Chinese Kung Fu Introduction

Martial arts originated from the ancient ancestors of the Chinese productive labor. People in the hunting activities, the gradual accumulation of chop, stab the basic skills, the original form of the martial arts is the formation of the offensive and defensive skills.

Martial arts originated in the primitive society period. Clan commune era, often tribal war, so the experience of fighting on the battlefield to promote the germination of martial arts.

The martial arts formed in the slave society period. After the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, after the war without stop, martial arts in order to meet the practical needs further to the practical and standardized development. The Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Tai Chi theory, then laid the China martial arts system.

Martial arts developed in the feudal society. The Qin and Han Dynasties, the prevalence of wrestling, fencing, and "knife dance", "dance". The Tang Dynasty began to implement the system, to promote the development of martial arts. The song and Yuan Dynasties, the folk martial arts with folk association Wu Yi organization as the main body of the booming. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties is a period of great development, martial arts schools, have formed a boxing, Tai Chi, boxing Xingyi, Bagua boxing shaped system major.

In modern times, Wushu has gradually become an integral part of modern sports in China. In 1927, Nanjing established the central martial arts museum. 1936 Chinese Wushu team went to Berlin to participate in the performance of the Olympic games.