Wushu

n. Chinese martial arts

Wushu may refer to:Chinese martial arts, a type of martial arts that focuses on self-defense rather than actual fighting. Local schools, as well as International schools in China offer wushu as a branch section of physical education (P.E).Wushu (sport), a modern exhibition and full-contact sport based on traditional Chinese martial arts, created in the People's Republic of ChinaWushu (term), a Chinese term that literally means "martial arts"Wushu (role-playing game), a role-playing game by Dan BaynWu Shu (writer), a Chinese writer and communist revolutionary born in Qichun County, Hubei Province
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This article is about the modern sport Wushu. For information on other types of Chinese martial arts, see Chinese martial arts. For the meaning of the word, see wushu (term). Wushu, also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts. Most of the modern competition forms (套路 taolu) were formed from their parent arts (see list below) by government-appointed committee. Some authors have surmised that the creation of sport wushu and its subsequent disassociation from self-defense and the traditional closed system of family lineages was an attempt to suppress what the PRC felt was potentially subversive aspects of Chinese martial arts. In contemporary times, wushu has become a truly international sport through the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), which holds the World Wushu Championships every two years; the first World Championships were held in 1991 in Beijing and won by Clark Zhang.
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Variety of fighting methods that encompasses neigong ("inner exercises") and tai chi. Its philosophy emphasizes traditions, experience, and "rational understanding."