Anyone here train in wushu schools or practice wushu?

[Dragonseeker]

I been hearing dozens of people telling me that wushu has no combatative value. It is all for show. I know the main focus is to learn the forms, stance and different sets of performance, but it have no use in combat? I found that hard to believe.

[rb]

Modern wushu is for show. Although it takes incredible flexibility and endurance, the energies are devoted to acrobatics and extreme moves.

 

There is also a sanshou component even these competitors need talent in forms to qualify for a team.

[kle1n]

so jet li is shit in combat?

[DemXanth]

I thought "wushu" was just the chinese word for martial arts.

[jmd161]

The word Wu Shu means.

 

Wu = War

 

Shu = Art

 

Wu Shu = War Art

 

 

But Wu Shu is usually the showy acrobatic flips and kicks that have no real combat effectiveness.

 

Jet Li, Jackie Chan,and Sammo Hung all do Wu Shu.

 

kung fu = Means skill in

 

anyone can have kung fu in running,flying a kite,etc.........

 

The words have gotten twisted over the yrs ,but Chinese martial arts for combat are usually called Kung fu and the flashy non combat stuff is known as Wu Shu.

 

jeff

[Sepultura]

Well there is contemporary ''modern'' wushu and traditional wushu,modern wushu is oriented more to forms and for show.as for traditional wushu,like shaolin ,its oriented to self defense and fighting.Jet li practices modern wushu only for preformance.he's not related to actual fighting.

[jmd161]

Dragonseeker,

 

To finnish my answer to your question.

 

I have also studied Wu Shu for awhile back in the late 80's.I stopped because it's not what i was looking for.I was looking for a kung fu school in New York and i came across this school that i thought was a kung fu school ,but it turned out to be a modern wu shu school.

 

Don't get me wrong alot goes into wu shu the training is very hard ,and takes a very strong person to stick with it.I'm into combat applications not flashy tournament forms.

 

jeff