There have probably been threads on this topic before, but for some reason I've been noticing a lot more of it recently, particularly with the following video and article which seem to be getting around on Facebook at the moment:
http://ift.tt/2cETs9p
It's the same old story... various people lamenting the fall in popularity of traditional Chinese martial arts (particularly in their traditional "homeland" of China and Hong Kong) and wondering about its future.
Personally, while I am pretty sure that traditional Chinese martial arts are indeed less popular now than a few decades ago, they are still very much alive and popular on a global level. Maybe not healthy as effective fighting arts, but the tradition of practicing and "handing down" arts doesn't seem to be showing any sign of vanishing, in my opinion.
As a bit of a counter to the doom and gloom, I recently came across this fun promo video for a university kung fu club in Taiwan:
Ok, not the most traditional kung fu, but it's nice to see young people enjoying themselves with it.
I'd be interested to read what others' thoughts on the topic are. What shape might we see kung fu in come the next generation, when our sifus are retired and it is some of us or our peers trying to pass things on?
http://ift.tt/2cETs9p
It's the same old story... various people lamenting the fall in popularity of traditional Chinese martial arts (particularly in their traditional "homeland" of China and Hong Kong) and wondering about its future.
Personally, while I am pretty sure that traditional Chinese martial arts are indeed less popular now than a few decades ago, they are still very much alive and popular on a global level. Maybe not healthy as effective fighting arts, but the tradition of practicing and "handing down" arts doesn't seem to be showing any sign of vanishing, in my opinion.
As a bit of a counter to the doom and gloom, I recently came across this fun promo video for a university kung fu club in Taiwan:
Ok, not the most traditional kung fu, but it's nice to see young people enjoying themselves with it.
I'd be interested to read what others' thoughts on the topic are. What shape might we see kung fu in come the next generation, when our sifus are retired and it is some of us or our peers trying to pass things on?
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