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So You Want to Train in Beijing? The Why, Why Not, How and How Much (10/12/03)
Beijing Team News & Results News and Results of China's Wushu Competitions (10/08/03)
We helped send members of the '03 US Team to the 7th World Games in Macau! (10/12/03)
2002 UC Berkeley Tournament Pics and Vids from the Masters Demo (6/18/02) 2001 East Asian Games Results Including discussion by Wu Bin (12/22/01) 2001 US Team Trials Pictures From 9th Berkeley Tournament (4/28/01) New Compulsories and World Games Wu Lin Magazine article translation of interview with Wu Bin on new sets and the future of wushu (1/13/00) 2000 Pan Am Games in Brazil Pictures and Results (7/27/00) 1999 World Games Results From the 5th World Wushu Games in Hong Kong 1999 US Team Fundraiser We helped send members of the '99 US Team to the 5th World Games in HK! (12/28/99) 1997 World Games Results and US Team Fundraiser The 4th World Wushu Games Results and our fundraiser for the '97 US Team to go to Rome! Orlando Tournament Pictures from Chan Pui's (7/18/00) 2000 Phoenix Tournament Brief review of Li Jinheng's event (9/26/00) 1999 Phoenix Tournament Pictures and summary of Li Jinheng's competition (9/9/99) 1999 CAAT Tournament A Brief Report from this SF Bay Area Tournament (1/19/00) 1998 WKF Nationals Results Pictures from Baltimore (8/17/98) Lily Lau Tournament Lily Lau's 1998 Eagle Cup Tournament Pictures from this SF Tournament (7/10/98)
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Review of Collegiate Wushu in America (8/21/00) 8th Intercollegiate Wushu Championships Photos and links from 2004 Collegiates (2/22/04) 6th Intercollegiate Wushu Championships Photos and links from 2002 Collegiates (7/02/02) 5th Intercollegiate Wushu Championships Registration and Rules for 2001's intercollegiate competition (2/10/01) 4th Intercollegiate Wushu Championships Brief article on 2000 Collegiates (5/30/00) 3rd Intercollegiate Wushu Championships Review of 1999 Collegiates and Magic Mountain trip (2/24/99) 2nd Intercollegiate Wushu Championships Results from the 1998 Collegiates
Exposing the Shaolin scam (11/30/00) Rush Hour Review Review of Jackie's hit (9/15/98) Rush Hour 2 Review Review of Jackie's latest! (7/26/01) Enter The Dragon 25th Anniversary Rerelease Brandon reports on the premiere party for Bruce Lee's Classic (7/27/98)
by Jet Li(?) Did Jet Write This? Fists of Legend and Fury What Can we Learn from Jet and Bruce by Glenn Omatsu (9/11/98) Jet Li in Person! Meeting Jet (6/10/98) Jet Li is Lethal Review of the Jet in Lethal Weapon 4 and his first US TV Appearances (7/30/98)
Wushu Practioners in Action Wushu Video Clips Movies of Wushu from China (5/16/03) Animated Wushu See the Compulsory Forms Action CAM Sequential Photos of Wushu (10/08/99) Famous Wushu People The Famous Stars and Raffi (2/02/02) Raffi's Random Photo! Frequently updated pictures of random stuff! (02/01/03)
What I saw on my trip to Southern China including a visit to the BJ Team (5/18/01) My Trip to China 2002 What I saw on my 4th trip, including Guilin, The 3 Gorges, etc (3/22/02) |
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Among China's well kept secrets, one caught the imagination of Americans -
Chinese wushu.
Wushu is an important component of the cultural heritage of China, with a
rich content that has remained untarnished over the centuries. Literally translated, "wu"
is military, "shu" is art. Wushu therefore means the art of fighting, or
martial arts.
Previously, wushu figured significantly in the simple matter of survival through China's many wars and political upheaval. Today, wushu has been organized and systematized into a formal branch of study in the performance arts by the Chinese. It reigns as the most poular national sport in the country of 1.1 billion people, practiced by the young and old alike. It's emphasis has shifted from combat to performance, and it is practiced for its method of achieving heath, self-defense skills, mental discipline, recreational pursuit and competition.
To describe wushu, it is best to understand the philosophy of its teaching. Every movement must exhibit sensible combat application and aestheticism. The wealth of wushu's content, the beauty of wushu movents, the difficulty factor, and the scientific training methods are the song of the elements that set wushu apart from martial arts. Routines are performed solo, paired or in groups, either barehanded or armed with traditional Chinese weaponry. In short, wushu is the most exciting martial art to be seen, felt, and ultimately practiced.
How is wushu related to kung fu and taijiquan? "Wushu" is the correct term for all Chinese martial arts therefore kung fu and wushu were originally the same. During the last thirty years, wushu in Mainland China was modernized so that there could be a universal standard for training and competing. In essence, much emphasis has been placed on speed, difficulty, and presentation. Consequently, wushu has become an athletic and aesthetic performance and competitive sport, while "kung fu" or traditional wushu remains the traditional fighting practice. Taijiquan is a major division of wushu, utilizing the bodies internal energy or "chi" and following the simple principle of "subduing the vigorous by the soft."
Although still in budding stages in many countries, wushu is an established international sport. In 1990, wushu was inducted as an official medal event in the Asian Games. Since then World Championships have taken place with 56 nations participating. Wushu is also vying for the Olympic games in the 21st century.
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