Bejing Summer Olympics

[PangQuan]

I have been trying to keep up to date with the addition of WuShu into the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Bejing. Up to this point all I have read is that it is still being submitted for approval.:confused: From my low standing in the world and martial community, I would hope that one of you who may have better connections, can shed some light as to the current situation.

Thanks

[Shaolinlueb]

i think it got cancelled.

[Baji Brad]

I haven't been in contact with my contemp. wushu friends for the last month or so, but last I read, it's not going to get in. I don't think an officially decision is going to be made until next year or something like that. I'm thinking summer, but I'm not possitive. Check out the http://www.beijingwushuteam.com "debate zone"(name of their forum) for more info.

[Baji Brad]

Anyway, I think the main reason for it not getting in is that they're looking to trim down the number of events in the Olympics, and they would defentiely have to eleminate something anyway to get wushu in.

[Shaolinlueb]

Originally posted by Baji Brad
Anyway, I think the main reason for it not getting in is that they're looking to trim down the number of events in the Olympics, and they would defentiely have to eleminate something anyway to get wushu in.

they could always eliminate badmitten or that sport where you sweep infront of a puck. :rolleyes:

[norther practitioner]

curling...

[GeneChing]

...but it got confusing. Here's an e-zine article (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=368) that addresses it from when Beijing was first announced as host city. Since then, wushu was officially denied. However, China protested, so the IOC said that they would observe how things went at the Asian Games and wushu's status went into some kind of weird twilight zone. The Asian Games went well. They're still talking about the possibility of wushu participating as an event in the Olympics. In fact, it was still on the table at the World Traditional Wushu Festival in China last October. I doubt it will go in as a medal event, but then again, Tae Kwon Do didn't go in as a medal sport - in fact it took 12 years for it to earn medal status. So wushu has a good chance to go in as a demo sport, and that would be fine.

Curling is the winter olympics, which is quite different than the summer games.

[norther practitioner]

Yeah, the winter olympics are still fun to watch.

[GeneChing]

...although snow ninja wrestling is bidding for a winter game slot. I suppose figure skating was a martial art in the days of Kerrigan/Harding, but not anymore. Seriously, people wouldn't make as much fun of curling if the competitors were dressed like women's beach volleyball.

[norther practitioner]

I'm speaking from more of the skeleton, luge, ski racing, etc. side of the winter olympics....

:p

But have you seen the woman in that sport... no thanks, I'd rather them stay in there flannel shirts and overalls.

[jun_erh]

Olympic handball is the lamest "sport" I've ever seen. It looks lik it was invented by a communist. I wouldn't even let the mentally retarded play that game. Wushu would be way better. You know what's kind of cool though is the trampoline in the gymnastics part. It was th first year they had it last time so it was like chaos.

[Shaolinlueb]

Originally posted by jun_erh
Olympic handball is the lamest "sport" I've ever seen. It looks lik it was invented by a communist. I wouldn't even let the mentally retarded play that game. Wushu would be way better. You know what's kind of cool though is the trampoline in the gymnastics part. It was th first year they had it last time so it was like chaos.

but handball is fun. :D

[PangQuan]

I personally think they should remove table tennis, the chinese ALWAYS win at that, they get like 99 % of all the medals in it, they should just get rid of it and put in WuShu. this makes alot of sense to me. trade one garunteed gold for another, that is alot more fun to watch.

[Shaolinlueb]

teh stupid sweeping the puck thing they should get rid of!!!

[ShaolinJOJO]

Dude ShaolinLueb get rid of handball and keep sweeping the puck it comes from Canada eh!

[Shaolinlueb]

Originally posted by ShaolinJOJO
Dude ShaolinLueb get rid of handball and keep sweeping the puck it comes from Canada eh!

sweeping the puck is teh gay. come on basketball was invented by a canadian. be happy :p

[PangQuan]

I personally dont care what anyone says. I have faith. WuShu is just to raw not to add. At least a demo spot. I think it would be an incredable insult to all of china if the rest of the world said no to one of china's greates past times. If the they dont at least let it in as a Demo sport I will be protesting for sure. I never have before but I will start. I think that the rest of the martial arts circles are just afraid that once the world is more exposed to the level of engergy WuShu/Kung Fu has to offer, everyone will start wanting to learn CMA. Cause its the bomb. Everyone knows that a true CMA master is rounded fully and can do it all. But can a Tae Kwon Do master break iron bars with his forehead like the Shaolin? Or do 7 foot backflips standing still. No. Its a conspiracy i tell you. Or i may just be going off on some paranoid anticts. Either way I trust Wushu will began to take on a dominant role in the Martial community within the next few years.