Wushu is becoming more and more popular among Palestinian(巴勒斯坦的) girls in the West Bank.
Sport Plus Academy is one of those sports clubs that teach girls wushu."Until now, there have been more than 100 girls who have joined our team, and the number of trainees has been doubled in the past few months," says Bissan Jarrar, the first woman coach of wushu from Ramallah city. Four years ago, Jarrar became interested in mastering wushu. Later, the young woman managed to win local and international prizes and finally became a coach for wushu. According to the 24-year-old coach, it is new that the Palestinian girls would like to be part of this special sport. The young woman explained that for many years, only men in Palestine practiced wushu, but now the situation is different.
Batoul Abdul Wahhab, one of Jarrar's trainees, tells us that she has joined the wushu team because it is a new sport for the Palestinian girls. She wants to take part in international competitions. The 14-year-old girl says, "It has helped me change my character and become stronger. "In her opinion, wushu has succeeded in putting women and men on the same level, as it depends on minds rather than muscles (肌肉) only.
"There are more than 300 girls of different ages who are practicing wushu in the Palestinian West Bank," says Tarik Khalifa, chief of the Palestinian Federation (联盟) of Wushu Kung Fu Sports. According to him, any girl can join this sport and can be trained to become a professional player and join in Arab and international competitions. Thanks to the development of training programs organized by the federation, a number of girls have won gold, silver and bronze medals in different competitions in the past two years.
①Jarrar won local and international prizes.
②Jarrar got interested in Wushu.
③Jarrar started to teach Wushu in Palestine.
④Jarrar's trainees doubled within a few months.
