Jingwu: The School That Transformed Kung Fu

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Название: Jingwu: The School That Transformed Kung Fu

Автор: Brian Kennedy, Elizabeth Guo

Издательство: Blue Snake Book

Год: 2010

Страниц: 154

Формат: PDF

Размер: 52 Мб

Качество: хорошее

Язык: английский

In 1909, because of their ties with the failed Boxer Rebellion and the rise of modern weaponry, Chinese martial arts were in serious danger of extinction. The Jingwu Association was formed to keep these ancient arts alive. Jingwu: The School That Transformed Kung Fu tells the story of this seminal institution. Extensively researched, the book shows Jingwu as the first public martial arts training school and the first to teach kung fu as recreation, not simply as a form of combat. It was also the first to incorporate women’s programs with men’s, and the first to use popular media to promote Chinese martial arts as both sport and entertainment. Through these efforts, the Jingwu Association helped guarantee Chinese martial arts would survive the transition from traditional to modern China.