Comparison of Jiǎo Lì and Shǒubó
Jiao Li (角力) and Shoubo (手搏) are often discussed together in modern scholarship because they appear within the same historical framework of early Chinese unarmed combat. Researchers such as Stanley …
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Jiǎo Lì (角力)
Definition and General Overview Jiao Li (角力) is one of the earliest documented forms of organized unarmed combat in Chinese history. The term is usually translated as “wrestling” or “grappling,” …
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Shǒubó (手搏)
Definition and General Scope Shoubo (手搏) is usually translated as “hand combat” or “hand-to-hand fighting.” According to several scholars who study early Chinese sources, the term appears in classical literature …
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