What is the purpose of "wushu" or "spring" steel?

I am a big fan of Wushu fighting methods, and do enjoy watching competitions. But after much deliberation and experiments I%26#039;ve conducted, I can%26#039;t find any reason to opt for a weapon made from Wushu, or spring steel other than the pretty sounds it makes. Could someone out there explain to me why all the Wushu weapon forms are preformed with this flimsy and weak metal?|||My guess would be because of the weight and the flash. The weight of the weapons make them extremely easy to perform the routines and to keep the martial artists in balance. If the weapons were real, the weight of them would make it almost impossible to stop a motion and stay in balance. The noise may be another reason. They make the sword sound faster moving through the air. This is only a guess, but hopefully it%26#039;s a good one. LOL|||Do the springs on your car seem %26quot;Flimsy %26amp; Weak%26quot;


Or able to peform for years and years under a lot of abuse and harsh conditions?|||That%26#039;s easy enough, Wushu is gung-fu ballet. Since you can do all the silly %26quot;flowery%26quot; movements with spring-steel, that%26#039;s why it%26#039;s used.





There%26#039;s really not much more to it than that. Wushu is for showmanship, not combat. You don%26#039;t have to train ging in Wushu, and in turn, you don%26#039;t have to use the carbon steel weighted weaponry for the purpose of that skill in fighting.





That%26#039;s why I let go off all the extra-fancy classical gung fu in pursuit of combat effective arts like Xingyiquan (which is nothing but simplicity, and ging-usage).