A window for exploring the connotation of Chinese martial arts culture -comment "China Kung Fu"

With the continuous improvement of the influence of Chinese culture, excellent Chinese traditional culture has become increasingly recognized and drawn by contemporary Chinese society, becoming the root and fertile soil of the continuation of Chinese culture. In the process of globalization, it has become an important part of the sharing of world civilization in a unique form and connotation. Chinese martial arts is an indispensable part of them.

Since entering the new century, the publishing industry has spared no effort to publish a variety of martial arts books. There are both martial arts theoretical classics and compilations, as well as compilation of boxing and fisting. There are both martial arts biography and boxing. There are both volumes of the history of martial arts and most of the head martial arts manuscripts. It is worth mentioning that in February this year, the book "China Kung Fu" published by Elephant Publishing House is a good book that has explored the connotation of Chinese martial arts culture in February this year.

The author is Mr. Wang Guangxi and his eldest Queen Meng of the Institute of Literature, Henan Provincial Academy of Social Sciences.

First of all, the book discusses the profound imprint of Chinese original culture in martial arts ontology. For example, in the boxing method, the concepts of rigidity, cleverness, form, spirit, advancement, etc., the author believes that it can be summarized as the word "neutralized", and the original meaning of neutrality refers to the Confucianism of the Confucianism. " The realm is no biased, no dependent, no more, and it is the highest norm of morality. "

"Easy Book" first, "Internal Gong Maps", eight years of Qing Xianfeng (1858)

The author uses the typical Chinese traditional cultural essence of "both internal and external cultivation, form and spirit" to define the basic characteristics of Chinese martial arts and run through the words of the book.

Secondly, the author of this book summarizes three cultural forms and four core concepts of Chinese martial arts. Anti -riot consciousness, moral norms, and boxing language are three cultural forms, which is especially in its distinctive folk attributes.

The moral consciousness of martial arts is reflected in the "martial arts", that is, the author explained one by one in five aspects: humility and forbearance, standing upright, seeing righteousness, respecting righteousness, respecting teachers, and martial arts.

"Twelve Philosophy Pictures" (partial), New Year's Painting, Tianjin Yangliu Qing, Museum of Fine Arts Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. In the painting, the twelve genus is metaphorized by young children.

In the third part of the "Way of Martial Arts", the author summarizes the four core concepts of martial arts, such as rigidity and softness, cleverness, and fighting with people, and fighting. Explain its martial arts thinking and system.

Shaolin Temple Monk Practice

The author proposes that becoming a master must have three conditions: one is the talent of learning martial arts, the other is the teaching of famous teachers, and the third is that there are extraordinary perseverance.

This book also considered and explored several cultural and social issues that are closely related to martial arts. The latter part of the book explains issues such as martial arts and health, martial arts and rivers and lakes, martial arts, and literature and television. These contents are mostly insidious, or have unique views, smooth texts and bright literary. For example, on martial arts and health, martial arts training makes people strong. Although strong and longevity is connected, it is not the same.

Another example is the martial arts and rivers and lakes, the author vividly describes four types of characters including darts, nursing homes, rivers and lakes boxers, and Xia Yin. In the book, the nursing home and the roof thief dialogue at night, such as the description of the novel.

"Yue Fei Ho Yuan Qing", New Year's Painting, in the late Qing Dynasty, Tianjin

He Yuanqing Zhan Shan resisted Yue Fei and was captured twice and was released. He Yuanqing felt ashamed, led the public to vote for the golden soldiers. Why did the two hammer in the picture Yuan Qing fight with Yue Fei. See "Say Yuequan Biography".

Although the book has deficiencies and regrets, the flaws are not concealed. "Chinese Kung Fu" is a valuable martial arts cultural book. Those who are interested in traditional Chinese culture and folk customs, martial arts culture researchers, martial arts enthusiasts, etc. may wish to read.

Text: Wei Zhen

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