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wushu combative or not?


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Modern wushu is very fancy and not good/designed for practical application even though it looks incredible and requires a massive amount of practice and skill. The movements are combative in nature however, and are taken and modified from many different styles of traditional kung fu and used to create a dynamic sport with some similarities with gymnastics and acrobatics. Modern wushu consists of all forms with either open hands or with various weapons. Most modern wushu practitioners do not train or spar with partners and instead work on repetition and refinement of their forms/series of movements/patterns. Traditional wushu (The pure meaning of the word 'wushu' means 'war art') refers to all the other hundreds of styles of traditional Chinese martial arts, all or probably most of which are intended for at least some type of practical application. All types of wushu, whether they be modern or traditional, are excellent for health and physical activity.

 

 

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William Parcher, 'A BEAUTIFUL MIND'

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I have a couple of 8 year veterans of Modern Wushu that train in our Silat class because they want to learn how to fight. Their instructor has won, as well as his students, several gold medals in China in Wushu competitions.

 

 

Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me

Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.

Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts.

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