i dont mean to sound dumn

[Son Goku the monkeyking]

um i dont meen to sound dumn but what exactly is wushu, at first i thought it was just a different name for kungfu, but then someone sade it was a form of kungfu that has more flashyness and alot more stunts in it like Jet Lee and jachie Chan, which one of these is right.

PEACE

[Ninjitsu]

Wushu is chinese word for Martial Art I believe.

[Jade Tigress]

Wushu translates as martial art but in China it is more of an acrobatic performance/competition rather than a result/practical use of martial arts as we think of martial arts.

[shogeri]

Traditional Wushu, is defined as Martial Arts, or similar to Budo (way of the warrior) in Japanese.

Contemporary Wushu, is what Jade T. describes as modern dance with acrobatic flair rooted in the forms of various Chinese Martial Arts.

[stonecrusher69]

I wish the Chinese Government would have called their sport something then Wushu.It just creates confussion and some people think this is real MA.

[White Warlock]

stonecrusher, that was the intent. Wushu was 'choreographed' in engineering under the eye of the Chinese government. It was devised as a means to present the martial arts, with all the flair and little to none of the functionality. Part and parcel to the process of changing the views of the Chinese people that Mao Tse Tung had initiated.

[stonecrusher69]

It's a shame the Chinese are throwing away their heritage which took hundreds of years to develope.I'm sure someday they will want it back ,but it will be to late.Most of all masters have left already or sold out to Wushu.

[Goju_boi]

wushu is just a sport, but it's roots are in martial arts.Also if you can pull it off,means youre in great shape.

[stonecrusher69]

Also if you can pull it off,means youre in great shape.

Pull what off?

[White Warlock]

Also if you can pull it off,means youre in great shape.

Pull what off?

my leg