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History and Development of Shuai Jiao
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From historical records we know Shuai Jiao has a very long history. It is said to have been around for 5,000 years, dating back to the time when Huangdi, the chief of a tribe, fought with Chiyou, the other chief. The soldiers of the Chiyou army practiced “Jiao Di”, the old name for Shuai Jiao. They also held competitions and performances.
Although its name has changed many times over the course of history, Table 1 shows different names of Shuai Jiao, we can find in records about this type of skill in literature of almost every period. Today we don’t know for sure the details of the skills and rules involved. But from written descriptions in these records we know these skills were developed to very a high level. Figures 1 and 2 show some Shuai Jiao records from ancient times.
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Figure 1. Bronze plaque carved with wrestling designs in bold relief, Warring States Period (475 B.C.-221B.C), unearthed in Kesheng Village, Xian, Shaanxi Province.
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Figure 2. Xiang Pu in Northern Song Dynasty (960-1126)
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The development of the skills and the rules involved becomes clearer when we get closer to modern Shuai Jiao, during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Today the skills and training system directly inherits from that time. It is the golden time of the development of SHuai Jiao.
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