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Introducing Southern Fist and Northern Leg

The term "Southern Fist and Northern Leg" can be seen as a reference to the fact that at one point in time, the Southern School of Martial Arts was stronger in punching, while the Northern School of Martial Arts was stronger in kicking. However, with the passage of time, after absorbing the skills of the Southern School, the Northern School will surely catch up again. But by then it no longer mattered, because the influence of the Southern School of Wushu on the development of ancient Chinese martial arts was far greater than that of the Northern School, both in terms of internal philosophy and external techniques. From the physical competition to the competition of skills, in the development of the southern school of martial arts in the process of future generations see the power of wisdom, which is the biggest contribution of the southern school of martial arts, and this point for the development of the ancient Chinese martial arts and its key significance, because it raises the level of the level and realm of martial arts.