What Are You Looking Forward To.

First of all, when you stated to learn traditional wushu, what do you really expect? Are you looking forward to those fancy movements like the one you saw in Jacky Chan and Jet Li movies? If so, you’ll be definitely disappointed. Anyhow there is no place for Jacky and Jet wannabe, you still can live without it. So what about gold medals and trophies? I may say yes if there’s a traditional wushu competitions at club level, school level, state level and national level. Also the highest level would be the 4th International Traditional Wushu Competition/Festival which would be held in Shiyan, China this year 2010. When is it? I didn’t remember the date but you can check it out yourself. But if I were to talk about this in the context of Malaysia, the competition for traditional wushu at both school level and national level are pretty much unlikely at the moment. The matter of running a traditional wushu competition is much more complicated compares to modern wushu. Where each schools of traditional wushu has got its own criteria and set of rules to determine excellent exponent. Another thing is that, traditional wushu doesn’t enjoy the recognition like modern wushu do from the government. Even that a medal won from a traditional wushu competition would be perceived less glamour than the modern wushu ones being the counterpart.


Since there are so many minus points right from the start which had already painted a bleak picture unto you, what does traditional wushu really have to offer. Again and again, I find myself reiterate those same old lines, same old words. But to be straight forward with this, if you’re the kind who enjoy practicing wushu since when you’re young. And if you wish to carry on with it for many years to come ( I mean for decades to come), this is what I recommend you: the Traditional Wushu. Choose whatever schools or styles that suits you, stick with it and delve into it. Finally, may you enjoy your accomplishment in the later years to come.