ABSTRACT
Throughout Chinese history, wushu has been an important part of overall culture. As injuries would occur during practice and competition, many wushu ‘masters’ were also competent ‘doctors’ in sports medicine, and some are still referred to as ‘bone-setters’ today. The learning of the art of treating injuries usually took the form of passing on family ‘secrets’ or an apprenticeship. It was only recently that emphasis has been put on training for, and the practice
of, Chinese medicine. There is still, however, no formal legal structure or institution offering a formal education programme in ‘bone-setting’ per se.
