Review and Survey of the First Academic Debate in Martial Arts Circles After the Founding of the People's Republic of China
After the founding of the People's Republic of China,the martial arts circles have launched an academic debate on the history,nature and technical reform of Wushu.The debate began with"the origin of Taijiquan",then turned to the discussion of"Wushu skills",and finally ended with the publication of the article"Two Routes in Wushu Work".After the debate,the Wushu circles reached a consensus on the nature of Wushu and the innovation of Wushu skills and other issues,established the reform direction of"the popularization of Wushu",and laid a theoretical foundation for the modern development of Wushu.Overall,the debate under the policy of"free airing of views"presented a strong academic charac-teristics,which basically eliminated the problems and difficulties in the transforming process"from the old to the new"of martial arts,and its positive significance was to further strengthen the belief of developing Wushu taking"promoting physi-cal culture and building up the people's health"as fundamental task,but the particularity of the times also made the debate in the situation of"deliberation without decision",which left some theoretical problems about the academic history of Wushu.This debate was not a dispute of individual spirit or group interests,but a dispute of the development direction of Wushu movement in the People's Republic of China,which was a milestone in the academic history of Wushu.
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