Chinese martial arts
| Chinese martial arts | |||||||
 Welcome form in Chinese martial arts | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 武術 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 武术 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | martial art | ||||||
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Chinese martial arts is also known by the Mandarin Chinese term, wushu. It is popularly known as kung-fu. It includes a number of fighting styles[1] that have developed over the centuries in China.
These fighting styles are often classified according to common features, identified as "families" (jiā), "sects" (pài) or "schools" (mén) of martial arts. Examples of such features include physical exercises that copy certain animals, or training methods inspired by Taoism, and legends.[2]
Styles focusing on qi are called "internal" (nèijiāquán), while others concentrate on improving muscle and heart fitness, and are called "external" (wàijiāquán). They are also often classed according to region, that is "northern" (běiquán) and "southern" (nánquán).
Related pages
[change | change source]- Eighteen Arms of Wushu
- Hard and soft (martial arts)
- Kung-fu
- List of Chinese martial arts
- Wushu (term)
- Wushu (sport)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Deason, Rachel. "An Introduction to the Different Kinds of Martial Arts in China". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ↑ "History of Chinese Martial Arts". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
