Don't defend things uncritically. Wushu is performance art. It takes the beauty and aesthetics of martial arts and makes them a visual performance for an audience. It is not for real fighting. It is analogous to gymnastics.@@smart3541
@@marvietorrejos7222 wushu is a tournament, a competition. It is not combatitive. The competitions you see were introduced by the communists as they didnt want people to practice pugilism (boxing or chuan fa.) Combat is as old as humans.
I will be very technical with these definitions. WuShu literally means "martial/military art." Saying the phrase: "zhongguo wushu" means Chinese Martial Arts. This video is a modern TaoLu or "routine" performance, thus it is a showcase of athletic ability as a type of display. There is Wushu Sanshou which is a combative event and draws its influence from Western Boxing, Muay Thai, and Shuaijiao among other styles (this is essentially a mixed martial art). The modern TaoLu routine you see here originates from the 1950s/60s so it is true to call this a fabrication by the PRC, but real Wushu which focuses on application dates back much longer than this. In the West, Traditional Wushu is known as Kung Fu as a result of mistranslation. Kung Fu means something along the lines of "work and effort," so calling Kung Fu a martial art does not make sense. Now you may be wondering, why when I search for wushu online I only get this flashy performance thing with crazy jumps and dance-like choreography? This is a result of Wushu's attempt of Olympianization by the IWUF, which is an organization which may or may not be influenced/controlled by the Chinese Wushu Association which may or may not be influenced/controlled by the PRC government which seems to have the goal of getting wushu into the Olympics. Despite this globalized outreach, the IWUF has been criticized by many traditional practitioners for being too elitist in a sense that it only cares about promoting TaoLu and Sanshou internationally as an attempt to Olympianize the sports. The IWUF also seems to disregard everything else, especially practitioners who focus on application, joint locking, etc. Even the so-called World Traditional Wushu Championships (renamed World KungFu Championships for marketing reasons) has nothing to do with real traditional wushu and everything to do with modernized wushu taolu. This Olympianization has left the wushu community questioning: what is real wushu? What should the public's view of wushu be? Should wushu be in the olympics? I must also note something about the creation of Sanshou. It has been said that in the 1970s, Chinese fighters were taken overseas by the government to take part in exhibition matches but were getting constantly beat. They saw that Western Boxing was highly effective, but the sport was too brutal and people sometimes died during a match. The PRC government figured that they wanted something that was effective in combat but was not as "brutal" or "savage" as the Western sport so thus Sanshou is created. This sort of "elitist" mentality manifests itself in several ways today but this is up to interpretation. I hope this helps.
@@marvietorrejos7222 probable the closets to what you mean is sanda, but these exhibitions are yo show an art expression that codifies different technics of ancient styles, not combatives, which males your point valid but don't try yo downplay what these guys are doing, they are amazing at there art
he will fly to your house first,fr tho lets respect them,i am also a wushu student whos trying my best to be in the elite team and the hardwork these people put in is insane
I mean, don't get me wrong, this is indeed beautiful and his skills are ridicolous but how in the world can you call this thing "martial art"? This is the most far away from fighting thing I've ever seen.
You are correct but I shall explain some things. First of all, some background. This is a modern Taolu routine used for a modern Wushu Taolu competition by the IWUF. Modern Wushu athletes tend to only specialize in Taolu (routines) or Sanshou (fighting) only, and thus the routines in essence are displays of great athletic ability, strength, speed, flexibility, and creativity, aka this is basically for display. Modern wushu of the 1960s and 1970s was lead by people who promoted flashier movements in contrast to Traditional Wushu which focused on application. This was at a time when the government of China suppressed the public from learning martial arts, but then after realizing its immense cultural value, they decided to rewrite its purpose and intent. The PRC government began to teach wushu to school children, people became fascinated with the Shaolin Temple all of a sudden, and Taijiquan became an activity for senior citizens. Instructors of the 1980s still had a considerable emphasis on application but as the years went by, as the technical officials strived for Olympianization starting in the 1990s, and culminating with the degree of difficulty category being added in 2005, the only way one would succeed in Wushu Taolu is if they specialized in practicing it only. As a result, even the general Wushu Taolu community is even confused and conflicted on what is Wushu, what should the general public's image of Wushu be, and if Wushu should even be in the olympics. Now if you watch closely, you may see that the moves are based off real applications but are beautified for competition scoring. Of course a punch is a punch, a block is a block, and a kick is a kick, but you may see palm slashes, grabbing, pulling, and striking sequences, sweeping, etc. With the jumps come kicking, even the cartwheel is essentially a kick. The bow stance, with its sideways body, weight distribution, and two feet not in a straight line but on "railroad tracks" is a derivative of the "southpaw" boxing stance. The empty stance is sort of like the "orthodox" stance. Of course you will need a special or old school coach to be able to explain these movements and their applicable origins. Today, the "boxing stances" are beautified when the stance is lower, the legs are straight, the feet are placed at nice angles etc. This is part of the scoring which goes into modern Wushu competition. The development of Wushu competition from the 1970s onward has also immensely effected the choreography as there was an increased emphasis on flashier and faster movements, difficult techniques, louder sounds from slaps and weapons, and higher jumps with more rotations and sometimes ridiculous landings. Wushu began to change radically starting in the mid-1990s and early 2000s as the IWUF strived for being part of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and many of the old school instructors did not like the changes. Even Jet Li, who was a star of the 1970s, criticized some of the athletes of the 2000s and 2010s for being "too fast." If you watch Wushu Taolu, you can tell the difference between someone who is a "fighter" and someone who is a "dancer." The dancer has no real power behind their movements, does not understand the core mechanisms of how certain movements function, and the dancer only focuses on what the movement looks like to the audience. The "fighter" focuses on speed, power, explosiveness, and intention of the movements. It has also been said in the past to practice your forms like you are fighting and to fight like you are practicing your forms. Also in regards to dancing, keep in mind that Chinese Martial Arts (wushu) has had a long association with Chinese Opera. Just one more thing. Not all martial arts do not have to just be necessarily only about physical fighting. Bruce Lee has stated that martial arts are the "expression of the body in combative form." Wushu Taolu exemplifies this as well. Modern changquan such as this routine is part of what has been labeled as "external styles" which emphasize the combative spirit in the external or physical form, but what about internal styles like taijiquan, baguazhang etc.? The element of controlling breathing and energy flow is essential, and it still takes a "combative spirit" to truly master this. I hope this helps.
