The Research On Tai Chi Soft-Strength Ball Event And Its Function In National Fitness Activities

Tai Chi Soft-strength ball event was invented in the early 1990s. It's an extension event from Tai Chi Chuan which is one of Chinese traditional sports, a ball game of "Tai Chi", with profound traditional Chinese cultural connotation. It has inherited the thinking and fitness concept of Tai Chi and integrated the forms and methods of western sport. It has not only retained the idea and essence of Tai Chi, but also added the rule and technique essence of modern sports such as tennis, badminton and so on. And eventually it has formed its own unique exercise form by the combination of the rule and technique. The event is interesting, not easy to be weary, full of adaptability, without constraints of time and space, the venues and the number of participant. And it has advantages of low prices equipment. It is not easy to damage, suitable for people with different ages, physical dominance, hierarchy to exercise. It is an exercise which is not only good for exercising, but also is good for entertaining by integrating happiness into exercise. It can satisfy us in our body, our psychological demand and social demand simultaneously. During the short period of a few decades from its invention till now, Tai Chi Soft-strength ball event has become one of fitness programs with throngs of people gradually with its profound cultural connotation and distinctive national characteristics.By research methods such as literature, observation, interview and so on, this thesis studied the function of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event, and its advantages and role in national fitness activities comprehensively. It includes 7 sections as follows:(1) The preambleIncluding the study source of this thesis, study purpose and significance, and research methods and the status at home and abroad.(2) Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball eventIn this section the author elaborated the origin, development and characteristics of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event, and analyzed its development status in China objectively.(3) The social value of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball eventThis thesis discussed and elaborated the social value of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event from various aspects such as fitness, education, culture, economy, and social interaction. (4) Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event and national fitness activitiesBy elaborating the meaning and significance of the national fitness activities, this section further analyzed and discussed the advantage of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event and its role in the national fitness activities. The author holds the advantages of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event as follows: the concept of event is in accordance with the body-building culture concept of our people. Its various movement forms can meet the demand for different people to participate. Its moves are easy to learn and easy to be promoted and popular in national fitness activities. Exercise intensity can be adjusted freely that in line with public fitness need. The residents will be able to carry out their activities according to local conditions. It is a low cost fitness program matching the resident general sports consumer level. Also, Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event has enriched the national fitness activities, and offered a choice for people to exercise. The rapid promotion of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event has presented a model for other events.(5) Problems and countermeasures of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event develop which in national fitness campaign activities carry out.The author considered the problems that Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event faced in the national fitness activities carried out mainly include: organization and management institutions are not sound owing to small number professional coaches and conductors with unbalanced regional development. Scientific research is developed slowly, and is lagging behind and not authoritative. The participation group is single. And its own subjection problem has not been solved. For the problems, the author proposed: continue to rely on government departments and social organizations to develop Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event, fully explore the cultural charm of the event, hold match actively and stimulate to take part in, provide a good conditions for it, perfect and sound the rule of event system, let the event into schools, strengthen efforts to publicize, and create news pretext and attract the media and so on.(6) Conclusions and recommendationsTai Chi Soft-strength Ball event has embodied the body-building, entertaining, competition and enjoyment in one event. It has great social value and is worth to be promoted in national fitness activities, because it can promote the development of national fitness activities. The successful experience of the invention, development and promotion of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event has offered references for other sport events'innovation and development. In this thesis, the author strongly proposed that everyone should response to the national fitness along with Olympic game. And we should promote the development of Tai Chi Soft-strength Ball event in the form of clubs in order to further promote the development of this kind of event.(7) Conclusions...