Characteristics of Chinese Wushu

Chinese martial arts are characterized by the use of skills in sports, rich in content, and focus on martial virtues.

One of the characteristics of wushu as a sport is that it is still characterized by offensive and defensive techniques, and the techniques are used in the fighting and set-piece sports. Fighting sports - Sanda concentrated on the characteristics of the martial arts attack and defense fighting, in terms of technology and practical boxing is basically the same, but from the concept of sports, he was subject to the rules of the competition in order not to harm each other as a principle.

Set movement is a unique form of expression of the Chinese martial arts, many actions in the technical specifications, range of motion and other aspects of the original form of action with some changes in the technical action, but the method of action still retains the characteristics of the technical characteristics of the main action is based on the kicking, hitting, wrestling, taking, striking, stabbing the method is mainly the core of the set of techniques.

Second, rich in content:

The number of martial arts schools are too numerous to mention, generally used to be divided into the Wudang school, Shaolin school, Emei school, taijiquan, baguazhang, Xingyiquan, Nanquan and so on; and there is a division of foreign home within the family. If these sects aside, according to the current form of martial arts teaching can be divided into three main categories: basic martial arts (there are dozens of), martial arts routines - including punches and instruments, Sanda.

It is much more complex than various track and field sports and ball games. Both flaunt "move like the wind, sitting like a bell" dragon tiger leap heroism, but also show "inside and outside the unity, shape and God," "rigid and flexible" charm; both "Hands are two doors, all rely on the feet to hit people," the characteristics of the technical combat, but also "summer training, winter training," the practice requirements.

Both "no one when someone, someone when no one" concept, but also "four or two to dial a thousand pounds" skills; ...... Chinese martial arts as a form of culture in the long-term In the long history of evolution of Chinese Wushu as a cultural form in the ancient Chinese philosophy, medicine, aesthetics and other aspects of the penetration and influence, the formation of a unique national style of practicing methods and forms of exercise.

Third, pay attention to martial virtues:

"Practicing martial arts is first practicing virtues", this is an important symbol that distinguishes Chinese martial arts from other sports, and it also reflects the virtues of traditional Chinese culture. In the early Qing Dynasty, there are "five non-transmissible" in "Internal Boxing": those who are dangerous in heart, those who are aggressive, those who are drunk, those who are light, those who are blunt; and there are "eight non-transmissible and five teachable" in the "Taijiquan Spectrum" of the Qing Dynasty.

The ancients not only regarded "virtue" as the foundation of martial arts, but also regarded "virtue" as the spiritual ship leading to the realm of profound martial arts, and said "virtue is thin and art is hard to be high". The content of martial arts virtues are: respect for teachers and elders, harmony among fellow disciples, perseverance, faith, benevolence, humility and respect, and so on. Only noble character, the heart is as quiet as water, can heaven and earth wide, focused on martial arts, learning success.