Indian wushu coach Biramani teaching self defence to girls | Wushu training in India

"Wushu" is the Chinese term for "martial arts". In contemporary times, Wushu has become an international sport through the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), which holds the World Wushu Championships every two years; the first World Championships were held in 1991 in Beijing. Competitive Wushu is composed of two disciplines: taolu (forms) and sanda (sparring). But it has other disciplines, like self defense, breaking hard objects, and other related practices, that are not performed in competitions. Taolu involves martial art patterns, acrobatic movements and techniques for which competitors are judged and given points according to specific rules. The forms comprise basic movements (stances, kicks, punches, balances, jumps, sweeps, and throws) based on aggregate categories of traditional Chinese martial art styles, and can be changed for competitions to highlight one's strengths. Competitive forms have time limits that can range from 1 minute, 20 seconds for some external styles, to over five minutes for internal styles. Sanda (sometimes called sanshou) is a modern fighting method and a full contact sport. Sanda contains boxing, kicks (kickboxing), and wrestling. It has all the combat aspects of wushu. Sanda appears much like Kickboxing, MMA, Boxing or Muay Thai, but includes many more grappling techniques. Sanda fighting competitions are often held alongside taolu. Wushu has become a very popular sport in India too. Mayanglambam Biramani from Manipur is one of the best wushu coaches of India. He has contributed a lot to the game in India. He has produced so many international winners and medallists. The wushu coaching institute shown in the video is located at Wangkhei Bamon Leikai, Imphal East, Manipur.