The essence of Wushu is fighting skill, which is also an important factor that distinguishes Wushu from other sports. As far as the training system is concerned, any exercise revolves around the human body. The difference is that martial arts studies how to knock down opponents and protect themselves from beginning to end.
However, with the improvement of social laws and the improvement of people's living standards, many people do not need real fighting skills, such as 80-year-old people, kindergarten children and people who have recovered. They also like fighting. It is definitely inappropriate to train them according to the professional fighting system. Therefore, the exercise form with the meaning of fighting attack and defense is more in line with them, so that they can understand the connotation of fighting and keep fit at the same time.
On the other hand, fighting is certainly a kind of fitness exercise. Before entering actual combat training, all the movements of fighting are centered on how to practice the strength of the body, the spatial positioning of various parts of the body, and the training to improve speed, strength, endurance and cardiopulmonary function. When the practitioner can control his body and mind well, the exercise at this stage can achieve the purpose of fitness well.