Serena plays a sport that requires the mental focus of instantaneously letting go of losing points and moving on because there are a lot of excruciating ones no matter how great you are, continual regrouping and re-inventing: dwell on them, you lose confidence; lose confidence and you lose. She is also superbly conditioned, given that a female tennis player may run about three miles in a match.
Serena and her fiance Alexis Ohanian became engaged last December, after first meeting roughly a year and a half earlier, then found out in January that Serena was pregnant. They will be married in the fall after the birth of the baby.
Wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was developed in China after 1949. The term wushu is Chinese for "martial arts" (武 "Wu" = military or martial, 术 "Shu" = art). In contemporary times, wushu has become an international sport, with countries such as Indonesia, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon participating to name a few.
Though Mushu is a form of martial arts and can be used to defend oneself, I prefer to watch the choreographed fights. The women involved are fierce, exact in their movements, and make you daydream about being a highly trained Wushu fighter, minding your business alone and then HI YAH!!
The bad guys picked the wrong one to mess with and you had to show 'em a thing or two!!
Or maybe that's just me?
Wushu is not limited to women as men fight too, but this blog is about women so.. We'll let Maxim cover the guys.
The flexibility Wushu requires. The precision. The timing and attention to detail. Being even one second off could result in serious damage. They're using spears. Swords. Knives. Darts.
Girl fight? Yeah right.
These females fighting thunder totally kick ass! I was floored when I saw a few matches for the first time. Anyone who says a woman "fights like a girl" needs to get a good taste of Wushu to open their eyes.
After the swelling goes down, of course.
-WTS.
The full fight with Gao Jing, Liu Hai Yun in 'fist vs. spear.'
Do yourself a favor and go to the 0:07 mark. This video is only a minute so it won't eat up too much time from your day. Facebook can wait. Allow yourself to be impressed!
