When did Wushu break away from the military and become a sport to strengthen self-defense?

Wushu basically broke away from the military and became a sport to strengthen self-defense from AD 1840. 1840 after the opium war, cold weapons disappeared, and martial arts basically broke away from the military, becoming a sport to strengthen self-defense and an organic part of modern sports in China.

After the Revolution of 1911, Wushu was once regarded as gymnastics in China. 19 10, Huo Yuanjia established the "Jason Wu Sports Association" in Shanghai, which is the oldest and most influential sports group.

Wushu competitive resources

After World War II, the world used "competitive sports" to eliminate the hostility left over from World War II. In order to conform to the international situation, New China has made great efforts to develop competitive sports, which led to the involvement of China Wushu in sports and its "development" in the form of competitions.

The rules of competitive sports promoted by the Olympic spirit are very different from the core concepts of traditional Wushu in China, which is difficult to fit and determine, leading to the coexistence of different Wushu concepts, focusing on performance, focusing on competition and focusing on traditional folk kungfu. In today's China,