The Origin of Chinese Martial Arts
中国武术的起源
Wushu in China goes back to ancient times,originating from productive laboring of the ancient ancestry. In the primitive society, being out-numbered by animals and facilitated with only simple tools and inferior productive forces,people had to survive nature by gathering in groups. They lived on hunting with rocks and sticks. Hitting with their hands,kicking with their feet and cutting,chopping or stabbing with simple weapons,they performed all kinds of movements，which displayed certain skills either of defense or attacking. Primitive and instinctive as they were,these performances made up the substantial background of Wushu, ( the clan society, there often occurred battles between the tribes). Armed forces became the means of plundering. Bows, arrows, casting stones and other rocky items appeared as weapons,being improved gradually according to the needs of fight. When having a rest,especially when celebrating their triumphs,people danced to the imitations of defending and attacking movements, stabbing, blowing and kicking. After prolonged attacking movements, stabbing, blowing and kicking. After prolonged accumulation, the experiences began to be raised to the level of consciousness, hence Wushu came into being.
武术在中国可以追溯到远古时代，从远古祖先的生产劳动力始发。在原始社会，在有限的动物，便利简单的工具和劣质的生产力下，人们不得不通过群居的来生存。他们靠用石头和棍棒打猎为生。用自己的双手击打，用自己的脚踢和切割，用简单的武器刺或切，他们用各种动作防御或攻击。因为他们是原始本能的，这些动作实质上是武术的背景，（氏族社会，部落之间经常有战斗发生）。军队成为掠夺的手段。弓，箭，岩石等作为武器，根据战斗的需要逐步改进。当有休息日时，特别是庆祝胜利的时候，人们表演进攻和防守动作，刺，扑和踢。经过长时间攻击动作，刺，扑和踢的模仿，长时间的经验积累，武术被提升到意识层面，因此，武术应运而生。
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