "martial arts" first appeared in the Southern Dynasties.

Folk martial arts activities already have formula requirements, and the essence of martial arts can be summarized in more concise language, which plays a positive role in teaching martial arts.

However, due to the increasing convergence of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism at that time, metaphysics was prevalent, and bureaucrats and aristocrats believed in religion and pursued the art of immortality. Its influence penetrated into the lives of all social strata. For example, swords were regarded as mysterious magical weapons, and even wood was regarded as a magical weapon.

Swords have replaced swords, and absurd theories have replaced martial arts training. This has hindered the development of martial arts to a certain extent.

During the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, hand fighting and horn fighting received much attention.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the "mansion army system" was implemented. Wu Zetian also initiated martial arts exercises, advocated martial arts training, and promoted martial arts training activities among the masses.

Hand fighting and horn fighting have developed rapidly, and the competition has almost become a system. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the Hungry Ghost Festival in July, there are many hand fighting and horn fighting competitions.

A comparison lasts for several days, or even "ends at the end of the month."

During the Song Dynasty, due to the internal rule of feudal warlords and external intrusions from powerful enemies such as the Khitan, Xixia and Jurchens, wars were frequent, and the martial arts culture promoted the development of martial arts.

Rulers use martial arts as a means to rule the people and maintain their rule, while the people use martial arts as a tool to defend themselves against violence and prevent foreign aggression.

Therefore, folk martial arts training activities have mushroomed and expanded, especially the emergence of martial arts training organizations "society", which has greatly promoted martial arts exchanges and made martial arts take root among the people.

At the same time, due to the prosperity of commerce, fighting and martial arts training appeared in the streets and alleys of the city, which was very lively.

The martial arts performed include cornering, boxing, kicking, stick use, stick dancing, stick dancing, knife and gun dancing, sword dancing, bullet shooting, and crossbow shooting.

Sparring is called "tao tao", including "gun versus cards", "sword versus cards", etc.

Group projects are also developing rapidly.

Confrontational offensive and defensive techniques gradually declined due to the influence of Song Dynasty's theory of "main tranquility".

In the Yuan Dynasty, traditional martial arts suffered great damage.

The Yuan people came from a nomadic tribe, and their ruling class did not appreciate China's inherent martial arts. In order to maintain their rule, they were afraid that the people would rise up and make choices, so they not only strictly prohibited the people from practicing martial arts, but also punished people for hiding weapons and hunting.

Martial arts are often taught secretly through secret family inheritance at the risk of one's life.

Due to the need for martial arts in opera, routine techniques in drama are still retained.

At the same time, folk artists in Qinghai Province brought their martial arts skills to theater troupes in order to make a living.

The name "Eighteen Martial Arts" first appeared in dramas of the Yuan Dynasty.

Routine drill techniques have been transformed into stage art. Hands, eyes, hand-eye coordination, body skills and routine drill skills have all been developed and improved.