Comparison of Difference between Chinese Wushu and Western Sports from the Perspective of Body

Based on literature review, this paper analyzed Chinese wushu and western sports from the perspective of the body.The result shows that in the context of different cultures concerning body, there is a lot of differences in cognition, thinking mode and value pursuit about body, thus form a different view of the body.Those different values affect the display of the body.The characteristics of Chinese wushu are reserved, and the practice of it emphasizes on organic integrity, shows freehand brushwork and pursuit inner things.While the characteristics of western sports pursue self-assertion, pay attention to the overall mechanical integrity, being realistic and pursue external things.Therefore, it is acknowledged that the study of these differences is a basic but necessary exploration.