1. In the past, the number of athletes who participated in the Olympic Games was small. Under the rule that judo and taekwondo are both advantages, the host country can join.
Second, Japan is a follower of the United States, and their communication is more convenient. Because it is closer to Europe and America, naturally promoting karate will be recognized by peers faster. After World War II, many projects in Japan were more conducive to spreading in western society.
Third, karate is a commercial promotion from the beginning. You know, after World War II, Japan was very good at doing business. Many enterprises are influential in the world. Similarly, it is the common wish of politicians and boxers to promote their karate and judo.
Fourthly, sports in China have always served the national fitness, won glory for the country, and have not been commercialized. Our best athletes in the past were all funded by the state, and mass Wushu generally only advocated routine performance, not actual combat. Confucius Institute also advocates practicing Tai Ji Chuan, not actual martial arts. Most of China's martial arts are well publicized by film and television, but they are rarely actually promoted. The key point is that the overall economy of the country is still developing, and the focus is not on mass sports, but on competitive sports at the top of sports.
5. There is a slimming plan for the later Olympic Games, and projects with few members and little influence are being deleted, and influential projects are being added. There are many karate players in the world. However, the work of Wushu is not ideal, and few people can stand in the world fighting arena and have little influence.
6. China Wushu wants to bid for the Olympic Games, but Wushu routines are similar to gymnastics, and they are scoring events, which are similar to those of the Olympic Games. Rhythmic gymnastics, gymnastics and diving all belong to aesthetic scoring items, while events calculated by time and distance are more likely to be liked by the Olympic Games, and so are Chinese Wushu routines. Not everyone and foreigners can understand this aesthetic, and they may not like it.
No matter how powerful Japan is, the gold medal list can't threaten the United States, but if China Wushu enters the Olympic Games, its routines include, long fist, knife, sword, stick, gun, Tai Chi, haha, these are five gold medals, which will threaten others' gold medal list. What's more, they don't want China's culture to spread all over the world and suppress us in all directions. We won't be their younger brothers, and naturally they will be unhappy.
8. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China requested to be included in Wushu, but the Olympic Committee did not approve it. But Beijing is the host city, so we came up with a compromise, called the Beijing Olympic Wushu Competition. However, gold medals are not included in the overall ranking.
9. Wushu has entered the Youth Olympic Games. With the improvement of national strength and influence, Wushu still has hope. The national plan is not immediate, but the cycle of 10 year, 50 years and 100 year.