In Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Wushu was a form of dance. Usually, "martial arts dance" is used to train soldiers and boost morale. Schools that set up "preface" and "preface" in the Zhou Dynasty also listed shooting dance as one of the educational contents. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states attached great importance to the application of tactics in the battlefield. Qi Henggong held a "gladiator" in the spring and autumn to select heroes from all over the world. During this period, the manufacture of swords and kendo have achieved unprecedented development. During the Qin and Han dynasties, wrestling and fencing prevailed, and there were customs of feasting and dancing. There is a sword dance at the Hongmen Banquet. Its form is closer to the routine of Wushu today. The application of guns reached its peak in the Han Dynasty, and various marksmanship began to appear.
Although part of Wushu comes from military needs, most of it comes from private fights among the people. Military Wushu and folk Wushu have different requirements.
What are the basic movements of Wushu fencing?
Common techniques include stabbing, picking, splitting, rubbing, pulling, pulling, breaking and pointing. Fencing is characterized by lightness, agility, free and easy, elegance and flexibility.
In fact, China Wushu is an exercise of human skills, knowledge and spiritual will that conforms to modern human science, Taoism and the natural universe. This is not a matter of form or action. Except for the special features, the principle of weapons and the principle of human use are essentially the same, only strengthened and extended. The key lies in the understanding of the human body itself and the nature of the universe in life, so that we can know ourselves and ourselves, and be familiar with our uses and spirit in life, work and study. The actual martial arts is still the accumulation of experience, which can only be understood but not expressed.