1 / 6

Sports and Martial Arts

Sports and Martial Arts. By Patrick and Zac. H istory. Martial arts started in China. It is also practiced for exercise It is practiced for self defense Martial arts have been part of the Chinese culture for 2000 years.

laddie
Download Presentation

Sports and Martial Arts

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Sports and Martial Arts By Patrick and Zac

  2. History • Martial arts started in China. • It is also practiced for exercise • It is practiced for self defense • Martial arts have been part of the Chinese culture for 2000 years. • The government provides sports in facilities, factories, schools and government buildings.

  3. Martial arts in the U.S • More than 6 million children in the U.S do martial arts. • It is known to improve discipline and respect. • Kung Fu is one of the martial arts commonly performed in both the U.S. and in China

  4. Chinese indoor sports • Ping pong and table tennis are China’s national sport! • Kids in school play ping pong at recess. • Kids also play badminton during recess time. • Gymnastics has been part of China for 2 thousand years!

  5. Chinese outdoor games • Soccer and basketball are both very popular in China • China does very well in the Olympics in swimming and volleyball and gymnastics. • Gymnastics has been part of China for 2 thousand years!

  6. Resource page • Welcome to China by Goh Sui Noi/ Lim Bee Ling • China, A question and Answer Book by Nathan Olson • Websites • Spotlight on china • Wikipedia • Heathly childern.org • Welcome to china.

More Related