Origin and Development of Wudang Martial Arts

According to the legend, Zhang Sanfeng is the originator of the general Wudangquan and special Taijiquan. That is the origin of Wudang martial arts. Wudangquan advocates the cultivation of morality and fostering of nature in conjunction with physical training. In kung fu legend, Wudang is often associated with the sword,. The sword techniques were again supposed to be created by Zhang Sanfen...

Introduction to Wudang Mountains

The Wudang Mountains, also known as Wu Tang Shan or simply Wudang, are a small mountain range in Hubei Province. In past years, the mountains of Wudang were known as many Taoist monasteries were found there. Monasteries became known as an academic centre for the research, teaching and practise of meditation, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Taoist agriculture ...

Everybody was kungfu fighting

Niels Tsai, a kungfu enthusiast from Malaysia, was halfway up misty Wudang Mountain, Hubei province, at the end of last month when he was thrilled to see an elegant yet powerful Wudang-style tai chi performance delivered by 2,300 college students in a dirt square. For centuries, the mountain in central China, in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, has been a Mecca for Taoists. ...

Tai chi helps cut pain of knee arthritis

The traditional Chinese form of exercise known as tai chi can help reduce pain and physical impairment in people who have knee arthritis, researchers said on Saturday. In their study, one group of people in their 60s with severe knee osteoarthritis performed tai chi for an hour twice a week for 12 weeks while a similar group did the same amount of conventional stretching exercises over the same...

Kungfu Taste: Learn Martial Art in Shaolin Temple

The mention of Shaolin Temple conjures up images of a quiet and peaceful monastery on a remote mountain in China, a peaceful retreat, a place to worship, a place to reflect, and dozens of monks practicing kungfu. Alexander Sebastien Lee, a Korean-American, was one of those with such an idea, thanks to the Jackie Chan and Jet Li movies of his childhood. But when he actually went to visit Shaolin...

Keet Kune Do will reappears on screen: BRUCE Lee and Chinese Kungfu

The Legend of Bruce Lee is shot by China Central Television (CCTV) and will be shown on TV screen with a 50-part prime-time biography. BRUCE Lee, the world’s most famous kung fu artist, is finally receiving recognition in China. Lee’s films only started surfacing in China on video in the 1980s – years after his death in 1973 from swelling of the brain. His worldwide fame was suppressed by a Co...

The Road to the Olympic Games for Wushu

Wushu, also called kungfu, martial arts, is attracting more and more fans both home and abroad as a traditional Chinese sport. With Kungfu Panda sweeping across the world, wushu is becoming a more popular sport. Although it failed in its bid to be included as a 2008 Olympic event, it still appeared at the Beijing Olympic stadium as a special event. The event “Beijing 2008 Wushu Competition” wa...

Shaolin Temple: Taking one''s breath away

Shaolin Temple is regarded as the origin of Chinese kungfu and attracts people all around the world for learning its mysterious martial art. "Home to the Yellow Emperor, where Buddha's light shines forth from Longmen and Shaolin's kungfu is known to all under heaven welcome to Henan province." This is the grand greeting you get on your cellphone as you step off the train in the provincial capi...

Olympic Athletics in Chinese History: Horse Race and Equestrian Sports

Beijing Olympic Games was filled with elements of Chinese culture. The Beijing Olympic Games emblem, golden medal with inlaid jade, design of 'lucky clouds torch', the magnificent Chinese culture portrays on opening ceremony, green flower porcelain and embroidery decorated in subway stations , and so on…… China has a long history of sports from thousands of years ago. many historical allusions ...

Chinese Kungfu Spreading Begin in Shaolin Temple

After the Olympics,Shaolin Temple of China is carrying out a plan to spread one of the mysterious sutras, "Yi Jin Jing", to the public of main cities in China. Consequently, the magic power of Chinese kungfu is not only in the films and books, but also step into real life of citizens in cities like Beijing, Shanghai,etc. Books treasure up in Shaolin Temple "Yi Jin Jing"...