The evolution of the concept of "martialism" in axis age and its historical influence on Chinese Wushu

Abstract

The research uses the "long-term" historical method of the French Annales school, combs the concept of "Whu" in the axis age and the thought of "diachronic" formed along the historical evolution. And the research also studies the evolution characteristics of the concept of "Whu shu" in the axis age systematically. In the Shang Dynasty and before, the martialism embodys the stage of "Loving Relatives;" the Western Zhou Dynasty to the early Spring and Autumn period, it embodys the stage of "Respecting Nobility;" the middle and late Spring and Autumn period to the whole Warring States period, it embodys the stage of "Re-use Capable People." The thought of "respecting the gods and cultivating witches and observing the destiny" in the Wushu stage of "loving relatives" martialism constitutes the original motivation for the integration of Wushu, dance and witchcraft. It also shaped the culture of the relationship between man and nature in traditional Wushu. The culture of "Respecting Nobility" martialism led to "respect for rites and benevolence." It became the embryonic form of Wushu for later generations and laid the foundation for the etiquette of "benevolence" in Wushu; "Re-use Capable People" martialism led to "Military worship fraud, society worships knights"culture, which became the basis of Wushu attacking skills and competitions for later generations, and also laid the foundation for the culture of Wushu "respect the promise of the knight."