Make it in Time:An Analysis of Important Chinese Wrestling Works during the Republic of China
The period of the Republic of China marks a pivotal historical phase in the evolution of Chinese wrestling from a traditional martial art to a modern sport.This paper conducts a comprehensive analysis of three seminal works on Chinese wrestling from this era:Ma Liang's"New Martial Arts:Wrestling Section,"Tong Zhongyi's"Chinese Wrestling Techniques,"and Zhang Wenguang's"Wrestling Skills."It posits that these works significantly contributed to the development of Chinese wrestling dur-ing the Republic of China.Issued as textbooks,these wrestling publications facilitated the dissemination of the sport,reflecting the authors'profound patriotic fervor and a sense of cultural duty.Moreover,they advanced the sport's competitive and scientific evolution.Additionally,the content of these wres-tling works bears distinct imprints of their time,fully capturing the historical trajectory of Chinese wres-tling's development during the Republic of China period.
Chinese wrestlingwrestling techniquesnew martial artsnational sportsrepublic of china period
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