Wrestling is the oldest sport in human history.
On the battlefield of cold weapons, soldiers are knocked down by the impact, and the neck, chest and abdomen are wide open, which means the loss of the right to survive. In addition to the techniques of phalanx advance and retreat, coordination, and weapon use, the training of individual wrestling techniques is also a top priority. Wrestling techniques can not only cultivate fighting and killing skills, but also cultivate the brave and enterprising fighting temperament of soldiers.
Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Ji Xiao" ("Fist Classics") records many methods of "swooping down to defeat the enemy". These combat techniques originated from traditional martial arts, and after actual combat testing and improvement, they became the "textbook" for military training in the Ming Dynasty. The various wrestling techniques recorded in the book are also similar to the wrestling methods of the contemporary martial art Sanda.
The comparison between wrestling and the martial art Sanda wrestling recorded in the New Book of Ji Xiao ("Fist Sutra"): leg wrestling
Not only China, but almost every ethnic group has its own wrestling skills.
Among them, classical wrestling, freestyle wrestling, Chinese wrestling, Mongolian wrestling (Boke), sumo wrestling, judo, sangbo wrestling, etc., are the most influential in the world. These seven major wrestling styles have also been more or less related to the martial art of sanda.
What is Sanda "Dipping Eighteen Falls"?
Originally a boxing technique in traditional martial arts, it is also known as "falling fist" or "falling fist". Later, the eighteen falls of the dipped clothes became synonymous with wrestling martial arts. Born in Mongolian wrestling, Sanda Wang Baoligao enjoyed the reputation of "Eighteen Falls in The Dipping Clothes" in the Sanda world.
Chinese Sanda has a natural connection with traditional martial arts such as Chinese wrestling and Mongolian Boke.
Since 1979, the martial art Sanda has been experimentally promoted, and wrestling is the "main skill" of this sport. Chinese wrestling martial artists contribute a lot to this sport. Many of the coaches of the Sanda Sports Teams in various provinces and cities in China are Chinese-style wrestling masters.
Sanda wrestling method of back wrestling, the picture is reproduced from the official website of the Chinese Wushu Association
In the following forty years, the martial art of sanda wrestling continued to develop, and the techniques and tactics were gradually enriched and perfected.
Chinese sanda wrestling methods include: offensive active "wrestling" and passive "falling". The former defends itself from the "tumbling to the ground" method used in the "fall process".
There are twenty-seven kinds of wrestling techniques recorded in "Chinese Loose Hands", both active offensive wrestling techniques and passive anti-wrestling techniques; there are both long-distance kicking and lower limb wrestling techniques, and close-range close-up wrestling techniques. These wrestling techniques can be summed up in eight words: borrowing, lifting the bottom, rooting out, and leaning on the body. The few eight characters contain the great wisdom of the Chinese sanda wrestling method.
Sanda wrestling represents the character
There are talented people in the jiangshan generation, each leading the way for more than ten years.
In the more than 40 years of contemporary martial arts history, many wrestling athletes have emerged, such as "Military Camp Sanda King" Du Zhengao, Wang Shiying, Chen Chao, You Bangmeng, Na Shun, Li Xinjie, Shen Guoshun and so on.
Since 2000, the Chinese martial art Sanda King Championship has been born. People have experienced the charm of the martial art Sanda from television. "That shun fell" also spread to thousands of households. For a time, Nashun Gezhile became "synonymous" with Sanda wrestling techniques.
That shun wrestling became the signature wrestling method of the Sanda King Championship
At the age of 19, Nashungzhil "went out of the house" to practice sanda. Without the "Tong Zi Gong", the body flexibility of Shunge Zhile is not good, and it is difficult to make high whip legs, turn around and kick the legs. Coach Zhao Xuejun tailored the tactics of "close throw + backhand heavy punch" for the "Mongol King".
Don't be afraid of a thousand tricks, you are afraid of a trick. Fully integrating Mongolian wrestling into the actual combat of sanda, Nashun Gezhile's "bumping, squeezing, pressing, pinching" wrestling skills have reached the pinnacle. Some people once described "that smooth fall": take over, touch the hand and fall, the action is like playing a flashing needle, and the wrestling method is like a stone cow entering the sea.
Nashun embodies the "wisdom" of Sanda wrestling, and the American Sanda captain represents the "guts" of Sanda wrestling.
Kang Li brought his own martial arts master Liu Xiangyang to learn Sanda. Prior to that, Kang Lee studied martial arts such as wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Combining Sanda quick throwing techniques and rules, Kang Lee boldly improved his wrestling method and formed a wrestling style based on strength and advocating oppression. Kang Li's wrestling method is bold and magnificent, and mostly adopts techniques such as neck over-back wrestling, shoulder-to-shoulder over-back wrestling, and waist-hugging over-back wrestling.
The cover of Black Belt Magazine featured Kang Lee's leg drop
As a highly talented boxer, Kang Lee created his own "scissor wrestling" stunt. Scissors fall, the athlete in the middle distance to take the initiative to fall to the ground, their legs in the shape of scissors "thrown", attack the opponent's ankle or support legs, with the "do not press" force, causing the opponent to fall to the ground.
Kang Lee has been the captain of the U.S. Wushu Sanda national team three times and has won two bronze medals at the World Wushu Championships. Entering the mixed martial arts field, Kang Lee won the gold belt of the Strike Force competition. In a 2007 match, Conrie used sanda wrestling to knock Samuel Morgan to the ground ten times. This game has also become a classic battle to show the martial arts Sanda wrestling skills.
