Watched two movies this weekend Jet Li's...

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Originally Posted by fusnik11

I expect that you will want to enroll in a Kata class as that's what I wanted to do.

There is a scene in the film I found particularly powerful, Jet Li is working in the fields, is attempting to work as fast as he can and realizes the men working beside him are not working, he looks up and the field workers are basking in the incoming breeze and taking a few seconds to appreciate God's gift to them. There is some dialogue afterwards concerning planting good crops that I found profound and uplifting.

Kata?

I haven't seen the movie so I'll defer.

Wushu, or martial arts has very interesting ties to China's past. They stretch and study for long hours. Once while we were visiting, my son went to a wushu practice session of two hours. My son was amazed at the emphasis on stretching.

Forms are a way of refining fighting movements without being bored.

T'ai qi is Chinese yoga integrating fighting movements.

Kata is actually a Japanese term. Interestingly, we often use Japanese terms to describe a Chinese art form.