Wushu is rich in content and various in classification. Generally, it can be divided into three categories: kung fu, routine and fighting.

During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, "Wu Dance" was used to train soldiers and boost morale. So Wushu can be practiced in the form of dance. Schools that set up "preface" and "preface" in the Zhou Dynasty also listed archery and dance as one of the educational contents.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states attached great importance to the application of tactics in the battlefield. Qi Huangong held "pancratium" in the spring and autumn, and selected heroes from all over the world. During this period, the manufacture of swords and kendo have achieved unprecedented development.

1949 * * came to power, and then went to the orthodox inheritance and teaching methods stopped. Only some martial arts schools have incorporated fitness and performance routines to teach students in primary and secondary schools. After the reform and opening up, it is generally divided into two categories: routine and fighting.

On July 9, 2009, the State Sports General Administration redefined "traditional sports": Wushu is a traditional sports event with Chinese culture as the theoretical basis, attack and defense as the basic content, and routine, fighting and Wushu as the main sports forms.

Extended data:

Wushu is embodied in national defense strength and personal safety, and has different application forms in different periods and places.

Wushu can strengthen the body and resist the enemy's attack. People who practice martial arts take "stopping aggression" as the technical orientation, guiding practitioners into the traditional way of education (martial arts) and understanding the objective laws of man, nature and society are the guidance and guarantee of human material civilization.

However, the "Wushu" displayed in the performance is dance, which can't show the real actual combat function and effect of Wushu; Competition is an instantaneous art, and the martial arts displayed by competitive means are physical and cannot reflect the shock brought by the lethality of martial arts.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Wushu (China Wushu)