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Somersaults By Students Of Chinese Martial Arts In Kungfu Exercises By Kungfu School
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Chinese Martial Arts include many styles that are not part of the classic Kung Fu taught at the Shaolin Temple. At a Kung Fu school in Dengfeng, students were exercising on the pavement, and performing somersaults as part of their martial arts studies.
These somersaults were watched by their tutor, but they also came to the attention of the passersby, who welcomed the free exhibition of Chinese Martial Arts. The students performing these somersaults were young enough to carry out these exercises with ease, and it was evident that they had been learning the acrobatic somersaults for some time. |
On a different occasion, during a visit to the Shaolin Temple, a group of students were going through their Chinese Martials Arts movements in preparation for performances to be given in other countries. Somersaults were included in these rehearsals, but with students criss crossing each other with remarkable ease; there were no unfortunate collisions!
Chinese Martial Arts performed by experienced people are very entertaining, and the participants in the rehearsal seen at the Shaolin Temple were certainly well trained. The youngest member of these martial arts performers would be about 6 or 7 years old; he was the peak of the pillars that were built! |
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As forms have grown in complexity and quantity over the years, and many forms alone could be practiced for a lifetime, modern styles of Chinese martial arts have developed that concentrate solely on forms, and do not practice application at all. These styles are primarily aimed at exhibition and competition, and often include more acrobatic jumps and movements added for enhanced visual effect compared to the traditional styles. Those who generally prefer to practice traditional styles, focused less on exhibition, are often referred to as traditionalists. Many traditionalists consider the evolution of today's Chinese martial arts as undesirable, saying that much of its original value is lost , and refer to the newer styles as "flowery fists and embroidered kicks".
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