What is Chinese martial arts about?

Chinese Wushu emphasizes the combination of form and spirit, and the unity of inside and outside.

The national style of "both form and spirit" is an important symbol that distinguishes Chinese Wushu from Western sports. Generally speaking, "form" refers to the outer shell (manifestation); "spirit" refers to the inner core (essence and vigor). The outer form is controlled by the inner God, and the inner God is expressed through the outer form. That is to say, one or a series of martial arts techniques, on the one hand, always in the practitioner's spirit, under the domination of the will, through the nervous system of the organism's limbs and trunk of the coordinated activities, in a variety of different ways to complete or performance; on the other hand, the practitioner of the action on the spirit of the spirit, the essence of the will, and through the coordinated activities of the limbs and trunk of a variety of technical action to be embodied. On the other hand, the practitioner's spirit, essence and will regarding the movement are manifested through the various technical movements consisting of coordinated activities of the limbs and trunk. For the martial arts of the external form of movement such as a move a style, in and out of the opening and closing, flashing and moving, etc. can be taught, can be observed, and for the martial arts of the inner God, such as the martial arts of the realm of the gods, martial arts, martial arts guidance and the spirit of the true meaning, can only be understood, comprehend, can not be transmitted. Context in the martial arts movement is mainly embodied in the practitioner's deep understanding of the meaning of the attack and defense of the action, charm, refers to the embodiment of the inner spirit of the temperament, expressed through the external physical action, all of which require the practitioner to actively think and imagination, so that the human body's heart, spirit, intention, gas and other internal mental activities and breath operation can be trained to achieve harmony and unity of the external physical action with the inner sense of attack and defense, and ultimately achieve the "the and unity, and ultimately reach the realm of "form and God".