The Educational Value and Implementation of the Humanistic Spirit of Tai Chi

Abstract

Abstract: In the field of school Taijiquan teaching, Taijiquan is conducted as a traditional sports project under the discipline of physical education. The outline, textbooks, and teaching plan of Tai Chi teaching are also aimed at completing movements, and students are also assessed based on whether they can complete the technical movements of Tai Chi. This common practice not only ensures that Tai Chi enters the campus and allows more students to be exposed to traditional ethnic culture, but also has a significant omission. The rich cultural connotations of Tai Chi are difficult to express and convey, and it is even more difficult to measure and assess. Teaching ends with mastering technical movements. Actions without technical skills are just mechanical imitations, and most students will quickly forget after completing the exam, while the only thing they can remember is a visual metaphor such as' a big watermelon '. Tai Chi contains a large amount of humanistic spirit, and these seemingly intangible cultural connotations are precisely the logical starting point and ultimate significance of Tai Chi teaching. This article analyzes the problems that arise in the teaching of Tai Chi in ordinary universities, and explores the laws and improvement paths of Tai Chi teaching through practical teaching experience, in order to provide theoretical reference for the research of Tai Chi teaching. Research methods: literature review, logical analysis, and practical summary. Search through CNKI, VIP databases, and related books using Key words such as "cultural heritage" and "Tai Chi teaching" to screen, classify, and organize the required materials. By analyzing and summarizing the teaching documents of provincial-level demonstration courses that have been continuously conducting Tai Chi teaching for 20 years, this paper explores the ideas and methods of Tai Chi teaching. Research results: The concept of peace contained in Tai Chi, the wisdom of "opposing the movement of the Tao", the weak thinking of "avoiding reality and defeating emptiness, and introducing the concept of emptiness", the clever design of the center of gravity system, the overall harmony concept, the dialectical thinking of softness over strength, the philosophy of Taoism and nature, especially the special ability to transform violence into art, are the unique concepts, wisdom, magnanimity, and charm of Chinese culture, It is the deepest culture behind Tai Chi. Tai Chi teaching is not only about teaching movements, but more importantly, using these movements to spread and permeate the essence and core values of Chinese culture. If this can be used as a teaching goal, it will greatly help improve students' cognitive level and enhance cultural confidence. It also has strong practical significance at the national level. Today's China is in a major upheaval that has not been seen in a century, with financial, technological, trade, and public opinion wars raging. And "cognitive warfare" is also an important battlefield, and Tai Chi teaching needs to be repositioned, consciously standing at the height of winning "cognitive warfare". At least enable students to have a more comprehensive understanding of the excellent culture of the Chinese nation. From the perspective of the world, Chinese culture can last for a long time, with only a few fruits remaining. It advocates peace, violent transformation, inclusiveness, and global sentiments, all of which are core secrets and have eternal human values. In summary, (1) Tai Chi teaching needs to be repositioned as a core course for inheriting excellent traditional culture. The curriculum is explicitly aimed at inheriting humanistic spirit and core values. Deeply explore, sort out, and discover the core values contained in Tai Chi, extract materials, inspiration, and nutrients from the treasure trove of Chinese cultural resources. (2) The educational value of emphasizing the humanistic spirit of Tai Chi is not to weaken or simplify technical teaching, but to strengthen and enhance technical teaching, discover the laws of Tai Chi movement teaching, and timely analyze the attack and defense of these movements. Traditional martial arts is called "dismantling moves", and the classic movements of Tai Chi are all formed through repeated training. The meaning of attack and defense is relatively accurate, but it is not easy to make it clear. Teachers need to demonstrate the charm of Tai Chi through personal experience, because all cultural connotations are condensed in each specific Tai Chi technical action. This process often leads to a sudden realization among students, allowing them to experience the subtleties of Tai Chi and make the classroom interesting. (3) It is the finishing touch and the essence of culture teaching to sublimate the culture according to the students' understanding ability, which requires teachers to have deep cultural heritage and appropriate expression. Leaving technology to talk about culture may be counterproductive. Telling a good Chinese story starts with telling a good Tai Chi story. (4) Undertake cultural undertakings through cultural means and increase publicity efforts, such as theoretical courses, lectures, speeches, etc. To promote the humanistic spirit and core values of Tai Chi in a way that students enjoy and enjoy. (5) The evaluation of student performance must have a certain proportion of cultural understanding, and the technical ability and cognitive level of Tai Chi should be jointly improved. Conclusion: Tai Chi contains a large amount of humanistic spirit, such as holistic view, harmonious view, peace concept, dialectical thinking, Taoism following nature, integrating Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and transforming violence into art. This is the logical starting point and ultimate significance of Tai Chi teaching. Standing at a new node in history, we should reposition the teaching of Tai Chi, organically integrating cultural elements and humanistic spirit into various aspects of technical teaching, and completing the deepening and sublimation of Tai Chi teaching.