04/03/2025
💁♀️"Oh, so you are just dancing ?"
💁♀️"And how long you been doing Karate ?”
💁♀️“Let me guess is jacky chan your favorite actor?”
Actually yes, he is one of my favorite actors)
Alright, let’s clear this up—what Wushu really is?
Wushu is a Chinese martial art divided into two main categories:
Sanda ("I punch you, you punch me")🥊
Taolu "I fight… the air “ 💨
Now, Taolu itself is split into two styles: Traditional Wushu, which includes ancient techniques and forms passed down for generations, it’s basically all of this styles that you can see in films like drunk fist, style of tiger, eagle, monkey and sometimes even routine with a chair or umbrella.☂️
Modern Wushu it is high-performance version focused on speed, power, and crazy acrobatics.
I’ve been training Wushu Taolu for 14 years, and no—it’s not just waving my arms around for fun.
Its choreographed routines with martial techniques, jumps and weapons. You’ve got to be fast, strong, flexible, and, most importantly, not afraid of flipping through the air at full speed. (this one is actually one of my problems) 😆
And then, there’s weapons🗡️ Taolu includes a variety of them, but its the topic for other reel
So, is Wushu just dancing? Well… if dancing included flying kicks, weapons, and the constant fear of face-planting, then sure, let’s call it like that.
