一般注記Defining martial arts -- Authenticity and real Kungfu -- Kung Fu, Gongfu, Qigong, and Chinese terminology in English -- Conclusion -- 1.From the Stone Age to the End of the ppring and autumn period -- Women in warfare -- Changes in warfare in the Shang dynasty -- Archery -- The Dagger-Axe (Ge), Axe, and Spear -- Chariots -- Martial dances -- Violence and society -- Conclusion -- 2.The warring sates period -- Swords and swordsmanship -- Archery and archery contests -- Halberds (Ji) and spears -- Unarmed combat -- Knights-errant and assassins -- Conclusion -- 3.The Qin and Han dynasties -- The first emperor and his would-be assassins -- Qin dynasty wrestling -- Xiang Yu and Liu Bang -- The Han dynasty hundred events and martial arts -- Conclusion -- 4.The Six Dynasties -- The Northern and Southern Dynasties -- Women martial artists in the Six Dynasties -- Mulan -- The return of Chinese infantry -- Conclusion -- 5.The Sui and Tang dynasties -- The Tang military -- Martial arts training -- Women in martial arts entertainment -- Monks and bandits -- Military exams -- Conclusion -- 6.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Song Dynasty -- Archery -- Martial arts performances -- Weapons and military tests -- Conclusion -- 7.The Yuan dynasty -- Mongol martial arts -- Archery -- Weapons -- Wrestling and boxing -- Li Quan -- Conclusion -- 8.The Ming dynasty -- The Ming military -- Shaolin temple -- Boxing -- Fencing with swords -- Fencing with long swords -- Spear techniques -- Staff fighting -- Conclusion -- 9.The Qing dynasty -- Ming loyalists -- Internal versus external martial ats -- Self-cultivation -- Shaolin -- Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi -- Rebellions -- Conclusion -- 10.Post-imperial China -- The Chinese nation and Republican China -- 1949 -- 1978 to the present -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- martial arts in academia -- To close.