十四 · 精 · Spirit · 1900 – 1928 · 1:22
Jingwu
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In 1900, in the north, the Boxers claimed their training made them immune to bullets.
History Wikipedia: Boxer Rebellion
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The uprising ended in defeat in 1901.
History Wikipedia: Boxer Rebellion
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In 1910 the Jingwu Association opened in Shanghai: a public school of many styles.
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Its public face was Huo Yuanjia. A weak child, he had trained in secret, at night.
History Wikipedia: Huo YuanjiaWikipedia: Chin Woo Athletic Association
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Huo died in September 1910, aged 42. The cause is still debated.
History Wikipedia: Huo Yuanjia
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Jingwu opened in Hong Kong in 1918 and in Southeast Asia in the 1920s.
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In 1928 the government founded Nanjing's Central Guoshu Institute: the “national art”.
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In October the Institute's first national exam brought together about 600 fighters.
History Wikipedia: Central Guoshu Institutetcmb.culture.tw: detail