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Age of wushu drinking guide8/11/2023 ![]() Mao said her own experience over the decades practicing kungfu has made her realize that complaints never solve problems. One of Mao’s friends said of her: “She never complains.” “I am not saying I work like Robin Hood, but I try to keep the xia spirit within me.” To Mao, a xiake “should serve the country, be kind, generous and always be willing to help others.” In China figures considered as xiake include Zorro, Robin Hood and many characters in wuxia novels and movies, such as Li Mubai in “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” starring Chow Yun-Fat. The record stands even today.īut being chivalrous is not just about being good at kungfu. ![]() In 2005 at the Eighth World Wushu Championship, the highest-level wushu tournament in the world, she set a record score of 9.90 in her Nanquan (Southern Fist) performance. She is comfortable with traditional weapons like sword, spear and stick and can compete in several fist styles besides taichi. She was part of the Zhejiang Provincial Team and China’s National Team and is a grand slam veteran, winning over 10 championships at the international and Asian level besides nationwide. Mao, 34, started learning wushu since the age of six. But Mao Yaqi intends to carry on it as a modern female xiake - a martial artist who follows the code of xia. ![]() In China it is strongly connected with the spirit of xia, which literally means honorable, chivalrous or hero.Īs the number of kungfu practitioners is becoming less in today’s China, the spirit of xia seems to be getting out of fashion. ![]()
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