Foreword The Origins of Martial Arts Principles of Wushu Schools of Wushu Shaolinquan Family Wudangquan Family Emeiquan Family Nanquan Family Taijiquan Family Xingyiquan Family Baguaquan Family Weapons Short Weapons Long Weapons Hidden Weapons (anqi) Three Stages of Chinese Wushu Practice Characteristics of Chinese Wushu Systematic Strict Order Principle of Gradualness Nurturing i and Moral Cultivation Aesthetics Chinese Wushu and Chinese Culture Wushu and Regimen Wushu and Literatures, Films and TV Chinese and Foreign Wushu Exchange Two Big Challenges in the Martial History Chinese Wushu Going Global Development of Modern Chinese Wushu Modern Wushu Centers (schools) Wushu Education at Colleges and Universities Wushu Competitions and Olympic Performance Events Folk Wushu Development Development Tendency Appendix I: Notices on Wushu Exercises Appendix Ih Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties
Wushu, the Chinese martial art form known as kungfu in the West, embodies the national traditional culture in martial art form and also reflects the self-defense and health practices of Chinese people. The core philosophy of Wushu is drawn from the Confucius principle of physical and mental integration combined with neutralization; the Taoist principle of dynamic balance; the Buddhist principle of showing cultural syncretism of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism in China; and the Eastern theory, which believes man is an integral part of nature.