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The 4 characters on your left sets the
topic for this page. However, I shall not try to explain
to you the history of Wushu, nor the different styles
that are seen today. Since this is My Hobbies page,I shall give my 3 cents worth of what I think about Wushu, and its current development.
To begin, I have to juggle between Wushu and studies, and unfortunately I had to sacrifice the former, which explains why I'm rather weak in it.
If that's not all, associating oneself with an art of Chinese origin did little for one's self image. Prople think you're "Cheena". Maybe others will mistake you for a communist. Its tough to carry on, amidst derogatory remarks like this.
Olympic Games, and more schools are offering it as an activity for students.
Unfortunately, there are groups that are currently cashing in on this
trend. Wushu classes are common at Community Centres. They claim to
teach Shaolin related wushu. However, many of these classes do not seem
to be teaching authentic Chinese Wushu, but rather a hybrid of Wushu,
Taekwondo and other martial arts. Besides differences in style, many of
these classes teach this "Wushu" for fighting purposes, which goes
against the original Wushu aim, which is for Health purposes.
Yet, many parents who send their
children for such lessons do not seem to
realise this, since they are not familiar with Wushu too.
Generally I think
that authentic Wushu involves teaching of proper Horse
Stance, as well
as fighting styles like Nanquan(Southern Boxing) or
Changquan (Seen in animation above). These styles are
allowed in Wushu Competitions held
at International level.
name may be destroyed by imposters claiming to teach Wushu.