TITLE:
Evolution and Prospect of Martial Arts International Dissemination Research: A Quantitative Analysis Based on CiteSpace
AUTHORS:
Jingnan Yu
KEYWORDS:
Martial Arts International Dissemination, Bibliometric Analysis, Research Progress, Collaboration Network, Diversified Development
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.9,
September
24,
2024
ABSTRACT: The spread of Chinese martial arts reached neighboring countries in ancient times, influencing the development of Asian martial arts like taekwondo and karate. Today, the dissemination of martial arts exhibits a trend of diversified development, encompassing technology, teaching, and terminology. Research in econometrics also highlights areas such as martial arts culture and intangible cultural heritage. Yet, most current studies primarily focus on China’s domestic context. This article, drawing on foreign literature, explores the progression of research on the international spread of martial arts, offering insights for its future global dissemination. To achieve this, the study retrieved 1000 articles on the international dissemination of martial arts from the Web of Science Core Collection database over the past 30 years and employed CiteSpace software for quantitative analysis. The findings reveal that keywords such as “martial arts,” “performance,” and “combat” frequently appear in the literature, highlighting that research primarily focuses on the technical aspects of martial arts. The trajectory of research on the international dissemination of martial arts is gradually shifting from combat techniques to an analysis of martial arts techniques and movements, with future trends anticipated to emphasize health, sports medicine, and elite athletes, thereby promoting diversified development. Significant disparities exist in cooperation networks among countries, with countries having higher publication volumes demonstrating less collaboration. Despite this, stable cooperation networks have emerged in countries like Norway and Italy, while most countries’ networks still require further strengthening. A relatively stable volume of publications and collaborative relationships have been established within the inter-institutional network. Overall, China’s foreign language publications and international collaboration in the field of martial arts international dissemination require further enhancement. The research results offer a fresh perspective and direction for future studies on the international dissemination of martial arts, underscoring the importance of diversified development and international cooperation.