Sanda's competitive history is rooted in barehanded elevated arena or Lei Tai fights in which no rules were observed. Sanda may also involve techniques from any other fighting style depending on the teacher's mode of instruction. It is to this standard curriculum that the term Wushu Sanda is usually applied. Īs part of the development of sport wushu by the Chinese government, a standard curriculum for Sanda was developed.

Sanda is a fighting system which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the study and practices of traditional kung fu and modern combat fighting techniques it combines boxing and full-contact kickboxing, which includes close range and rapid successive punches and kicks, with wrestling, takedowns, throws, sweeps, kick catches, and in some competitions, even elbow and knee strikes.

Sanda ( Chinese: 散打 pinyin: Sǎndǎ), formerly Sanshou ( Chinese: 散手 pinyin: Sǎnshǒu), also known as Chinese boxing or Chinese kickboxing, is the official Chinese kickboxing full-contact combat sport. Sanshou, Chinese boxing, Chinese kickboxing, free combatĬhangquan, Bajiquan, Northern Shaolin, Shuai Jiao, Chin Na, Tai Chi, Choy Li Fut

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