Wu-shu Academy Information

In the western world Kung Fu (Chinese: ; gngfu) is thought to mean martial arts. However in Chinese Kung Fu means reaching excellence. Wu-Shu (Chinese: ; wsh), is the correct term for martial arts (Wu meaning martial or war, Shu meaning technique or skill). So Kung Fu Wu-Shu refers to mastering martial arts. The sameness or difference between Kung Fu and Wushu has confused many people, that said the following explanation should clear the confusion. Complications started when in mid-19th century the present Chinese government promoted newly invented modern Wushu (wirtten Wushu but not Wu-Shu anymore) as a sport, and not as a marital art. They gathered together some WuShu masters of various styles with the objective of synthesizing the various styles into one uniform style, which is todays modern Wushu. The trend has been so established that today when the term Wushu is used, especially in the West, it is understood to be a demonstrative sport, whereas when the term Kung Fu is used it is understood to be a martial art. Wushu was invented solely for sports, and never as a martial art. For the purpose of competition, Wushu was divided into seven categories, namely: At the Wu Shu Academy you are taught both modern and authentic Wu Shu that are a number of fighting styles up to 5000 years old. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as families (, ji), sects (, pài) or schools (, mén) of martial arts. Examples of such traits include physical exercises involving animal mimicry, or training methods inspired by Chinese philosophies, religions and legends. Styles that focus on Qi (vital energy) manipulation are called Internal (, nijiqun), while others that concentrate on improving muscle and cardiovascular fitness are called external (, wàijiqun). Geographical association, as in northern (, biqun) and southern (, nnqun), is another popular classification method. Wu Shu Northern and Southern Fist is the style taught at Wu Shu Academy which is an authentic Kung Fu style with ...