NEW YORK—Flashy kicks, double-edged spears and long swords filled the stage at New Tang Dynasty’s “International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition” preliminaries on Sept. 27 at The Armory in Upper West Manhattan.
Bringing together contestants from all over the world, the competition aims to highlight talent in the field of traditional martial arts, a skill believed to have been lost after the Communist Party seized power in China in 1949 and destroyed much of China’s traditional culture.
The styles presented were all traditional martial arts forms from China, including the external forms, Northern and Southern styles, as well as internal forms, such as Tai Chi. There were rounds for male and female contestants, as well as separate rounds for open weapons.
Bringing together contestants from all over the world, the competition aims to highlight talent in the field of traditional martial arts, a skill believed to have been lost after the Communist Party seized power in China in 1949 and destroyed much of China’s traditional culture.
The styles presented were all traditional martial arts forms from China, including the external forms, Northern and Southern styles, as well as internal forms, such as Tai Chi. There were rounds for male and female contestants, as well as separate rounds for open weapons.
