‘Wushu’ woos Bangladeshi schoolgirls with mental, physical boosts

An athlete practices wushu  (Xinhua)

Wushu, Chinese language martial arts, has turn into a well-liked sport in Bangladesh, significantly amongst schoolgirls who discover this Chinese language custom has a particular enchantment. It’s a swish type of dance, protecting them in form and instructing them self-defense.

Bangladeshi schoolgirls are displaying curiosity in Sanda and Taolu, two classes of aggressive wushu. Sanda is a preventing system developed by the Chinese language army and based mostly on conventional kung fu and trendy fight methods. Taolu refers to choreographed set routines of actions.

“What can we women actually need? We want Sanda to guard ourselves once we stroll on the streets,” Nusrat Jahan Mim, a Class 10 pupil, instructed the Xinhua Information Company.

Mim, who’s finding out at Shajahanpur Railway Colony Authorities Excessive Faculty in Dhaka, intends to take part within the Sanda competitors at 2022 Nationwide Video games. 

“Right here the instructors information us very effectively,” stated Mim on the sidelines of a coaching session performed by the Bangladesh Wushu Federation (BWUF) within the capital Dhaka. 

One other pupil, Labiba Akhtar Momo, stated she has been training wushu for 4 years. 

“Wushu is superb for our bodily and psychological improvement,” stated Momo, a pupil of the Khilgaon Ladies Faculty and Faculty in Dhaka. 

“I am studying methods of Taichi and I hope I’ll win gold medals sooner or later.”

Farzana Roman Rifat is the mom of two wushu youngsters. “Wushu could be very efficient for bodily and psychological improvement. That’s the reason I selected it,” stated Farzana Roman Rifat, the mom of two youngsters taking wushu lessons.

Based in 2007, the BWF receives assist from the Worldwide Wushu Federation, the governing physique for wushu in all its kinds worldwide.  

“We’re implementing numerous applications to advertise fashionable Chinese language martial arts throughout Bangladesh. We wish to produce worldwide stars,” stated Dulal Hossain, basic secretary of BWF. 

The federation recurrently organizes wushu competitions in cooperation with the Chinese language Embassy in Dhaka, together with the Ambassador’s Cup.

“We’re very grateful to the Chinese language authorities, for offering us with wushu gear via the embassy,” stated Hossain.  

Xinhua