History and Legends of wushu (Chinese martial arts)
The origin of martial arts is attributed necessities of self-defense, hunting activities and military training in ancient China. The melee combat and weapons practice were important in the training of Chinese soldiers. Chinese martial arts integrated it into their practice philosophies and concepts, expanding beyond the only self-defense, physical fitness and eventually became a method of personal education. The influence of martial ideals in civil society spread later in poetry, literary fiction, then our time in movies.
Legend the mythical Yellow Emperor would have presented the first Chinese fighting systems. Famous general before becoming emperor of China, he wrote lengthy treatises on medicine, astrology and martial arts. The
shǒubó (手 搏) practiced during the Shang dynasty (eighteenth-IX BC), and Xiang Bo (similar to Sanda) in the year 600 BC, are just two examples of ancient martial arts Chinese. In 509 BC, Confucius would have suggested to Duke Ding of Lu that people should practice the literary arts as well as the martial arts and martial arts began to be practiced by ordinary citizens, not just by military and religious sects. A control system called Juel or jiǎolì (角力) is mentioned in the Classic of Rites (Li King) in the first century BC. BC This battle system includes striking techniques, projection, joint manipulation, and attacks vital points. The di jiao became a sport during the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC). The Book of Han (206-8 BC.) Mentions that during the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 8 CE) was a distinction between an unarmed combat called shǒubó (手 搏), for which guides learning had already been writing, and fighting sports, then known as Juel or jiǎolì (角力). "Six Chapters of Hand Fighting Naked" were mentioned in the same period in the Han Shu Wen Chih I (Book of Han art), but these chapters were lost over the centuries [4].
Wrestling is also documented in the memoirs of the Grand Historian Sima Qian (ca. 100 BC).
A theory of fighting with bare hands, including the presentation of the concepts of "hard technologies" and "mild" would be exposed in the story of "the girl of Yue, in the Annals of Spring and Autumn of State Lu (fifth century BC.).
Under the Tang Dynasty, descriptions of sword dances were immortalized in poems by Li Bai. Under the Song and Yuan dynasties, competitions xiangpu (a predecessor of sumo) were sponsored by the imperial courts. Modern concepts of martial arts have been fully developed by the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The concepts associated with Chinese martial arts have changed with the evolution of Chinese society and have acquired over time a philosophical basis. Passages in the Chuang-tzu, a Taoist text, relate to the psychology and practice martial arts. Chuang-tzu, his eponymous author, probably lived in the fourth century BCE. The Tao Te Ching, often attributed to Lao Tzu, is another Daoist text that contains principles applicable to martial arts. According to one of the classic texts of Confucianism, Zhou Li (周礼), the archery and driving tanks were part of the "six arts" (六艺, liu yi) of the Zhou Dynasty (1122 - 256 BC), with rituals, music, calligraphy and mathematics. The Art of War, written in the sixth BC by Sun Tzu, deals with the military war, but contains ideas included in the Chinese martial arts.
Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_martiaux_chinois
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