Wudang chuanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

In current-day China, the martial arts are generally classified into two major groups: Wudang (武当拳) and Shaolin. The Chinese word wǔdāngquán translates as "Wudang fist" or "Wudang boxing". Whereas Shaolin includes many martial art styles, Wudangquan includes only the arts applied with internal power; this typically encompasses Tai chi chuan, Xing-Yi chuan and Bagua zhang, but must also include Baji chuan and Wudang Sword. Although the name Wudang simply distinguishes the skills, theories and applications of the "internal arts" from those of the Shaolin styles, it falsely suggests these arts originated at the Wudang Mountains. The name Wudang comes from a popular Chinese legend which incorrectly purports the genesis of Tai chi chuan and Wudang Sword by an immortal, Taoist hermit named Zhang Sanfeng who lived in the monasteries of Wudang Mountain.