The Thought Of Chinese Traditional Martial Arts And Its Revelation For The Development Of Modern Martial Arts

China has a long and profound history. From ancient civilization to modern civilization, Chinese nation has gone through thousands of years. Along with the progress of civilization, Chinese martial art which integrates in the philosophical culture essence of each historical period also grows and develops. Going through a way full of difficulties and reverses, Chinese martial art gradually becomes extensive and profound. The research of ideological connotation of Chinese traditional martial art enables people to establish a health consciousness in their lives, enhance cultural qualities, intensify moral cultivation, promote national spirit, whose unique effectiveness could never be replaced by other cultures. As a result, Chinese traditional martial art differs from western competitive sports since Chinese tradition martial art is neither simply for physical exercise, nor simply for practicing attack and defense. It closely mingles with traditional philosophical ideology and cultural background of Chinese nation. It adapts to the life views and values of Chinese nation which possesses moral feelings for cultivating one’s moral character, managing one’s family affairs in order, governing a country and building a peaceful world. Chinese martial art whose owns very distinct characteristics of the times establishes a school of its own all over the world. Modern society is rapidly developing. Science and technology progress with each passing day. The cultural communications among countries become even faster, more frequent and more popular. People’s thoughts become unprecedentedly active; various ideas emerge one after another. The entrance of western values leads to the fall of ethics; aesthetic tastes also become bizarre and gaudy; and so on. Western competitive sports, fit dances, popular shows influence people’s lives and initiate a fierce challenge towards Chinese traditional martial art, which must have a great impact on the development of Chinese traditional martial art. This research intends to explore and analyze the ideological connotation of Chinese traditional martial art and its recent development of change and alienation phenomenon after being influenced and intruded by western sports. The research proposes countermeasures for our traditions, thus promotes the healthy development of Chinese martial art.This article mainly applies to Document Analysis Method, Comparative Analysis Method and Logical Analysis Method, firstly analyzing the twisting development course of Chinese martial art, then concluding the ideological essence of traditional martial art through theories of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, thus acquiring an enlightenment of modern martial art development through ideological connotation. The result of this research indicates that: Analyzing from the aspect of competitive martial art:(1) Enrich the cultural connotation of competitive martial art; maintain the cultural characteristics of Chinese martial art.(2) Emphasize on the harmonious development of traditional and competitive Chinese martial art; strengthen the attack and defense of competitive martial art.Analyzing from the aspect of promoting martial art fitness nationwide:(1) The promotion of martial art fitness nationwide needs to strengthen the advertisement for the social and cultural value of Chinese martial art.(2) The promotion of martial art fitness nationwide needs to highlight the fitness advantages of its popularization.(3) The promotion of martial art fitness nationwide needs to strengthen the value function of martial art diversification. Analyzing from the aspect of school martial art education:(1) Focus on martial art cultural education; highlight cultural characteristics.(2) Choose several educational contents of traditional fist martial art type as sill lesson with regional representative.(3) School martial art cultural education also needs to focus on body’s “internal practice”.The development of human society is twisting; the process of society is arduous and fluctuating. Every historical period owns its features. Outdated things will die out; energetic things will grow; newly-born things will also spring up continuously. We shall not be conservative as well as underestimate our own capabilities. It’s like exhaling the old and inhaling the new for the freshness and health of limbs. Without limbs, we could never exhale the old and inhale the new; without exhaling the old and inhaling the new, limbs could never be fresh. It is the same with Chinese traditional martial art. The essence of nowadays Chinese traditional martial art is servicing for the great rejuvenation of Chinese nation which complies with historical trend. Chinese traditional martial art shall focus on enhancing the ideological taste of all nations, strengthening national physical quality, enriching national spiritual cultural lives, inspiring aggressive enthusiasm. By means of various ways, blend Chinese traditional martial art into our daily lives in order to reach the purpose of overall thriving Chinese nation and making huge contribution to the civilization construction of the human race.