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| '''Shuaijiao''' ({{zh-cpw |c=摔跤 |p=Shuāijiāo |w=Shuai-chiao}}) is the modern term for Chinese and Mongolian wrestling. It is a devastatingly effective fighting art, incorporating limb control (joint locks, bars and twists), chokes, throws, and grappling. Integral with Shuaijiao is qinna; the art of seizing. Students learn the vital points of human anatomy, but with a view to grasping, pressing and locking them rather than strking them. To watch, a qinna strike is surprisingly swift and relaxed. | '''Shuaijiao''' ({{zh-cpw |c=摔跤 or 摔角 |p=Shuāijiāo |w=Shuai-chiao}}) is the modern term for Chinese and Mongolian wrestling. | ||
| The word Shuai stands for "to throw onto the ground" and Jiao may have two meanings; the first and oldest, 角, stands for "horns" and the second and recent, 跤, stands for "wrestle", so Shuaijiao literally means "to throw onto the ground using 'horns'" or "to thrown onto the ground through wrestling". | |||
| It is a devastatingly effective fighting art, incorporating limb control (joint locks, bars and twists), chokes, throws, and grappling. Integral with Shuaijiao is qinna; the art of seizing. Students learn the vital points of human anatomy, but with a view to grasping, pressing and locking them rather than strking them. To watch, a qinna strike is surprisingly swift and relaxed. | |||
| Shuaijiao is one of the oldest martial arts, predating even Kung-fu. Shuaijiao first emerged 700 BC. Initially it was quite crude; Contestants wore horned headgear which they attempted to butt their opponents with! A thousand years saw great changes. By AD 700 the crude butts had been replaced with sophisticated holds and throws. Wrestling reached such a cultural level that contests were held before the emperor. | Shuaijiao is one of the oldest martial arts, predating even Kung-fu. Shuaijiao first emerged 700 BC. Initially it was quite crude; Contestants wore horned headgear which they attempted to butt their opponents with! A thousand years saw great changes. By AD 700 the crude butts had been replaced with sophisticated holds and throws. Wrestling reached such a cultural level that contests were held before the emperor. | ||
| Back in time Shuaijiao had many different names link Jiaoli, Jiaoti and Shoubo. | |||
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Revision as of 18:16, 23 August 2005
Shuaijiao (Chinese: 摔跤 or 摔角; pinyin: Shuāijiāo; Wade–Giles: Shuai-chiao) is the modern term for Chinese and Mongolian wrestling. The word Shuai stands for "to throw onto the ground" and Jiao may have two meanings; the first and oldest, 角, stands for "horns" and the second and recent, 跤, stands for "wrestle", so Shuaijiao literally means "to throw onto the ground using 'horns'" or "to thrown onto the ground through wrestling".
It is a devastatingly effective fighting art, incorporating limb control (joint locks, bars and twists), chokes, throws, and grappling. Integral with Shuaijiao is qinna; the art of seizing. Students learn the vital points of human anatomy, but with a view to grasping, pressing and locking them rather than strking them. To watch, a qinna strike is surprisingly swift and relaxed.
Shuaijiao is one of the oldest martial arts, predating even Kung-fu. Shuaijiao first emerged 700 BC. Initially it was quite crude; Contestants wore horned headgear which they attempted to butt their opponents with! A thousand years saw great changes. By AD 700 the crude butts had been replaced with sophisticated holds and throws. Wrestling reached such a cultural level that contests were held before the emperor.
Back in time Shuaijiao had many different names link Jiaoli, Jiaoti and Shoubo.