"Violent" exercises attract the young

时间：2007-10-19 06:18:08

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Chinanews, Chongqing, October 19 – Many girls in Chongqing are not satisfied with dances and yoga any more. Instead, their current favorite sport is more exciting and “violent”: martial1 arts including taekwondo and karate2.

 

Zhang Jin, the owner of a garment shop, practices taekwondo twice a week. “I like Korean culture, so I choose taekwondo, but I practice it only for losing weight,” said Zhang. She started her business 4 years ago after graduating from college. Since then she has put on a lot of weight.

 

“I was deeply impressed by the hot spirit of taekwondo when I first stepped into the gym, and I can meet so many people of my age here,” said Zhang. Last month, Zhang was awarded the blue belt in the test hosted by the district sports administration.

 

“I was surprised to find there were so many female practitioners3 after we opened the taekwondo course,” said Wang, the director of the gym.

 

In fact, taekwondo is not only good for losing weight, but also a good way of relieving pressures. No wonder so many girls love it.

 

Besides taekwondo, other martial arts have also won the heart of girls in Chongqing.

 
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1 martial bBbx7     
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
参考例句：
  • The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
  • The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。
2 karate gahzT     
n.空手道(日本的一种徒手武术)
参考例句：
  • Alice's boyfriend knew a little karate.艾丽斯的男朋友懂一点儿空手道。
  • The black belt is the highest level in karate.黑腰带级是空手道的最高级别。
3 practitioners 4f6cea6bb06753de69fd05e8adbf90a8     
n.习艺者，实习者( practitioner的名词复数 )；从业者（尤指医师）
参考例句：
  • one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction 最了不起的科幻小说家之一
  • The technique is experimental, but the list of its practitioners is growing. 这种技术是试验性的，但是采用它的人正在增加。 来自辞典例句

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