![]() In contemporary times, wushu has become an international sport under the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), which holds the World Wushu Championships every two years. It has a long history of Chinese martial arts and was developed in 1949 to standardize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts, though attempts to structure the various decentralized martial arts traditions date back earlier when the Central Guoshu Institute was established at Nanjing in 1928. Wushu is practiced both through forms, called taolu, and as a full-contact combat sport, known as sanda. "Wushu" is the Chinese term for "martial arts" (武 "Wu" = combat or martial, 術 "Shu" = art), reflecting the art's goal as a compilation and standardization of various styles. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern Chinese martial arts, including Shaolin kung fu, tai chi, and Wudangquan. Wushu ( traditional Chinese: 武術 simplified Chinese: 武术 pinyin: wǔshù) ( / ˌ w uː ˈ ʃ uː/), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. Striking, Grappling, Throwing, Performance Martial Art ![]()
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