Wushu Federation of Israel : Новости 30/08/2008

Wushu will be a part of the next World Games 2009 the world sport event under patronage of the International Olympic Committee .

(http://www.worldgames2009.tw/english/index.asp)

"Each city that successfully bids to host a World Games is given the opportunity to include events popular in the country or region that are not in the Olympics or the current World Games," explained Froehlich. He noted that the martial art of wushu, made famous by mainland Chinese movie star Jet Li, has also been chosen as an invitational event.

(http://www.worldgames2009.tw/english/Venues/schedule.asp)

	Venues：Kaohsiung County Gymnasium
	IF：International Wushu Federation

Wushu , also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. Created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, which holds the World Wushu Championships every two years; the first World Championships were held in 1991 in Beijing.

Wushu is composed of two disciplines: taolu (套路; forms) and sanda (散打; sparring) [1]. Taolu forms are similar to gymnastics and involve martial art patterns and maneuvers for which competitors are judged and given points according to specific rules. The forms comprise basic movements (stances, kicks, punches, balances, jumps and sweeps) based on aggregate categories traditional Chinese martial art style and can be changed for competitions to highlight one's strengths. Competitive forms have time limits that can range from 1 minute, 20 seconds for the some external styles to over five minutes for internal styles.