WUSHU:

http://www.ckfa-kungfu.com/wushu/index.htm

http://www.chinesekungfu.4t.com/wushu.html

http://en.beijing2008.cn/goodluckbj/wushu/n214200778.shtml

SHAOLIN KUNGFU WUSHU

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200407/07/eng20040707_148763.html

http://chineseallstaracrobats.com/acts3.html

WUSHU & KUNG-FU

Among China's well-kept secrets, one caught the imagination of Americans-Chinese Wushu. Wushu is an important component of the cultural heritage of China, with a rich content that has remained untarnished over the centuries. Literally translated, WU is military, SHU is art. Wushu therefore means the Art of fighting or Martial arts. 

Wushu, the official term recognized by the People's Republic of China, also known in Western terminology  as "KUNG-FU", is a relatively new sport. It was established only in 1959 by the Physical Culture and Sports Commission of China with the approval of the rules and classification for wushu competition.

Previously, wushu figured significantly in the simple matter of survival through China's many wars and political upheaval.

Today, wushu has been organized and systematized into a formal branch of study in the performance arts by Chinese. Its emphasis has shifted from combat to performance, and it is practiced for its method of achieving health, self-defense skills, mental discipline, recreational pursuit and competition.

It reigns as the most popular national sport in the country of 1.1 billion people, practiced by the young and old alike. Wushu as a sport has been a favorite among the Asian countries. The members of ASIAN WUSHU FEDERATION has made a tremendeous success in the effort to upgrade the standard of wushu skills. Wushu is already an important part of the Asian sports.

The WUSHU FEDERATION PHILIPPINES (WFP) was created in November 1997 with the vision of propagating Wushu all over the country, believing that the Filipino's can excel in this sport and discipline.

Four years later, in 1991 MANIAL SOUTH EAST ASIAN GAMES (SEA GAMES), Wushu debut with 10 GOLDS, 4 SILVERS, and 4 BRONZES. The most number of medal output by any sport event. From then on Wushu had continued providing world-class athletes and lead the Philippines Medal Campaign.