Regarding the actual combat ability of traditional martial arts, the national martial arts athletes expressed their authoritative opinions.
Wu Yue: "Ten years of kung fu is not as good as wrestling, wrestling can be learned in one year, but if you practice martial arts, it is not a matter of one or two years, it is difficult for traditional boxing practitioners to compete with opponents, because boxing is good, sanda is good, he is professional every day kicking sandbags, every day hand-to-hand combat, every day fighting, practicing traditional martial arts is really exaggerated and mythologized by some people." ”
Wu Yue emphasized that the study of traditional martial arts takes longer, and compared with professional combat sports, traditional martial arts focus more on the cultivation of skills rather than simple practical skills. In modern society, the usefulness of traditional martial arts is exaggerated by some, but in fact, it is more of an experience of cultural inheritance and physical and mental cultivation.
Wu Jing: "Martial arts can be passed down to this day, there is the inevitability of its existence, every move is left after killing, summed up, but since liberation, do we still need to kill?" turned all the killing tricks into martial arts routines, that is, now we don't need to practice for killing, and practice for fighting, we don't need to. Originally, there were no rules for martial arts, but in order to regulate and not be too bloody, many rules were set. ”
Wu Jing believes that with the development of society, the meaning of traditional martial arts is also changing. The skills of traditional martial arts originated from survival and fighting, but with the change of the times, these moves are no longer used in real combat, but have been transformed into martial arts routines, which have become a form of cultural inheritance and sport.
Jet Li: "Of course, of course, it's a showmanship, the policy we set after the founding of the People's Republic of China is that martial arts is a kind of sport, a kind of sport that increases human physique, because our national system does not advocate fighting, and later advocated fighting, and the so-called fighting is within a certain rule of the game, not to harm the body is a method, because we no longer need real kung fu." ”
Jet Li pointed out that with the change of national policy, traditional martial arts have changed from a fighting skill to a sport, and its purpose is to strengthen the body, rather than real combat. In modern society, we no longer need real martial arts skills to cope with combat, but pay more attention to protecting our health and safety.
To sum up, the national martial arts athletes agree that modern traditional martial arts is more of a physical fitness sport than a real fighting skill. For those who want to learn martial arts skills, a professional martial arts training institute may be more suitable. However, traditional martial arts still have their own unique charm and can provide long-term value in terms of self-cultivation, so learners should choose the type of martial art that suits them according to their needs and goals.