International Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition

🥋 Master Youfu Li says, “Because martial arts grew out of China’s cultivation culture, martial virtue is, at its core, about moral character.”
Historians trace Chinese martial arts back to the Yellow Emperor, a founding figure of Chinese civilization. For thousands of years, virtue has been its core—guiding the use of strength and shaping the spirit within.
But from 1966 to 1976, the Cultural Revolution devastated traditional culture. Masters were persecuted, and priceless manuals and teachings were destroyed.
Even after its apparent revival, true traditional martial arts have struggled to return.
Where, then, does its revival lie?

👉 Watch the new documentary The Lost Spirit of Kung Fu
🔗 https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/the-lost-spirit-of-kung-fu_1142780.html

Step onto the stage of tradition.
Show the world your true skill.

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2026 NTD Int’l Chinese Traditional Martial Arts Competition
Preliminary | Taipei 5/24 · New York 8/13
Semi-Finals & Finals | New York 8/14–8/15
Semi-Finals & Finals · livestreamed worldwide

🏆 Gold Award
$5,000 & one master-crafted sword.
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Hands, eyes, body movement, and footwork—
together with spirit and energy—
form the foundation of traditional martial arts.
Within striking, grappling, and throwing, power and beauty move as one.

He says the age of weapons is long gone,
and many traditions are quietly fading into history.
Without conscious preservation,
future generations may never see true martial arts again—

🥋 From an interview with Zichuan Liu, contestant of NTD International Martial Arts Competition

She's nine years old,
standing on a martial arts stage for the very first time—
very nervous but cannot explain why,
and unsure why she started training,
except that she “just really wanted to.”
Sometimes the simplest reasons are the most genuine.

🥋 Amy Li, 🥉Bronze Award Winner | NTD Int’l Martial Arts Competition

It’s her first time competing in a martial arts competition,
but not her first time with NTD’s cultural events.
From Han costumes design to traditional martial arts,
she has been searching for the true traditional culture.
Last year, she finally found the door she had been looking for.

🥋 Robin Deng, Contestant of NTD Int’l Martial Arts Competition

Wishing you
a Christmas filled with
peace, warmth, and hope.
Merry Christmas!
NTD Competition Series

He says there was a time
when the roots of martial arts were nearly severed in mainland China—
leaving behind a generation marked by loss.
So what, then, is true martial arts?
📣 Excerpt from the documentary Kung Fu · Seeking the Tao”

Thank you for appreciating the spirit and strength of traditional martial arts🥋🙏.
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🦃🦃🎉🎉🎉!
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