Chinese Shaolin Fist Competition Routine Gunsmanship: Gunsmanship

Author: National Sports Administration, Sports Management Center
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Publish Date: 2003-06-11
Features: 《Chinese Shaolin Fist Competition Routines》 was compiled in response to the current development of Shaolin martial arts and the needs of Shaolin martial arts enthusiasts at home and abroad. Since the implementation of China's reform and opening-up policy in 1978, Shaolin martial arts, as one of the outstanding cultural heritages of the Chinese nation, has experienced a resurgence and flourished like a withered tree encountering spring. In the early 1980s, the release of the film 《Shaolin Temple》 further gained the favor of young people at home and abroad, playing a significant role in promoting the development of Shaolin martial arts. Since the 1990s, under the kind care of the State Council leadership and the direct guidance of the National Sports Administration and the government of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan successfully hosted seven International Shaolin Martial Arts Festivals, composing a brilliant symphony that integrated martial arts cultural exchange, tourism, and economic negotiations. This not only promoted the development and prosperity of Shaolin martial arts but also boosted social and economic development, truly achieving multiple benefits.
With the increasing influence of Shaolin martial arts at home and abroad and the growing number of practitioners, the question of how to make this invaluable legacy left by our ancestors more scientific, standardized, and aligned with the general principles of modern competitive sports while benefiting people's physical and mental health has also emerged. To address this major issue, under the organization and leadership of the National Sports Administration, Sports Management Center, in close cooperation with the three-tiered sports administrative departments of Henan Province, Zhengzhou City, and Dengfeng City, the birthplace of Shaolin fist, the first National Shaolin Fist Competition was held in Dengfeng City in October 2000, during which a special symposium was held to discuss the compilation of Shaolin fist competition routines.
Subsequently, in November of the same year, a group of renowned martial arts experts, scholars, and martial arts administrators from across the country were selected to establish the editorial committee of 《Chinese Shaolin Fist Competition Routines》. Through repeated refinement of numerous representative traditional Shaolin martial arts routines, drawing on the strengths of various schools, and widely soliciting opinions from representatives of different Shaolin fist styles, the preliminary work of compiling 《Chinese Shaolin Fist Competition Routines》 was completed. After its demonstration at the 2001 China Zhengzhou Shaolin International Martial Arts Festival on September 7, 2001, it was unanimously agreed that the routine could comprehensively reflect the techniques, styles, and characteristics of Shaolin martial arts.
After more than a year of repeated practice and revision, finally, in October 2001, the editorial committee of 《Chinese Shaolin Fist Competition Routines》 held an approval meeting in Dengfeng City, which passed the routine. It is clear that this book is a product of the new era, the crystallization of the dedication of many Shaolin martial arts experts and millions of Shaolin martial arts enthusiasts.