Swai Jiao
Chinese Swai Jiao (Shuai Jiao/Shuai Chiao) is one of China's national arts that have a very long history. Ancient Swai Jiao has been called many names: Jiao Li (Horn Strength), Jiao Ti (Horn Defense), and later in Japan known as Sumo Wrestling (Xiang Pu in Chinese). Eventually during the 20th century, it became standardized by the name Swai Jiao also known as Shuai Chiao and/or Shuai Jiao.
Brief History
During the early Spring & Autumn period, Swai Jiao had already made its appearance in the records of the military's training program. Cao-Cao, the founder of the state of Wei, made Shuai Jiao one of the hundred pastimes enjoyed by the court. During the Han period, there was frequent public Swai Jiao performances and competitions. In 108 B.C., Emperor Han Wu Ti started holding Swai Jiao competitions every Spring. People within a radius of 300 li (Over 150 Kilometers/241 Miles) came to participate, and by 907-960A.D., there were books written specifically on Swai Jiao. During the Tang, Sung, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasty many great Swai Jiao experts appeared. Before the Communist Party came to power, all the previous governments used Swai Jiao to train their military. After the late Great-Grandmaster Chang, Tung-Sheng immigrated to Taiwan , ROC; he began teaching at the Taiwan Central Police University . In 1971 Grandmaster Jeng, Hsing-ping was the 1st martial artist to publicly teach traditional Chinese Swai Jiao in the United States .
