531), called Selected Literature (文選 Wénxuǎn). The term “wushu 武術” meaning 'martial arts' goes back as far as the Liang Dynasty (502–557) in an anthology compiled by Xiao Tong (蕭通), (Prince Zhaoming 昭明太子 d. This implies that “wu’ 武,” is a defensive use of combat. Its Chinese character is made of two parts the first meaning “walk” or “stop” (止 zhǐ) and the second meaning “lance” (戈 gē). Wushu is an official event at the Asian Games, East Asian Youth Games, Southeast Asian Games, World Combat Games, and in various other multi-sport events. In contemporary times, Wushu has become an international sport under the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), which holds the World Wushu Championships every two years. ' Wushu' is the Chinese term for 'martial arts' (武 'Wu' = combat or martial, 術 'Shu' = art). It was developed in 1949 in an effort to standardize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts, yet attempts to structure the various decentralized martial arts traditions date back earlier, when the Central Guoshu Institute was established at Nanking in 1928. It has a long history in reference to Chinese martial arts. Wushu ( / ˌ w uː ˈ ʃ uː/), or Kung fu, is a hard and soft and complete martial art, as well as a full-contact combat sport. Striking, Grappling, Throwing, Performance Martial Art

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