What is wushu?

I have a student who has to research this sport, but she knows very little English. How can I explain wushu to her?





(I am her English teacher so, please, no diatribes against immigrants)|||%26quot;Martial Discipline%26quot;, refers usually to the standardized martial routines established by the Chinese government after the Cultural Revolution for competition.


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Wushu ( ) literally means %26quot;martial art%26quot;. It is the correct term for the more commonly known but misused term kung fu, which roughly translates to %26quot;skill%26quot; and refers specifically to the energy, feeling and effort expended in doing or making something. A craftsman or artisan could be said to have good %26quot;kung fu%26quot; in the way in which they carry out their craft. In the same way, a wushu practitioner can also be said to have good %26quot;kung fu%26quot; with their Wushu practice. ...


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wushu|||If you are with this doubt you are because she is with preconceptions to the immigrants|||If you saw the movie Fearless with Jet Li, Wushu is a Chinese martial arts that is about the community instead of the individual. It%26#039;s a form of martial arts that focuses strongly on disciplining oneself.|||Wushu = chinese martial arts.|||don know


that%26#039;s easy kathy


don u say that to 5 yr olds


wushu your hands clean


wushu real good before u get the cookie|||Jet Li was on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and he explained, as has been done previously, that WuShu means %26#039;martial arts%26#039;. He added that it comes from words that mean %26#039;stop fight%26#039;. I think that implies to either stop a fight offensively or defensively. One way or another, end it quickly and decisively, hopefully without seriously maiming the opponent.