Is Sanda a kind of martial arts?

Sanda is a fighting sport that is popular all over the world. Its origin can be China, Japan, Thailand and so on. Early Sanda was mainly a fighting method based on China Wushu. Later, it gradually absorbed and borrowed a variety of fighting techniques, and then developed into modern Sanda. Therefore, Sanda can be said to originate from China traditional martial arts, but it is not a traditional martial arts in a strict sense.

Different from traditional Wushu, Sanda pays attention to actual combat techniques and performance, and pays attention to realistic fighting skills, so that players can show their personal skills and battlefield strategies in the competition field. This way of fighting is very different from traditional martial arts, and it also has modern characteristics, so Sanda can not be directly regarded as a branch of traditional martial arts.

Of course, Sanda is not completely divorced from traditional Wushu, but it still retains some elements of China Wushu. For example, Sanda athletes are required to use breath and strength rhythmically during the competition, which is similar to Qigong in traditional martial arts. This is also one of the reasons why we need to pay attention to physical fitness and improve physical fitness in Sanda training and competition.

In a word, Sanda is only a fighting sport popular all over the world, not a traditional martial art in a strict sense. It absorbs and draws lessons from the origin of various fighting techniques, pays attention to actual combat techniques and performance of events, pays attention to offensive and defensive strategies, and is very professional and competitive.