明代武术的发展
2015-06-11李吉远谢业雷
李吉远++谢业雷
摘 要:自明代始陆续在一些军事著作及大型类书中有关于武术器械及拳术的记载,并出现了真正意义上的武术专著。以明代武术文献为基础对明代武术发展进行考查,梳理出明代刀法、剑法、棍法、枪法、武术杂器械及拳法特征。从武术文献梳理发现,中国武术无论是冷兵器时代的军阵武艺,还是明代中晚期的民间武术,武术器械技艺是中国武术的主流,明代中晚期至清代拳法跃居诸艺之冠,并成为拳种及流派的统称。
关 键 词:民族传统体育;武术;历史文献;明代
中图分类号:G852 文献标志码:A 文章编号:1006-7116(2015)01-0113-05
Wushu development in the Ming dynasty
——Based on the study of Wushu classic books
LI Ji-yuan1,XIE Ye-lei2
(1.School of Physical Education and Health,Hangzhou Normal University,Hangzhou 310036,China;
2.Wushu College,Shanghai Sports University,Shanghai 200438,China)
Abstract: Only since the Ming dynasty, there were Wushu instrument and Chinese boxing records in some military works and large books occasionally, and true Wushu monographs appeared. By using Wushu literature in the Ming dynasty, the authors examined Wushu development in the Ming dynasty, and collated information regarding spectacular, accomplished blade skills, sword skills hidden among folks and kept overseas, spectacular, witty cudgel skills, lasting, competitive spear skills, miscellaneous, structurally odd instruments, and boxing skills for fighting to be No.1 and development, which were all used in the Ming dynasty. From their Wushu literature collation, the authors revealed the following findings: in Chinese Wushu, no matter military martial arts in the cold weapon age, or folk Wushu in the mid and late Ming dynasty, Wushu instrument artistry was the mainstream of Chinese Wushu; from the mid and late Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty, boxing became the champion of all sorts of martial arts, and became the general designation of boxing types and schools.
Key words: traditional national sports;Wushu;history literature;Ming dynasty
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