4th Quarter Blog #1

The Wudan form of martial arts is one of the key schools of Chinese martial arts. This form of martial arts is broad and profound encompassing powerful values and lessons. Wudan is seen to be aimed at health preserving and a mean of self-defense. This section of Chinese martial arts tends to focus on the spirit of a person rather than the physical strength of the individual. Wudan encourages gentleness to conquer problems and does not advocate attack. Although the virtues do not support attack, the martial art of Wudan is difficult to beat hard to overcome. The features of these martial arts also incorporate the idea of prolonging life and helping others. These values stem from the Taoist virtues from which the martial arts were formed. From this idea of thinking the concept of physical and psychological training was intertwined to form the self- defense art of Wudan. Martial arts theory and scientific theories are also both involved within Wudan to exemplify the balance one must have with nature and the world around them. Upholding virtues is something that is very important in the culture to the culture of the Wudan martial arts community. Surviving a complicated world is a main use of the virtues taught through this martial arts form. Not only do these values have the ability to help the people who practice the martial art form of Wudan, they can aid anyone to become more harmonious with the world around them. Even the average American can apply these virtues to their everyday life by becoming calmer, and becoming in balance with the busy world around them.