I hope you don't flatter yourself, although China Wushu has a long history. However, when you say western boxing, you probably mean boxing! This kind of boxing has appeared since the ancient Greek Olympic Games, so the history must be very long. Apart from karate, it has a history of only a few hundred years. But karate directly amazed the essence of China Wushu. In other words, if China Wushu is a giant, then karate is a person standing on the shoulders of a giant. Therefore, the technology of any country has its own uniqueness, which is definitely not as shallow as you said.

In addition, boxing is probably a kind of competition from its appearance. Although the rules of boxing are cruel, they can basically guarantee the life of the boxer. Then, with the progress of the fighting competition, the traditional karate with the original rule of stopping at one inch (that is, the rule of hitting the fist one inch away from the key) was transformed into fighting karate (that is, a kind of karate similar to free fighting). So is Muay Thai. The technology of modern Muay Thai is completely different from that of ancient Muay Thai, but it has replaced this whole set and evolved into a competitive martial art similar to free fighting. At the same time, movements such as flying knees are becoming less and less common. And our Wushu Sanshou has become a competitive martial art similar to free fighting because it has absorbed the rules of free fighting. I have to mention the most popular taekwondo. It turns out that Taekwondo is actually a martial art with the same emphasis on all-round quality as karate, but in order to squeeze into the Olympic Games, most of the techniques have to be cancelled and completely transformed into competitive martial arts with kicking and hitting as all techniques.

Maybe you want to ask why the gorgeous ancient boxing has become a simple competitive fighting? Let me explain this problem. This lethal technology has been banned because of the restrictions of rules and many fouls. In other words, even if you know that mantis boxing, pot cover boxing and monkey boxing are not allowed to be used in the arena, what's the use of practicing? Therefore, in the arena, those kung fu masters who are good at digging eyes, locking throats and acupoints are completely eliminated by athletes who are only good at kicking, hitting and throwing. There is a live video when there is a game. When you use an unexpected gorgeous skill in the arena, the gorgeous skill you painstakingly practiced will be recorded by something called a camera. When you want to use it again next time, your opponent has played back your gorgeous skill 100 times on TV and invented a very simple technology to crack your skill. Let your gorgeous technique not work, but be defeated by your opponent on the spot. Therefore, when people know that gorgeous skills are meaningless in the competition, people simply give up these gorgeous tricks. In addition, most competitions adopt the point system, so not everyone will fall down in every competition. Therefore, some people with strong fighting ability are clumsy, although they can win in the battle. However, there is no room to play in the competition, so the movements of competitive Wushu are usually fast and simple, with little emphasis on basic skills. Some time ago, I watched a video of 1986. To my surprise, writers use traditional techniques, but if you look at the current competition, these techniques have basically been eliminated.

Simply put, traditional fighting is to let you kill the enemy on the battlefield, and you just need to win the game. So even if all the people who competed with you died of internal injuries, you lost the game. Besides, with rules and gloves and other protective gear, no one can easily kill each other. However, rules, live video, protective gear and gloves are completely wishful thinking in fighting, so traditional biting techniques can be dominant in fighting. However, due to the media's exaggeration of the general trend of competitive fighting, it is impossible for everyone to have a deep understanding of traditional martial arts. Because the only game that traditional Wushu can show in the media is routine. And the routines are basically rubbish. There is no way for traditional martial arts to challenge on a large scale, because if traditional martial arts masters want to do their best. Then all the rules must be abolished. There can be no live video and no audience. Simply put, they are locked in a secret room, and then the winner comes out and the loser dies in it. So it's probably hard for you to see the real situation of traditional martial arts in battle. If you see it, you won't live. Because there was no competition in ancient times, the only function of traditional kung fu was to kill the enemy. As for the abusive words such as broken stones in the chest, many traditional martial artists may be good at it. But this is an acrobatic or skill display, and it is definitely not martial arts.

So if you want to see the truly powerful traditional martial arts, you have to learn it yourself. As for why fewer people study traditional martial arts, I think the reason is probably because they have been exposed to too many competitive martial arts in the media. For traditional martial arts, they may think that it is just some routines and acrobatics. Some idiots say that she likes Sanda because she thinks Sanda is as practical as fighting. She knows that Sanda and fighting are completely different. If the skills of martial arts and hooligans are the same, the fighting skills that have been practiced and those that have not been practiced are the same. Who will practice? Even if you see a martial arts fight like a rogue, remember that as long as it is martial arts, it is definitely not the same as instinctive fighting. Absolutely no martial arts is superficial. Wushu is either a giant or a man standing on the shoulders of a giant, or it will be eliminated on his battlefield. It is not that there is no superficial kung fu, but any superficial kung fu has been eliminated by ruthless natural elimination, and what can be left must have its unique charm. Therefore, you can't say that one fist is defeated by another, which means it is weak, because it will definitely seek justice in another battlefield. If you want to practice martial arts, don't look for the strongest martial arts, because there are countless such ones that no one can find. You should clearly see the martial arts goal you want to achieve, and then choose a goal that will enable you to achieve this goal. Don't learn boxing if you want to be the king of legs.

Finally, if our kung fu has such a long history. Just hold your head high, then when we look at ourselves the highest. You don't have to doubt that we will be eliminated soon.

By the way, your question is: Is there any ancient martial arts in China? Although I am not a martial arts person, I tell you from experience that there is no martial arts, because if there is, there will be no other martial arts in our country. If you want to be strong, martial arts is only the way for you to be strong. China Wushu is just one of many ways. A martial art will never become stronger than any martial art today, but a martial art can make you stronger than anyone today.

In fact, there is no necessary connection between martial arts and morality. Not everyone who has martial arts has virtue, and not everyone who has virtue knows martial arts. Virtue is only the driving force of Wushu, and Wushu itself is only a tool to realize the driving force. As for your motivation, I think the martial arts teacher has an obligation to know your motivation. But he has no obligation to limit your motivation. His job is just to give you a tool to achieve motivation. People should learn to use their fists, not let them control people.