Yes, I am using wushu to mean "martial art".
I don't think I can really do any justice to compare Wushu (both contemporary and traditional) with aikido in this forum. Therefore, here's a short reading list:
Kung Fu Elements, Shou-Yu Liang and Wen-Ching Wu
Tai Chi Touchstones: Yang Family Secret Transmissions, Trans. by Douglas Wile
Hsing-I: Chinese Mind Body Boxing, Robert W. Smith
Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods, Robert W. Smith
This is Aikido, Koichi Tohei
Total Aikido, Gozo Shioda
Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, Edited by Diane Skoss
There are a lot of lousy books out there, but these seem to be well written. Kung Fu Elements, and Robert W. Smith's work, and Douglas Wile's translations are the best books on kung fu i've come across. With Japanese martial arts you have much more choice for academic level reading. Also, the quarterly Journal of Asian Martial Arts is excellent. Does anyone else have any suggested reading?
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