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And after two rounds of international eliminations and two days of competition, NTD's 3rd Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition comes to a close.
For five thousand years, the traditional marital arts of China have evolved.
[Leslie Jaw, Hung Gar Style]:
"I look at them and ugh, the years it must have taken to get to that level, it's mind boggling."
At the core was the belief in "wude," or martial virtue.
[Deogenese Arbosa, Praying Mantis Kung Fu]:
"Its not just performing, but you also want to be able to defend people, and protect people, that's what martial arts is really all about."
Dozens of different forms, styles, and fists gathered over the weekend to compete in NTD's 3rd International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition.
They came from across the globe to midtown Manhattan--some as old as 90, some as young as 11.
[Jing Duan Yang, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Physician]:
"Well, marital arts are a wonderful treasure of Chinese culture. It's really not just about performance, but cultivating a person's body and mind and spirit."
Competitors tell why they've decided to take part in this competition.
[Angela Gao, Pi Gua Quan Style]:
"This competition is made for purely traditional martial arts and I really appreciated that because I feel that nowadays modern marital arts look really fantastic and amazing but its missing the core value and I think traditional, it's like traditional Chinese characters. There's more beauty, there's more history involved in traditional martial arts than the modern version."
The competition is divided into semifinals and the finals.
For Kevin Yang, martial arts have been a way of connecting to his cultural heritage.
[Kevin Yang, Small Flower Fist]:
"Chinese marital arts is a big thing for Chinese culture, it's a big part of Chinese culture. And, I've for the most part grown up in America so to be doing something that's so rooted in my culture, I definitely feel more connected to it."
His training paid off--at the end of the day--Kevin took home the bronze prize in the Male Fist Category. Angela also won the bronze in the Female Fist Category. Leslie Jaw has participated in the NTD Martial Arts Competition for all three years. Today, she's taking home silver.
This year's gold winner is Baili Wang, from mainland China. The prize is a check for 5,000 dollars. Wang now plans to make a new life for himself in the US, starting his own martial arts school. But all the contestants will take home memories from today's competition, as they carry the spirit of traditional Chinese martial arts into the future.
NTD News, New York
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And after two rounds of international eliminations and two days of competition, NTD's 3rd Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition comes to a close.
For five thousand years, the traditional marital arts of China have evolved.
[Leslie Jaw, Hung Gar Style]:
"I look at them and ugh, the years it must have taken to get to that level, it's mind boggling."
At the core was the belief in "wude," or martial virtue.
[Deogenese Arbosa, Praying Mantis Kung Fu]:
"Its not just performing, but you also want to be able to defend people, and protect people, that's what martial arts is really all about."
Dozens of different forms, styles, and fists gathered over the weekend to compete in NTD's 3rd International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition.
They came from across the globe to midtown Manhattan--some as old as 90, some as young as 11.
[Jing Duan Yang, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Physician]:
"Well, marital arts are a wonderful treasure of Chinese culture. It's really not just about performance, but cultivating a person's body and mind and spirit."
Competitors tell why they've decided to take part in this competition.
[Angela Gao, Pi Gua Quan Style]:
"This competition is made for purely traditional martial arts and I really appreciated that because I feel that nowadays modern marital arts look really fantastic and amazing but its missing the core value and I think traditional, it's like traditional Chinese characters. There's more beauty, there's more history involved in traditional martial arts than the modern version."
The competition is divided into semifinals and the finals.
For Kevin Yang, martial arts have been a way of connecting to his cultural heritage.
[Kevin Yang, Small Flower Fist]:
"Chinese marital arts is a big thing for Chinese culture, it's a big part of Chinese culture. And, I've for the most part grown up in America so to be doing something that's so rooted in my culture, I definitely feel more connected to it."
His training paid off--at the end of the day--Kevin took home the bronze prize in the Male Fist Category. Angela also won the bronze in the Female Fist Category. Leslie Jaw has participated in the NTD Martial Arts Competition for all three years. Today, she's taking home silver.
This year's gold winner is Baili Wang, from mainland China. The prize is a check for 5,000 dollars. Wang now plans to make a new life for himself in the US, starting his own martial arts school. But all the contestants will take home memories from today's competition, as they carry the spirit of traditional Chinese martial arts into the future.
NTD News, New York
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Martial Arts lovers will be in for a treat this weekend. NTD is holding its third International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts competition in New York City. Preliminary finalists from the Asia Pacific region are already on their way to join their North-American counterparts. Together, they'll bring to life ancient fist forms and weaponry.
Masters of martial arts from around the world are coming to New York. This weekend, NTD's Third International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition will see dozens of martial artists going head to head in a display of traditional fist forms and weaponry.
Competition organizer Yue Feng says audiences will be in for a rare treat.
[Yue Feng, Competition Organizer]:
"This year we have even more martial arts schools represented. Some of these do not normally participate in competitions, because traditional martial arts are usually taught and practiced in private, where practitioners focus on both their skills and morals. They see NTD has provided a platform to really promote the essence of traditional martial arts, and so have joined the competition."
Martial arts, or wushu, is an ancient part of China's history. While modern portrayals of wushu are often embellished with special effects, Master Youfu Li explains there is much more to this traditional practice.
[Youfu Li, Head Judge]:
"Traditional martial arts is characterized by artistic performance, personal cultivation and the suppression of evil while promoting goodness with combat. As history developed the artistic elements, the elegance, rhythmic and aesthetically entertaining aspects developed into classical Chinese dance. Martial arts then became focused on practical use in combat, to overcome evil and promote goodness."
This moral aspect of traditional martial arts is what's known as "Martial Virtue." It's developed internally and demonstrated through self-restraint, rather than showing off one's skills. Li Youfu explains this essence of traditional martial arts is being lost, along with the promotion of so-called "modern wushu" that's become popular in China.
[Youfu Li, Head Judge]:
"Modern wushu lacks the basic elements of wushu. It's all geared towards running, jumping, flipping, throwing your knife into the air and catching it after a flip. That's actually artistic gymnastics, something from the West."
To preserve and promote traditional martial arts, contestants for NTD's competition are asked to demonstrate their chosen fist forms or weapon with traditional techniques. They will also be marked on their Martial Virtue displayed during interactions with judges and other competitors.
The two-day public event will take place this weekend at the Baruch College ARC Arena. For tickets or more information, please visit our website at martialarts.ntdtv.com.
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