I have a few questions about Wushu, and I assume that this is the place to get them answered. The reason for my curiosity is that it appears my oldest daughter is interested in taking classes in Wushu back in our home town. I am in Kuwait at the moment, so I can't really discuss things with the instructor directly. I tried to research the art on the board, but sometimes my time is limited, and I had a hard time finding the answers I need.
It does appear that there is a major difference between "traditional" and "modern" Wushu, with the latter being focused on performance and gymnastic/tumbling type moves. Is this accurate? Does or can modern Wushu have any martial applications? My daughter can certainly use the balance and coordination that will come from the training, but it wouldn't hurt my feelings if she learned more in the way of self-defense as well.
What should she look for, or look to avoid, in the art to keep herself healthy and relatively injury free? What are the inherent dangers in the art?
What is the consensus opinion of the art?
Thanks in advance.
It does appear that there is a major difference between "traditional" and "modern" Wushu, with the latter being focused on performance and gymnastic/tumbling type moves. Is this accurate? Does or can modern Wushu have any martial applications? My daughter can certainly use the balance and coordination that will come from the training, but it wouldn't hurt my feelings if she learned more in the way of self-defense as well.
What should she look for, or look to avoid, in the art to keep herself healthy and relatively injury free? What are the inherent dangers in the art?
What is the consensus opinion of the art?
Thanks in advance.