Wushu may refer to:
Martial arts
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Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms Kung fu (term), kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (sport), wushu (), are Styles of Chinese martial arts, multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. Th ...
, the various martial arts of China
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Wushu (sport)
''Wushu'' (), or ''Kung fu'', is a hard and soft and complete martial art, as well as a full-contact combat sport. It has a long history in reference to Chinese martial arts. It was developed in 1949 in an effort to standardize the practi ...
, a modern exhibition of traditional Chinese martial arts
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Wushu stances, five key stances utilized in both contemporary wushu and traditional wushu
Other topics
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Chinese shamanism
Chinese shamanism, alternatively called Wuism (; alternatively ''wū xí zōngjiào''), refers to the shamanic religious tradition of China. Its features are especially connected to the ancient Neolithic cultures such as the Hongshan culture. ...
or wushu ()
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Wushu Township, Wan'an County, Jiangxi, China
* ''Wushu'', the Mandarin Chinese title of the 1993 Hong Kong film ''
Run and Kill''
* ''Wushu'' or "Five Rats", major characters in the Chinese novel ''
The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants
''The Tale of Loyal Heroes and Righteous Gallants'' (忠烈俠義傳), also known by its 1883 reprint title ''The Three Heroes and Five Gallants'' (三俠五義), is an 1879 Chinese novel based on storyteller Shi Yukun's oral performances. The n ...
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See also
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Wuzhu (died 1148), prince and general of the Jin dynasty
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Age of Wushu'', a 2012 free-to-play 3D martial arts video game
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Wushu in Singapore Wushu is a successful industry in Singapore, with successful practitioners of the sport emerging from the country. Wushu was already gaining prominence in Singapore in as early as 1967. The country was hailed as Southeast Asia's "best wushu nation" ...
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