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Les secrets du temple de Shaolin

micelium — 2007-05-10T09:02:07Z

En fait, les arts martiaux chinois que nous d�signerons ici sous le nom de wushu, ont toujours �t� li�s � l'histoire de la Chine. On trouve d�j� leur trace environ 3000 ans avant J�sus Christ, sous le r�gne de l'empereur Huang Ti. Mais il faut attendre le sixi�me si�cle pour voir appara�tre le Kung fu Wushu.
En effet, c'est en 527 que le moine indien Ta Mo, plus connu SOUS le nom de Boddhidarma (Daruma en Japonais), arrive au monast�re de Shaolin, dans la province de Honan. Le monast�re, (...)

La p�riode moderne de l'histoire des arts martiaux chinois

micelium — 2007-05-10T09:01:28Z

Paradoxalement, au d�but du Xxe si�cle, l'influence occidentale et l'exemple du Japon o� Jigoro Kano venait d'inventer le premier sport extr�me-oriental, le Judo, furent probablement aussi d�cisives pour le renouveau des arts martiaux chinois que le r�veil de l'orgueil national d'un peuple consid�r� alors comme "le malade de l'Asie" (dong ya bing fu). En 1909, � l'initiative du ma�tre Huo Yuanjia, fut fond�e � Shanghai "I'Ecole de culture physique Jingwu" (Jingwu ticao xuexiao) dont le nom (...)

Taiji Quan (or Shadow boxing)

netmonk — 2005-03-03T19:07:12Z

This article describes Taiji Quan (or Taichichuan) and its differents styles

Mid automn day

Lafeu — 2004-11-16T22:11:35Z

Happy Mid-Autumn Day Bon Festival La Lune
Today is Mid-Autumn Day, a traditional lunar festival for all the Chinese. A day to get gathering for the families like that of Christmas day in Western. Usually Mom or the oldest person in the family will lead to do the rite of worship before the dinner: first put the moon-cake and fresh fruit under the moon, burn the incense and take three bows towards the moon, then the younger kids pay the obedience in turn. From Qing dynasty(1616-1911),the (...)

Shaolin Culture and Wushu

Lafeu — 2004-10-29T15:42:43Z

Shaolin temple was established in 495 A.D. and it has become famous since 527 A.D., when the Indian monk Bodhi Dharma came to Shaolin temple to teach Buddhism. Dharma created Chinese Zen Buddhism and Shaolin kungfu.
Shaolin is a very large culture system, which not only consists of its Shaolin boxing or Shaolin sticks or Shaolin Kungfu, it also has its own culture origin and focus, such as Zen Buddhism. Shaolin temple is the cradle for the Chinese Zen Buddhism. Chanwu (Zen Kungfu) is the (...)

Shaolin quan (Shaolin boxing)

netmonk — 2004-09-09T17:53:35Z

Shaolin quan or Shaolin boxing originated in the Shaolin temple on Mount Songshan at Dengfeng in Henan province. It was named after the temple. The founder of the Shaolin quan was said to be an Indian monk, Bodhi-dharma. The proposition, though very influential, was proved to be false, for there was a monk named bodhi-dharma but he knew nothing at all about Chinese boxing. In fact, Shaolin quan, was the manifestation of the wisdom of the monks of the temple, secular Wushu masters and army (...)

Deeper description of wushu

netmonk — 2004-09-09T15:45:33Z

A must read article

Birth of Wushu

netmonk — 2004-06-24T00:36:19Z

The term wushu appeared in the fifth century AC. It will be a bit long to write down all the wushu history, mostly because it's vast and complex. There is evidence that martial practices were known since antiquity. A bronze plate from around 403-222 bc, shows two wrestlers fighting. There is also mark of knowledge about breathing work (in Zhuangzi, "tu gu na xin", (pour out the old, absorb the new)). A lot of taolu appear in antic writing under the form of martial danse (wuwu). After that (...)

Naissance du Wushu

netmonk — 2004-06-23T23:31:49Z

Cet article introduit des notions historiques sur la naissance du Wushu en Chine.

Qu'est ce que le wushu ?

netmonk — 2004-06-21T16:12:23Z

L'objectif de cet article est de définir un certain nombre de mots chinois et de corriger certaines idées recues.