第九十一集《十八般武艺》
The Olympic Adventures of the Fuw The Skill in Wielding Weapons
—Hey Professor.What are you doing?
—I’m practicing Wushu
—What martial art is that?
—Laymen watch for fun, only the professional knows how it’s done
—You don’t understand We do We do
—Really Then tell me what you know
—I do know
—This style of martial art is called the Watermelon Style
—The Watermelon is round and sweet
—I cut it in half and give you a piece
—We eat it and become so strong
—Maybe we can beat King Kong Oh yeah
—Oh yeah!
—I pray Please someone give them a little knowledge
—What Are we wrong?

—Of course you’re wrong
—How can you compare martial arts to watermelon It’s ridiculous!
—Because we’re thirsty Yeah
—Then you may imagine potato chip fist if you are hungry
—Are you talking about Wushu?
—Oh look it’s Nini!
—This is called ‘part the wild horse’s mane’ and this is called ‘white ape swings arms’
—Wow!
—And this one is ‘bird unfolds wings’ Chinese Wushu boasts a long history which is broad and profound
—Including bare hands Broadsword play
—Staff play
—Spear play and swordplay
—Wow Amazing! Wonderful Wonderful
—I think it’s much better to have weapons than to be only bare-handed
—Weapons are great But Chinese kung fu is the most important and original part Wushu
—I still think it’s much better to be armed with big sharp weapons
—There is a movement in Wushu called empty hands against broadsword
—In the Song Dynasty a man named Wusong once defeated a tiger bare-handed on a mountain
—I don’t believe you I’ll will go and get a tiger now
—Okay Tiger. Tiger?
—You just wait and see I’ll show you a big bad tiger
—Without weapons The ancient people could only fight with their hands legs and body
—Therefore bare-hands practice is the most basic component of Wushu
—Yeah it’s great
—There are dozens of bare-handed styles in Wushu such as Tai Chi Chuan which emphasizes using softness against strength.
—Animal form styles that imitate animals, behavior in combat.
—Bagua boxing based on the Trigrams
—Wow. So many
—And the art Chinese Wushu has it’s beginnings. in the famous Shao Lin Temple
—That’s right.
—As the saying goes All styles under the sun originated in the Shao Lin Temple therefore it is the best Wushu in the world
—The ancient monks practiced Wushu to protect the property of the temple as well as to keep healthy
—Wushu began to spread out from Shao Lin after an event in the Sui and Tang Dynasty
—The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was once chased for thousands of miles before he was able to ascend the throne —Stop running
—And he happened to escape from them somewhere near the Shao Lin Temple
—Let’s get out of here

—After a fierce battle,13 monks with staffs saved the emperor
—When he ascended the throne he recognized the Shao Lin Temple as the ‘Temple of martial monks’
—Since then The Shao Lin Temple has became the holy land for those who wanted to learn Wushu.

—Some people still go to the temple for training in the martial arts And it has gradually become one of the largest schools in the circle of Wushu
—Modern Wushu can generally be divided into Routines and Free sparring.
—Routines are comprised of fixed sets of movements to memorize and practice.
—The Routines are divided into individual wow two-person and group fighting routines
—And because these movements were organized into fixed routines,
—They can be passed on today
—Wushu performance is very rigorous and exciting,
—It is also very beautiful
—We want to try Wushu!
—I think we’d better go to see a real Wushu competition
—The Wushu competition is exciting to watch, and very artistic, but there is strict grading system.

—Practicing Wushu bare-handed and weapon routines is great exercise which can make our bodies stronger and our minds more developed.
—Therefore it has become popular throughout the world
—In 1990 The Asian Sports Meeting listed Wushu as a formal sport
—Oh
—Now many people are working diligently and petitioning to make Wushu a formal event in the Olympic Games
—I hope that people all round the world can have a chance, to appreciate our great Chinese Wushu!
—Me too!
—Professor, what are you doing?
—I’m sketching out my own style of martial arts to make famous and teach many students. eventually it will be an Olympic event too
—But you just drew a picture of a watermelon!

—Yes yes yes Well,
—I wanted to create a new style and when you saw it,
—You said it reminded you of watermelons, So, I thought about it a little while and I see that you were right,
—Therefore I am calling my style of Wushu Watermelon Boxing We pray Please someone give him a little knowledge
—That’s what we call ’to accept good advice’
—And what does it mean?
—That means it is natural to accept good and correct advice
—Sometimes it’s as natural as the flowing of water
—I see. I see.