Chinese Martial Arts

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I.A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts Chinese martial arts or wushu, known abroad as gongfu (or kung fu), is part of traditional Chinese culture. It has been created and developed mainly for self-defence and survival, hunting and military training. P343

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts primary means of attack and defence 1.primitive society use stone and wood weapons P343

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts 2.slave & feudal society frenquent battles among tribes and states Weapons were developed P343

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts New fighting techniques were constantly created and added. gradually in doing so P343

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts 3.the Spring & Autumn Period shadow boxing P343

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts 4.the Qin Period sumo (すもう) wrestling combat (jiaodi) P343

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts bare-handed competitions 5.the Han Dynasty xiangxing boxing P344

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts Golden era of Chinese fedual society selected warriors and officers & communications with many neighboring countries 6.the Tang Dynasty tang shou dao (空手道karate) & shaoling temple P344

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts Shaolin Temple Li Shimin P344

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts Routines were perfected. developed in all-round way & many more schools and styles 6.the Song Dynasty & the Ming Dynasty various boxing training institutions named after its great master P344

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts maintain its ruling position spread among laypeople various boxing training institutions named after its great master 7.the Qing Dynasty popular schools of being styles e.g. taiji quan, nanquan, xingyi quan P344

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts As firearms were commonly adopted, Martial arts practice shifted from military fighting to the building of physical health. 8.towards middle & late Qing Dynasty P344

A Brief History of Chinese Martial Arts 9.after the founding of the People's Republic of China part of the traditional Chinese culture It was taught as a schools, special training establishments and associations P344

II. The Morality Of Chinese Martial Arts humility sincerity politeness loyalty trust Two Mottos 1. strive for morality rather than strength 2. One must refine one's morals before practicing Chinese martial arts. P345

III. Styles and Classifications of C.M.A. Southern & Northern Internal & Externern Shaolin, Wudang, or Emei etc. P345

Southern & Northern speed southern strength kicking northern jumping

Internal & External P346

Shaolin, Wudang, or Emei etc. P344

Two Forms Barehanded competition Weapons competition P347-348

Taiji Originator----Chen Wangting Location----Chen jiagou valley Henan province The essays says, "Where there is taiji, there is peace and harmony between the positive and the negative." P348

Homework Collect the information of taiji, and know it's development at home and abroad. Prepare next chapter before class.

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