Why China's martial arts can not enter the Olympic Games

In 1964, in the Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan will be judo successfully included in the Olympic Games. 1988 South Koreans in the Seoul Olympics and taekwondo included in the Olympic Games. At present, the world engaged in these two sports in Europe and the United States think judo and taekwondo is martial arts, but this is a misunderstanding, these two sports and Chinese martial arts is the child mother relationship. Judo originated in Shaolin and is won by wrestling the opponent to the ground. Taekwondo is originated from China's "Tang Hands", they do not represent the Chinese martial arts, but the Chinese martial arts itself efforts for many years, but can not enter the Olympic permanent program, this is why? Wushu difficult to enter the Olympic Games competition program is not the Olympic Games do not attach importance to martial arts, but also not the world's people do not like wushu, no one blocked wushu into the Olympic program, wushu can not enter the Olympic Games project difficulties have three: First, the Chinese martial arts is not purely competitive sports, Chinese martial arts in the fight, fighting techniques into a variety of cultures, the connotation of the profound. For example, on behalf of the Chinese martial arts master Shaolin, first of all, is a Buddhist culture, why is martial arts also called kung fu? Kung Fu is the Buddhist way of cultivation, where enlightenment, Zen and goodness are found. Monks do not compete with the world, he practiced martial arts is to strengthen the body, is sitting meditation, is self-defense. Wudang is also the source of Chinese martial arts, with its Taijiquan and Taiji Sword, which incorporate the Taiji culture and philosophy of Chinese Taoism. But how can these mystical cultures and philosophies be included in Olympic competitions? It is too difficult, an unprecedented problem. Secondly, although there are boxing skills and grappling in wushu, there are philosophy and art hidden inside. Such as Xingyiquan, drunken boxing, monkey boxing, praying mantis boxing, snake boxing, eagle claw work, etc., beautiful moves, boxing beautiful, become the art of striking skills. But the current Olympic Games can not reflect these arts. Third, the martial arts is the true meaning of martial arts fighting. In the past, there were many different schools of martial arts in China, and they often had to compete on a regular basis in order to determine the person who was in charge of the jianghu. In the martial arts competition, the martial arts competition is different from the modern competition of the Olympic Games, one is point to point, here there are martial virtues, but also the Chinese culture of benevolence and righteousness, the masters of the exchange of hands, a hand on the other side of the strength of the strength of the depth of the other side. Winner point to point, the negative honestly recognize, and the schools of masters insiders look at the doorway, do not have to see blood, do not have to fight the nose and face, there has been a victory or defeat, but this way of winning the Olympic Games can not be adopted. The second is to beat the dead ring. In Chinese novels and dramas, we often see the plot and scene of the martial arts fight, and fight before the need to sign the instrument of life and death, fight to see the winners and losers is often a party was thrown to the stage or killed on the spot, this is to determine the winner with life and death, the Olympic Games how to use this approach to determine victory or defeat it? Third, martial arts competition can not have any rules and restrictions, martial arts competition, whether it is point to the end, or killed for the win, or who beat who lost the ability to fight for the win. There can be no rules at all. The rule of Japanese judo is to grab each other and wrestle or restrain each other. But Japanese judo is only a small branch of Chinese martial arts, does not represent the whole of Chinese martial arts. Because the real martial arts duel in China is not to let the opponent close to the body. Boxing and taekwondo is to hit or kick to the effective part of the points to win, can be ineffective on the martial arts, because the internal strength of good people, you hit him a hundred times all right, but he hit you a death. Also can not be determined by the fall, because China's proprietary ground lying boxing and ground lying knife kung fu, many martial arts schools also have pretending to fall to the ground in fact hidden killing moves kung fu, set the limit is not called martial arts, do not let the kill is not martial arts. This makes the Olympics very difficult. A comprehensive view of the Olympic project athletic way there are basically four categories: a speed and space distance to determine the winners and losers, mainly track and field and swimming projects; two is the ball against the project, is in accordance with the pre-established rules to score and lose points for the game, scoring more than the winner. Third, the difficulty factor scoring method to determine the winner, mainly applied to gymnastics, diving, synchronized swimming and other routines performance projects; Fourth, the virtual human body confrontation, such as wrestling, judo, boxing and taekwondo, etc., with the fall, the number of points to determine the winners and losers by the hit. Chinese Wushu's current competition form, one is the routine competition, a bit like gymnastics scoring; the second is a sparring match, almost virtual confrontation. But from the current effect, not very good. Because the martial arts set of factions, too many, it is difficult to regularize. Sanshou is unorthodox, is a set of judo, Chinese wrestling, taekwondo and boxing as one of the messy fight, no characteristics, lack of ornamental, reflecting the artistic beauty of the martial arts movement and the inherent cultural flavor. I think this is the reason why the IOC finally did not agree that Chinese Wushu should be officially included in the Olympic Games competition program. I think that the wushu into the Olympic Games, there are two work must be done, one is the Chinese wushu complicated faction, boxing for optimization and systematic organization, like taekwondo to simplify the action unit, with the connotation of culture and art of the action for the set performance and confrontation, such as wushu equipment sets of sparring and empty-handed sparring can be modeled on the art of gymnastics and synchronized swimming, so that he formed an ornamental art of difficult performances! The difficulty and artistry will be scored to determine the winner. Put an end to messy fighting and increase the ornamental nature. The second is to innovate the way of competition. Wushu sparring is too loose, how about virtual grappling confrontation, that is, both sides can prepare the same grappling equipment, such as ropes and shackles, in a fixed period of time to see who grappled who. At this point, the blind wrestling is meaningless, live capture the other side will need to be technical. Since it is a live capture, not to seriously injure the other party and kill the other party for the purpose, the martial arts virtue is also shown. Of course, this is just my personal opinion, sometimes it is easy to say, do it is difficult, it seems, China's martial arts into the Olympic Games is still waiting for time, can not be rushed.