Recently, on the playground of the National Experimental Primary School in Jiaocheng District, Ningde City, Zhong Saisen, the inheritor of She martial arts, led the students to practice martial arts.
It is reported that Jin Han She martial arts in the local spread has a history of more than 160 years, mainly for the "half dragon and tiger pile boxing", commonly known as "Xia Shencuo fist", also known as Zhongjia boxing, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, She people practice martial arts, passed down from generation to generation. She martial arts include boxing, stick art, acupoints, qigong, etc., focusing on physical fitness and self-defense.
"The difference between She martial arts and other types of boxing is that we combine the three types of boxing: dragon boxing, tiger boxing, and monkey boxing, with fierce attacks and various variations. Zhong Saisen, who is now in his 50s, has been learning She martial arts with his elders since he was a child, and he told us that in the past, during the slack season, the village would be closed off, and the village's school-age youths would be gathered to teach them boxing.
Due to the development and changes of society, the practice of martial arts gradually faded, and the martial arts of the She nationality also declined, and many moves have long been lost. In order to keep the inheritance, around 2010, Jin Han established the Jin Han She Martial Arts Branch of the Jiaocheng District Martial Arts Association, and there are currently more than 100 students learning She martial arts.
"She boxing is a precious wealth that has been passed down from generation to generation, and I will continue to learn and carry forward our She boxing and She culture in the future. A third-grade student from the National Experimental Primary School said.
In January 2013, She martial arts (Jiaocheng She Xiashencuo boxing and stick fighting) were announced by the Ningde Municipal People's Government as the fourth batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage list items. "Now, we have also built a She Cultural Development Center and come to the campus to teach and attract more young people to study. Zhong Saisen told us that She martial arts are a treasure left by our ancestors, with national characteristics, and we will always carry forward traditional martial arts in the future, so that She martial arts can be paid more attention to and better protect this intangible cultural heritage.
Author: Huang Zixuan Wu Hongxian
Source: Big Dream Banana City