Опубликовано в: A Russian Scholar on the Philosophy Thoughts of Tai-chi // Journal of PLA Institute of Physical Education. — Guangzhou, China: Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education, 2009. — V. 28 . — № 4 . — P. 29-30.
A new kind of Olympic sport, Wushu, has entered the competition program of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This fact has considerably raised the attention of the sport community and experts to the research of the Wushu phenomenon, and also to an opportunity of its interpretation in the system of concepts which have been developed for the «European» kinds of sport. At least two different approaches are possible in the research and interpretation of the Wushu phenomenon. First, there is a description of all the movement patterns of Wushu within a category matrix of the «European» sports. In the framework of such approach, Wushu is no different from usual kinds of sport, with the exception of special movements simulating «fight with a shadow». The system of the Wushu movements is described as a specific combination of five physical qualities: dexterity, flexibility, speed, force, and endurance. Secondly, there is the traditional analysis of the Wushu phenomenon as a complex system of development and management of such «Chinese» entities as «Energy» (Chi), «elastic force» (Jing), «spirit» (Shen), and «reason» (Yi). Here, the physical qualities are not important in themselves. They are demonstrated only as an addition or indicators of the development of organism’s powers and the skills to operate those powers. There is some standing apart culturological research of the Wushu phenomenon, for example, dissertation [1]; where Wushu, in particular, taijiquan, is considered as a ritualizing flow of the culture serving the Chinese self-identification. However, as a rule, this kind of research does not deal with the movement basis of the Wushu phenomenon.
