Chapter 2 Section 2 Combat Martial Arts

It is a direct combat form of martial art with the goal of defeating an opponent.In this kind of martial arts confrontation, the two sides rely on the kung fu they have usually practiced to fight against each other in terms of wit, courage and skills, and defeat the enemy according to certain rules.Combat sports are divided into three specific forms of confrontation: Sanda, pushing hands and short combat: bare-handed, hands and feet, kicking, hitting, throwing, and holding are all in full swing, which is called "Sanda"; The technique, using the strength of the opponent's attack to push the opponent out to win, is called "pushing hands"; fighting with short weapons made of rattan, leather, and cotton is called "short soldiers".

Obviously, there is a close relationship between routine sports and combat sports in martial arts, and there are also many differences. These two forms of martial arts complement each other and co-exist and co-prosper. After thousands of years of development and evolution, Chinese martial arts has been eloquent and magnificent.Especially martial arts routines are so colorful and colorful, no one can tell how many kinds there are.In terms of boxing alone, there are stretching, flexible, fast and powerful Chaquan and Huaquan; light, soft, continuous Taijiquan; vigorous and tight cutting, with a firm foot; Baguazhang, which moves and moves around; Bajiquan, which is firm and crisp, close to the body; Tongbeiquan, which is wide open and close, and strikes far; Punching punches that are long and short; kicks that are mainly based on legs; Shaolin boxing that is unpretentious and hard to attack; ground punches that roll, tumble, and unpredictable; imitation-shaped objects , witty pictographic boxing and so on.Table 1 summarizes the basic content of modern Chinese martial arts.

How did this colorful martial arts system develop?People who are used to today's martial arts performances of folding back and forth, turning left and right, jumping and jumping, and flashing and moving may think that martial arts have been like this since ancient times.In fact, martial arts, like any other cultural form, has also experienced a long process of development. It has accumulated slowly in the long river of history and has gone through countless quantitative and qualitative changes. It was only in the late period of Chinese feudal society that it developed. It has become what we are familiar with today, but its germination can be traced back to ancient times.