NTD's 2011 Traditional Martial Arts Competition
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And after two rounds of international eliminations and two days of competition, NTD's 3rd Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition comes to a close.
For five thousand years, the traditional marital arts of China have evolved.
[Leslie Jaw, Hung Gar Style]:
"I look at them and ugh, the years it must have taken to get to that level, it's mind boggling."
At the core was the belief in "wude," or martial virtue.
[Deogenese Arbosa, Praying Mantis Kung Fu]:
"Its not just performing, but you also want to be able to defend people, and protect people, that's what martial arts is really all about."
Dozens of different forms, styles, and fists gathered over the weekend to compete in NTD's 3rd International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition.
They came from across the globe to midtown Manhattan--some as old as 90, some as young as 11.
[Jing Duan Yang, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Physician]:
"Well, marital arts are a wonderful treasure of Chinese culture. It's really not just about performance, but cultivating a person's body and mind and spirit."
Competitors tell why they've decided to take part in this competition.
[Angela Gao, Pi Gua Quan Style]:
"This competition is made for purely traditional martial arts and I really appreciated that because I feel that nowadays modern marital arts look really fantastic and amazing but its missing the core value and I think traditional, it's like traditional Chinese characters. There's more beauty, there's more history involved in traditional martial arts than the modern version."
The competition is divided into semifinals and the finals.
For Kevin Yang, martial arts have been a way of connecting to his cultural heritage.
NTD News, New York
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And after two rounds of international eliminations and two days of competition, NTD's 3rd Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition comes to a close.
For five thousand years, the traditional marital arts of China have evolved.
[Leslie Jaw, Hung Gar Style]:
"I look at them and ugh, the years it must have taken to get to that level, it's mind boggling."
At the core was the belief in "wude," or martial virtue.
[Deogenese Arbosa, Praying Mantis Kung Fu]:
"Its not just performing, but you also want to be able to defend people, and protect people, that's what martial arts is really all about."
Dozens of different forms, styles, and fists gathered over the weekend to compete in NTD's 3rd International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition.
They came from across the globe to midtown Manhattan--some as old as 90, some as young as 11.
[Jing Duan Yang, Doctor of Chinese Medicine, Physician]:
"Well, marital arts are a wonderful treasure of Chinese culture. It's really not just about performance, but cultivating a person's body and mind and spirit."
Competitors tell why they've decided to take part in this competition.
[Angela Gao, Pi Gua Quan Style]:
"This competition is made for purely traditional martial arts and I really appreciated that because I feel that nowadays modern marital arts look really fantastic and amazing but its missing the core value and I think traditional, it's like traditional Chinese characters. There's more beauty, there's more history involved in traditional martial arts than the modern version."
The competition is divided into semifinals and the finals.
For Kevin Yang, martial arts have been a way of connecting to his cultural heritage.
NTD News, New York