Well, it's not always so. My teacher took 2nd place in BaguaZhang in 2010 WWC. Few years before several times he was Ukraine Sanda champion. Also he has his channel related to fight: ua-cam.com/channels/3vgRiqhXGQlZbNVoYR6TYQ.htmlvideos
If I could move/kick/swipe/jump that fast with such control of my body, I'd be pretty confident of defending myself better than the average person out on the streets.
this is similar to the poomsae segment of taekwondo its not meant for fighting not all martial arts are for fighting but wushu does have a combat segment called sanda which is like kickboxing
I love how the chinese always have those unique movements in them, like the one in the start of his form. Really makes them stand out.
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Thank you for uploading, the cartwheel kick was stunning
How could he lose? It's his name!
1:17 did anyone else feel pain just from watching that
Nope
Felt hype and learning to do so
I can see Azula 😲😲😲
Amazing
Very good
I play wushu too
Wushu is not play it is martial art
Don't defend things uncritically. Wushu is performance art. It takes the beauty and aesthetics of martial arts and makes them a visual performance for an audience. It is not for real fighting. It is analogous to gymnastics.@@smart3541
@@smart3541arte marcial chinesa linda e eficiente. Brasil.
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a fellow wushu student too?
@@theoneidiot5575 yes
@@r0blox_ziqhey298 yo u got discord i wanna train with peps too,fellow changquan person too
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Wushu 2000 years old??? Wushu (martial athletics) is a MAOist creation, this isnt Chuan fa (boxing)
Quan Fa = Wushu. Mao suppressed wushu
we still not know how old is wushu or kung fu but it isnt a maoist creation thats just a myth said my sifu from Hong kong
@@marvietorrejos7222 wushu is a tournament, a competition. It is not combatitive. The competitions you see were introduced by the communists as they didnt want people to practice pugilism (boxing or chuan fa.) Combat is as old as humans.
I will be very technical with these definitions. WuShu literally means "martial/military art." Saying the phrase: "zhongguo wushu" means Chinese Martial Arts. This video is a modern TaoLu or "routine" performance, thus it is a showcase of athletic ability as a type of display. There is Wushu Sanshou which is a combative event and draws its influence from Western Boxing, Muay Thai, and Shuaijiao among other styles (this is essentially a mixed martial art). The modern TaoLu routine you see here originates from the 1950s/60s so it is true to call this a fabrication by the PRC, but real Wushu which focuses on application dates back much longer than this. In the West, Traditional Wushu is known as Kung Fu as a result of mistranslation. Kung Fu means something along the lines of "work and effort," so calling Kung Fu a martial art does not make sense.
Now you may be wondering, why when I search for wushu online I only get this flashy performance thing with crazy jumps and dance-like choreography? This is a result of Wushu's attempt of Olympianization by the IWUF, which is an organization which may or may not be influenced/controlled by the Chinese Wushu Association which may or may not be influenced/controlled by the PRC government which seems to have the goal of getting wushu into the Olympics. Despite this globalized outreach, the IWUF has been criticized by many traditional practitioners for being too elitist in a sense that it only cares about promoting TaoLu and Sanshou internationally as an attempt to Olympianize the sports. The IWUF also seems to disregard everything else, especially practitioners who focus on application, joint locking, etc. Even the so-called World Traditional Wushu Championships (renamed World KungFu Championships for marketing reasons) has nothing to do with real traditional wushu and everything to do with modernized wushu taolu. This Olympianization has left the wushu community questioning: what is real wushu? What should the public's view of wushu be? Should wushu be in the olympics?
