In China, martial arts was first trained as dance. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, martial arts were used as dances to boost morale. Later, in the Zhou Dynasty, some schools regarded shooting and dancing as part of their education. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, due to constant wars, martial arts began to receive attention. Moreover, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, kendo achieved unprecedented development.

The Qin and Han Dynasties also attached great importance to martial arts. At that time, there was also the custom of feasting and dancing, such as Xiangzhuang's sword dance. Moreover, the martial arts at that time were very close to the routines of today’s martial arts. It is said that Hua Tuo pioneered the "Five Animal Opera", which is the origin of Chinese martial arts. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the orthodox inheritance and teaching of martial arts in martial arts schools ceased. After the reform and opening up, martial arts were mainly divided into two categories: routines and fighting.

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In fact, during the Qing Dynasty, the rulers at that time had already banned martial arts. At that time, people learned martial arts through associations, and famous martial arts such as Tai Chi and Baguazhang also appeared. After the founding of New China, due to the development of competitive martial arts around the world, Chinese martial arts was also included in the scope of sports and developed in the form of "competition" in sports.

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