Retrospect and Prospect of Wushu Research since the Founding of the People’s Republic of China

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China more than 70 years ago, Wushu as a part of China's sports, culture,education and health undertakings, its science, vertical deepening and systematic level of research have been continuously improved.In retrospect, from the founding of New China to the early stage of reform and opening-up, Wushu's research produced results on“learning, training and competition”, and scientific research consciousness was generally formed. After the reform and opening-up to the mid-1990 s, Wushu's research on teaching and training developed continually, and historical culture and educational research emerged. From the end of 1990 s to Beijing Olympic Games, the research of Wushu's basic theory was fruitful, and the theme of communication and development had become the focus. From the Beijing Olympic Games to the new era, Wushu research is more integrated into the national strategy, and the academic system is gradually improved. In this process, the integration of subject reference and theory is wider and deeper, but the integration of characteristic subject theory is not enough. The main researching direction and fields are formed, but the systematic academic theory research is not in-depth. Research paradigms and methods continue to be innovated, but the characteristics and identification of the discipline are not clear. Theoretical propositions and achievements fit the demands of the times, but the timeliness of transformation and application is not strong enough. The logic of development is to follow the process of social change and development with the national will as the fundamental guidance, take the practical dilemma as the basic feedback to speed up the research of applied theory, promote the development of academic research system guided by discipline construction, promote academic exchanges and mutual learning between China and foreign countries with cultural consciousness as the endogenous driving force. Looking ahead, Wushu research should focus on the long-term goal of2035, improve the quality of research and decision-making, and serve the needs of national development strategy. Efforts should be made to inherit the excellent traditional culture, build a sign discourse system, and carry forward the unique spirit of the Chinese nation. Wushu research should strive to highlight the inherent characteristics of disciplines, deepen the construction of academic system, and enhance the Wushu research with Chinese characteristics. In order to promote people's all-round development, we should explore the law of Wushu development, and innovate the way of Wushu development.