I must also note something about the creation of Sanshou. It has been said that in the 1970s, Chinese fighters were taken overseas by the government to take part in exhibition matches but were getting constantly beat. They saw that Western Boxing was highly effective, but the sport was too brutal and people sometimes died during a match. The PRC government figured that they wanted something that was effective in combat but was not as "brutal" or "savage" as the Western sport so thus Sanshou is created. This sort of "elitist" mentality manifests itself in several ways today but this is up to interpretation.
I hope this helps.
@@marvietorrejos7222 probable the closets to what you mean is sanda, but these exhibitions are yo show an art expression that codifies different technics of ancient styles, not combatives, which males your point valid but don't try yo downplay what these guys are doing, they are amazing at there art
i bet i can beat them in fortnite with the power of doritoes and moundtain dew
he will fly to your house first,fr tho lets respect them,i am also a wushu student whos trying my best to be in the elite team and the hardwork these people put in is insane
@@theoneidiot5575 1v1 me fortnite anything else ill lose
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I mean, don't get me wrong, this is indeed beautiful and his skills are ridicolous but how in the world can you call this thing "martial art"? This is the most far away from fighting thing I've ever seen.
You are correct but I shall explain some things. First of all, some background. This is a modern Taolu routine used for a modern Wushu Taolu competition by the IWUF. Modern Wushu athletes tend to only specialize in Taolu (routines) or Sanshou (fighting) only, and thus the routines in essence are displays of great athletic ability, strength, speed, flexibility, and creativity, aka this is basically for display. Modern wushu of the 1960s and 1970s was lead by people who promoted flashier movements in contrast to Traditional Wushu which focused on application. This was at a time when the government of China suppressed the public from learning martial arts, but then after realizing its immense cultural value, they decided to rewrite its purpose and intent. The PRC government began to teach wushu to school children, people became fascinated with the Shaolin Temple all of a sudden, and Taijiquan became an activity for senior citizens. Instructors of the 1980s still had a considerable emphasis on application but as the years went by, as the technical officials strived for Olympianization starting in the 1990s, and culminating with the degree of difficulty category being added in 2005, the only way one would succeed in Wushu Taolu is if they specialized in practicing it only. As a result, even the general Wushu Taolu community is even confused and conflicted on what is Wushu, what should the general public's image of Wushu be, and if Wushu should even be in the olympics.
Now if you watch closely, you may see that the moves are based off real applications but are beautified for competition scoring. Of course a punch is a punch, a block is a block, and a kick is a kick, but you may see palm slashes, grabbing, pulling, and striking sequences, sweeping, etc. With the jumps come kicking, even the cartwheel is essentially a kick. The bow stance, with its sideways body, weight distribution, and two feet not in a straight line but on "railroad tracks" is a derivative of the "southpaw" boxing stance. The empty stance is sort of like the "orthodox" stance. Of course you will need a special or old school coach to be able to explain these movements and their applicable origins. Today, the "boxing stances" are beautified when the stance is lower, the legs are straight, the feet are placed at nice angles etc. This is part of the scoring which goes into modern Wushu competition. The development of Wushu competition from the 1970s onward has also immensely effected the choreography as there was an increased emphasis on flashier and faster movements, difficult techniques, louder sounds from slaps and weapons, and higher jumps with more rotations and sometimes ridiculous landings. Wushu began to change radically starting in the mid-1990s and early 2000s as the IWUF strived for being part of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and many of the old school instructors did not like the changes. Even Jet Li, who was a star of the 1970s, criticized some of the athletes of the 2000s and 2010s for being "too fast."
If you watch Wushu Taolu, you can tell the difference between someone who is a "fighter" and someone who is a "dancer." The dancer has no real power behind their movements, does not understand the core mechanisms of how certain movements function, and the dancer only focuses on what the movement looks like to the audience. The "fighter" focuses on speed, power, explosiveness, and intention of the movements. It has also been said in the past to practice your forms like you are fighting and to fight like you are practicing your forms. Also in regards to dancing, keep in mind that Chinese Martial Arts (wushu) has had a long association with Chinese Opera.
Just one more thing. Not all martial arts do not have to just be necessarily only about physical fighting. Bruce Lee has stated that martial arts are the "expression of the body in combative form." Wushu Taolu exemplifies this as well. Modern changquan such as this routine is part of what has been labeled as "external styles" which emphasize the combative spirit in the external or physical form, but what about internal styles like taijiquan, baguazhang etc.? The element of controlling breathing and energy flow is essential, and it still takes a "combative spirit" to truly master this.
I hope this helps.
Well, it's not always so. My teacher took 2nd place in BaguaZhang in 2010 WWC. Few years before several times he was Ukraine Sanda champion. Also he has his channel related to fight: ua-cam.com/channels/3vgRiqhXGQlZbNVoYR6TYQ.htmlvideos
If I could move/kick/swipe/jump that fast with such control of my body, I'd be pretty confident of defending myself better than the average person out on the streets.
this is similar to the poomsae segment of taekwondo its not meant for fighting not all martial arts are for fighting but wushu does have a combat segment called sanda which is like kickboxing