NaShun and Kang Lee, who introduced Mongolian wrestling and freestyle wrestling techniques into the martial art of Sanda, were extremely successful, and they represented an era.
Wushu Sanda 56 kg representatives, Shandong team Li Kang and Henan team Shen Guoshun, have twice won the National Games championship. Jianghu refers to these two wrestling masters with their own characteristics in wrestling techniques with "Crouching Dragon Hugging And Phoenix Lying Knife".
Li Kang, the "North Sleeping Dragon", is the most unique in his fist and leg skills, but the "diving leg wrestling" of opening and closing is also his unique skill. The so-called one trick is eaten all over the world, the 2018 Sanda World Cup, the 2021 National Games Martial Arts Sanda Competition, Li Kang used this technique 3 times, all 6 points.
Li Kang's signature "diving and holding legs"
Shen Guoshun, the "Southern Phoenix", is known for his wrestling skills, and his wrestling technique is light and changeable, and he can always anticipate the enemy's opportunity and achieve scoring. Shen Guoshun's "lying knife" (Chinese wrestling term) technique is also a must. Shen Guo successfully hung and "cut" the other party's calf with his calf, and at the same time, he deceived the other party, and when the other party lifted his body, he supported the foot pedals and leaned on the other party's body to achieve successive falls to the ground.
Shen Guoshun (Blue Fang) wonderful wrestling
How arrogant is the sanda wrestling method?
In the Sanda King match, the boxers fell back and forth in the ring without any damage. As a result, some viewers believe that the lethality of wrestling is average.
This "feeling" ignores two prerequisites:
First, the martial arts sanda competitions we often watch take place among professional athletes. Most of these team members have more than ten years of training experience and have certain anti-blow ability and anti-fall skills.
Second, the competition ring has elastic cushion protection, which greatly reduces the killing effect of the wrestling method.
Sanda Wrestling Leg Wrap, picture reprinted from the official website of the Chinese Wushu Association
What happens to ordinary people when they encounter a fall? Let me give you an example.
Some time ago, there was a foreign video that once detonated the Internet. Because of the verbal altercation, a retired fighter used the "waist over chest wrestling" against a passerby, resulting in a serious head injury to the passerby and unfortunate death.
Even among professional athletes, there have been many classic cases of wrestling KO in the Sanda King Arena.
In July 2001, the Sino-Japanese Confrontation in Langfang, Hebei Province. Only 30 seconds after the opening, the Chinese team Lin Jianshen hugged and wrestled the "Fuji Iron Fist" North Out Yaren. The Japanese boxer fell heavily to the ground and could not move. The match set a record for the fastest KO in the history of Sino-Japanese combat. After returning to the lounge, Kitazu Yaren stood alone for more than 10 minutes, thinking about it: when landing on the ground, the neck was slightly crooked, and the second half of his life was likely to be spent in a wheelchair.
Lin Jianshen hugged the north out of Yaren
When playing against Muay Thai and European and American free fighters, the wrestling method of martial arts sanda athletes often plays a "ballast stone" effect.
The most direct effect of the sanda wrestling method is to block the opponent's fist and leg combination, and in the face of close-fitting fast fall, the inner blows of many masters are difficult to perform.
Sanda wrestling will bring a "sense of oppression" to the opponent, which greatly depletes the opponent's physical strength. After the opponent falls, in order to avoid strong vibration or pressure on the body, he will choose to "hold his breath", resulting in muscle tension. Once it feels nothing, two times or three times can be endured, has been dropped, the boxer's mental and physical strength will have a relatively large consumption. Some players will even lose control of their emotions and make irrational moves.
Sanda wrestling method inside the side of the hand do not fall, the picture is reproduced from the official website of the Chinese Wushu Association
Such examples are not uncommon in the history of Sino-Thai competitions. Sanda Wang Liu Hailong won two victories over Muay Thai King Brother BangGui and Jiang Gai Nog, and the wrestling method was indispensable.
The Future of Sanda Wrestling: Change and Change
There is no highest martial art, only stronger warriors. In modern society, no martial art exists in isolation. The sanda wrestling method has been constantly improving in various challenges. In the era of Sanda King, 13 Chinese and foreign challenges, the Chinese martial art Sanda wrestling method has benefited a lot in various Sino-foreign exchange competitions. Many athletes who have transformed from other sports, such as Nashun Gezhile (Mongolian wrestling), Xue Fengqiang (wrestling), Qiao Xiaojun (Japanese judo), Tai Puqing (freestyle wrestling), etc., have also enriched the wrestling skills of martial arts sanda in actual combat.
Sanda wrestling under the method of sneaking legs, the picture is reproduced from the official website of the Chinese Wushu Association
Some people have also criticized the martial art Sanda wrestling method, and even there is a sound of "only retaining the leg wrestling". The martial art of sanda represents the "wisdom of struggle" of the Chinese, and shangzhi is not yet strong, and can solve the problem by "burning chibi and flooding the seventh army", so why "fight for a long time"?
"Fast fall" is the "soul" of the martial art Sanda. The sanda rule has changed several times, but the rule of "using the wrestling method, holding for 2 seconds and falling down without points" has always been continued and retained. Inseparable from its "sect", the wrestling method of the martial art sanda will continue to develop in the direction of "fast" and "clever", and continue to continue and inherit this ancient oriental national skill.
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Author: Iron Guts Meng Taste
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