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Red Dragon combat Arts
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Sanshou (Chinese Boxing)
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Sanshou
San Shou is the official full contact fighting sport of modern Wushu which is rapidly growing in popularity both in the US
and abroad. As an integral part of most Wushu competitions, San Shou has been an important event at the World Wushu Championships
since its inception in 1991. Presently San Shou competitions are held in over 75 countries world wide. Recently San Shou has
also become a professional sport in America.
The word "San Shou" also spelled "Sanda" translates as "unbound hand" and refers to free
fighting where the rules are designed to most accurately simulate actual combat. San Shou matches are fought on a raised platform
called the "Lei Tai". Historically, the Lei Tai dates back centuries in China where challenge matches were fought
both bare handed and also with weapons with no rules& often resulting in death or serious injury. At the National Chinese
tournament in Nanking in 1928, the fights on the Lei Tai were so brutal that the final 12 contestants were not permitted to
fight for fear of killing off some of the great masters of the time. So changes were needed.
Modern San Shou developed into a sport about the same time as modern Wushu during the 1960s by the Chinese Government.
In order to define a standard kung fu fighting style, the great masters from all over China were given the task of organizing
the huge heritage of Chinese martial arts in to a system of rules in which different styles could complete. Protective equipment
was also added to further reduce the risk of serious injury.
The rules of San Shou allow for a wide array of full contact punching, kicking, takedowns and throws derived from the
traditional application of Chinese martial arts. Finishing hold (chokes, arm locks etc.) have been excluded from the rules
which forces the fight to continue at a fast pace. San Shou addresses the three ranges of fighting kicking, punching and grappling
which adds great realism to the sport. A fighter can win by a knockout or by points, points are also awarded for the techniques
according to effectiveness. In a tournament, you fight for 2 rounds of 2 minutes each, plus a third round in case the first
2 score even. Forcing the opponent off of the platform is also a major technique of San Shou. It is a mistake to think of
San Shou as just Kick Boxing because the strategies of San Shou are very different.
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Instruction and training Given in Chinese kickboxing.
Chinese Kickboxing is a very fast, powerfull striking style of Martial arts developed from Chinese kung fu , using the
grace , speed ,power, timing and distance of the striking techniques from kung fu.
The art of Kung fu is acknowledged to be the oldest form of martial arts in history.
the many styles of Kung fu were developed by the monks of early china,
later many chinese families developed theyr own methods of kung fu.
Many of the techniques in kung fu are based of the movements of Animals I.E Tiger , snake , mantis and also mythical creatures
such as the Dragon.
These techniques have survived the test of time and are still being taught today .
many of these animal techniques acctually gave birth to complete styles of kung fu I.E Dragon fist form and eagle claw
Style.
Kickboxing fights are held in a ring, punches and kicks are used as weapons to deliver blows to the head , legs and body
of the oponent
Head guards and the usuall safety equipment are used at novice level.
Fitness training includes Bagwork , skipping , push ups , rope bobing and many other fitness enhancing methods.
Kickboxing is a very popular style with the younger genertaion.
A very exciting and skill full martial art to observe or compete in.
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