The sport of Wushu is made up of two categories, namely the taolu (routine) and the sanshou (free fight) categories. The routines in Wushu are focused on hand sets, weapons sets, and choreographed fighting sets, all which are commonly seen in movies and television. Wushu routines possess the flare and excitement found in other performance sports such as gymnastics and figure skating.  Focus is given to speed, power, expression, balance and difficulty when practicing the routines in Wushu. There is no particular style of "kung fu" in Wushu as commonly mistaken. Wushu encompasses all the traditional Chinese martial arts styles, by revising the movements and adding levels of difficulty to them. Competition routines are developed by the IWUF and are practiced worldwide in over 80 countries. These routines are compulsory routines taught only by a few schools in Canada.                                            Back