Chinese Kung Fu has experienced four "crises", and now it has evolved into "flower fist embroidered legs", which is regrettable! Chinese civilization has a long history, and now our culture is also influencing and changing the world. Many foreigners see Chinese, and their first impression is Chinese kung fu and Chinese cuisine. Chinese kung fu can be said to be both rigid and soft, but most of the Chinese kung fu we see today is flower fist embroidered legs, and there is no masculinity. Now more and more foreigners are going to China to learn martial arts, but Chinese are worried about their children's hardships and do not want them to learn Chinese kung fu. As we all know, martial arts can not only play a role in strengthening the body, but also a means of attacking the enemy in times of crisis and defending individuals and others from infringement.
In recent years, Chinese kung fu has encountered an unprecedented crisis, and the combat effectiveness of traditional martial arts has been repeatedly questioned. Some people even think that traditional martial arts are dances, and they have no effect on self-defense and defeat. Why is this happening? In fact, in ancient Chinese martial arts, it has experienced four disasters, and the kung fu we see now is actually inseparable from these encounters. The following author will take you to understand which dynasties' policies have changed the way people who practice martial arts exercise.
The first crisis occurred in the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor to unify the country, and since the Qin State destroyed the Six Kingdoms, it has strictly forbidden folk martial arts practice. Qin Shi Huang even took away all the weapons of the people, and finally created 12 golden people to warn the people. However, due to the very short notice time of the Qin Dynasty, the prohibition of arms this time did not have a special impact. However, this also pointed out the reverse for the notification of later emperors.
The second crisis occurred in the Song Dynasty. It is well known that the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty was Zhao Kuangyin, who was originally a military general of the former dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin held military power in his hands, and his subordinates knew his ambitions, so they used the method of "yellow robe plus body" to force Zhao Kuangyin to rebel. After Zhao Kuangyin took the throne, he took many measures to ban force. He used the method of "a glass of wine to release the military power" to perfectly solve the military talents who followed him to fight the world. Zhao Kuangyin knew that he was the world seized by the rebellion of the military generals, so he advocated "emphasizing literature and light weapons" to curb those feudal officials. However, he did not expect that the foreign tribes were sharpening their knives, and this normality also led to the embarrassing situation of "no general of the country" in the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty gradually became consumed by the foreign tribes and eventually went to extinction.
The third crisis occurred in the Yuan Dynasty. As a foreign race that originally belonged to the Central Plains, the Mongols were very careful about their rule over the Central Plains. In order to rule in terms of aspect, they divided the people into four classes, with the Han Chinese at the lowest level. The Yuan Dynasty also paid great attention to the control of weapons, and the civilian martial arts practitioners were severely attacked. The ban on arms is really just a cover, and it cannot fundamentally solve the problem. The emperors of the Yuan Dynasty ruled the country in a faint way, and in the end it was difficult to maintain the empire.
The fourth crisis occurred during the Yongzheng period. In the fourth year of Yongzheng, the Qing court issued the famous "ban on martial arts" holy decrees: it prohibits people from wearing swords and swords, prohibits people from fighting in the fist, prohibits folk rings to compete in martial arts, and violates the law and is severely punished, and the death and injury in the ring are regarded as homicide. This period was also the beginning of the rise of the literal prison, and the Qing Dynasty's pressure on the civilian and martial people was unprecedented. Many of the Manchu policies were also enforced, such as braiding and wearing Manchu costumes.
In fact, the early Chinese martial arts were still very effective, very close to actual combat, and could even be said to be deadly. However, due to historical reasons, Chinese martial arts have been suppressed many times, and now it has evolved into a flower fist embroidered leg, which is also regrettable.