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Developments of Martial Arts in Taiwan
Master Lee,Chang-chih
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Director of the Martial Arts Faculty
of Intercultural Open University
www.kongfu.org
kongfu@tomor.com
January 31st, 2005
4. Development as a sport
Martial art classes are seen everywhere in the Country from children classes, university martial art clubs, to private classes. There are also numerous martial art competitions. In college, there are the College Cup, Huagang Sword Competition (Chinese Culture University), Zhu-Lu Zhong-Yuan Cup (Zhong-Yuan University), and the Lion Cup in Taichung. Martial art has also become one of the competitions in the National Game. Seventy-four martial art BBS families are found in PChome and nearly one thousand martial art families are listed with Yahoo. A few hundred associations relevant to martial arts have been registered with the Ministry of the Interior and there are 106 Tai Chi related websites linked to the website of the Council of Sports. One hundred and twenty-three martial art related associations have been officially registered. From the numbers, we can see that martial arts are actively developing into national sports spreading fiercely towards every corner of the Country.
5. Development in combat skills
Self-defense skills in Chinese martial arts include kick, hit, wrestle, tussle, and throw, which are different from Karate’s hitting, Taikuando’s leg skills, and Judo’s throw. As Chinese martial arts becoming more and more valued by the international society, counter battle of Chinese martial arts will become a demonstration competition on Beijing Olympic in 2008. It is highly possible that this competition will enter the Olympic game as an official competition in the near future. In earlier times in Taiwan, counter-battle competitions were called the “Rim Challenges”. Many extraordinary talents have come from the competitions. Quite a few championships have also been held in Taiwan and local athletes had performed very well. This fever is storming up in Taiwan. Now, there are also combat activities held in Taiwan. The most famous one is the Taiwan Full-content Kung-Fu Combat (TFKC). For those who want to learn free-style combat, trainings are available at the Chinese Martial Art Free-style Combat Association hosted by Mr. Zhang En-Huang.
6. Developments in academies:
In the field of academia, promotion of martial art development has not been active. There are very few research institutes set up for studies of martial arts. There is a Martial Art Research Center in the National College of Physical Education and Sports. Other than the Martial Art Division inside of the Department of Sports of Chinese Culture University that is dedicated to professional training of martial art talents, there are no other higher education schools of martial arts, not to mention graduate schools. Martial art studies are mostly integrated into departments of sports, so are postgraduate studies.
IV. Conclusion
From the above, we came to understand that in this information age, martial arts must be promoted through diversified channels outside of the academic studies and international promotions. If martial arts can be well developed with a wide base of learners and professional talents, the essence of martial arts will never be lost. Through public participation, traditional Chinese martial arts will be able to infuse into life and become a common and widespread national sport, as well as attracting more people to become involved in martial art studies and creating a new era of martial arts.
Furthermore, traditional martial arts in Taiwan have unique culture and historic background. It is a precious treasure of civilization. We will be able to scientifically analyze various martial arts to prevent misunderstanding and enable learning of martial arts with the correct concepts. We are also preparing to translate various martial art documents into English and made the information available to the international society. Through which, the international society will be able to see the essence of Chinese culture. To be well understood, a large amount of documented information is necessary. Only with written documents, martial arts of Taiwan will be able to get on the international stage.
Master Lee,Chang-chih
All rights reserved
Director of the Martial Arts Faculty
of Intercultural Open University
www.kongfu.org
kongfu@tomor.com
January 31st, 2005
4. Development as a sport
Martial art classes are seen everywhere in the Country from children classes, university martial art clubs, to private classes. There are also numerous martial art competitions. In college, there are the College Cup, Huagang Sword Competition (Chinese Culture University), Zhu-Lu Zhong-Yuan Cup (Zhong-Yuan University), and the Lion Cup in Taichung. Martial art has also become one of the competitions in the National Game. Seventy-four martial art BBS families are found in PChome and nearly one thousand martial art families are listed with Yahoo. A few hundred associations relevant to martial arts have been registered with the Ministry of the Interior and there are 106 Tai Chi related websites linked to the website of the Council of Sports. One hundred and twenty-three martial art related associations have been officially registered. From the numbers, we can see that martial arts are actively developing into national sports spreading fiercely towards every corner of the Country.
5. Development in combat skills
Self-defense skills in Chinese martial arts include kick, hit, wrestle, tussle, and throw, which are different from Karate’s hitting, Taikuando’s leg skills, and Judo’s throw. As Chinese martial arts becoming more and more valued by the international society, counter battle of Chinese martial arts will become a demonstration competition on Beijing Olympic in 2008. It is highly possible that this competition will enter the Olympic game as an official competition in the near future. In earlier times in Taiwan, counter-battle competitions were called the “Rim Challenges”. Many extraordinary talents have come from the competitions. Quite a few championships have also been held in Taiwan and local athletes had performed very well. This fever is storming up in Taiwan. Now, there are also combat activities held in Taiwan. The most famous one is the Taiwan Full-content Kung-Fu Combat (TFKC). For those who want to learn free-style combat, trainings are available at the Chinese Martial Art Free-style Combat Association hosted by Mr. Zhang En-Huang.
6. Developments in academies:
In the field of academia, promotion of martial art development has not been active. There are very few research institutes set up for studies of martial arts. There is a Martial Art Research Center in the National College of Physical Education and Sports. Other than the Martial Art Division inside of the Department of Sports of Chinese Culture University that is dedicated to professional training of martial art talents, there are no other higher education schools of martial arts, not to mention graduate schools. Martial art studies are mostly integrated into departments of sports, so are postgraduate studies.
IV. Conclusion
From the above, we came to understand that in this information age, martial arts must be promoted through diversified channels outside of the academic studies and international promotions. If martial arts can be well developed with a wide base of learners and professional talents, the essence of martial arts will never be lost. Through public participation, traditional Chinese martial arts will be able to infuse into life and become a common and widespread national sport, as well as attracting more people to become involved in martial art studies and creating a new era of martial arts.
Furthermore, traditional martial arts in Taiwan have unique culture and historic background. It is a precious treasure of civilization. We will be able to scientifically analyze various martial arts to prevent misunderstanding and enable learning of martial arts with the correct concepts. We are also preparing to translate various martial art documents into English and made the information available to the international society. Through which, the international society will be able to see the essence of Chinese culture. To be well understood, a large amount of documented information is necessary. Only with written documents, martial arts of Taiwan will be able to get on the international stage.
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