An Analysis on History and Cultural Background of Chinese Tai Chi Soft Ball

太極柔力球運動的歷史文化分析

Abstract

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.

Tai Chi Soft Ball is a young Chinese sport with distinctive ethnic characteristics. It has profound cultural connotation and philosophy, and blends traditional sport and modern competitive sport into a unity. Deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture, the sport developed rapidly in the last 20 years, and loved by people all over the world. The aims of this paper are to provide 1) a comprehensive historical and cultural background of Tai Chi Soft Ball and; 2) a solid theoretical foundation for this ancient but young sport and; 3) systematic review on Tai Chi Soft Ball in scientific evidence based research.

太極柔力球是一項由中國人發明的，具有深厚文化內涵和哲理，融傳統(太極)運動方式與現代競技雙重特徵於一體，具有鮮明民族特色的新興體育運動項目。太極柔力球運動的產生正是受到中國傳統文化的深刻影響，才能在短短的20年時間裡成井噴式發展，並為世界各國人民所喜愛。此文章全面研究太極柔力球運動產生的歷史文化背景，以及有系統地回顧世界各地太極柔力球運動的循證研究，為這一既古老又年輕運動的發展尋找更加堅實的理論基礎。