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Revision as of 05:51, 27 July 2005 by JFD (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Shuai Jiao (pinyin: Shuai Jiao; Wade-Giles: Shuai Chiao) is traditional Chinese and Mongolian Wrestling. It is a devastatingly effective fighting art, incorporating limb control (joint locks, bars and twists), chokes, throws, and grappling. Integral with Shuai-Jiao is Ch'in-na; the Art of Seizing. Students learn the vital points of human anatomy, but with a view to grasping, pressing and locking them rather than strking them. To watch, a Ch'in-na strike is surprisingly swift and relaxed.
Shuai-Jiao is one of the oldest martial arts, predating even Kung Fu. Shuai-Jiao first emerged 700 B.C.. Initially it was quite crude; Contestants wore horned headgear which they attempted to butt their opponents with! A thousand years saw great changes. By 700 A.D. the crude butts had been replaced with sophisticated holds and throws. Wrestling reached such a cultural level that contests were held before the emperor.