Posts Tagged ‘Wu De’

Previously, we took a look at Understanding and implementing Wu De (武德). In this installment, we’re going to look at some of its different manifestations.

There are three aspects of Wu De that are commonly misunderstood, but can in many cases fall within the same category: School / Kwoon / Guan Rules & Guidelines, General Virtues and Martial Virtues. In this installment of Wu De, we will look at common school rules & guidelines and try to understand why they exist and what relationship they have with Wu De. In the next piece we will look at specifics of the next two categories of General Virtues and Martial Virtues.

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Previously, we looked at a general definition of Wu De (武德). Let’s now take that understanding a bit deeper.

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We know the term “Wǔshù” (武術), refers to military or martial art. And the title of a philosophical book you’re no doubt familiar with is the Tao Teh Ching, or Dào Dé Jīng(道德經), which translated, roughly means The Classic of the Virtuous Way.

Broken down into its parts, Dao or Tao, means the way or path. De or Teh means Virtue and Jing or Ching means Classic, as in a “literary classic”.

Wu De (武德) then, means Martial Virtue.

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Wu De, the often misunderstood Cultivation of Character in traditional martial arts, is an important topic.

As we learned in Is Kung Fu a Martial Art?, the term "Kung Fu" can relate to martial arts, yet truly applies to the cultivation of any skill – a level of mastery in a skill through hard work.

This does not mean, however, that one must be a "master" of the martial arts; simply walking the proper path will do the trick.

However, there’s more to improve than just the physical and mental skills – there is the character.

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