Embodied power and identity: bodily discipline and sociocultural transformation in the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association.
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| Title: | Embodied power and identity: bodily discipline and sociocultural transformation in the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association. |
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| Alternate Title: | La encarnación del poder y la identidad: disciplina corporal y transformación sociocultural en la Asociación Atlética Chin Woo de Guangdong. A encarnação do poder e da identidade: disciplina corporal e transformação sociocultural na Associação Atlética Chin Woo de Guangdong. |
| Authors: | CHEN, Haidong, MA, Lianzhen |
| Source: | Revista de Artes Marciales Asiaticas. Jul-Dec2025, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p181-198. 18p. |
| Subjects: | Martial arts, Physical training & conditioning, Identity (Psychology), Chinese history, Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984, National character, Social theory, Social adjustment |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| Abstract (English): | This study aimed to deeply examine how the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association, within the specific historical and regional context of Republican Era China, shaped members' bodily concepts, behavior patterns, and values through its unique system of bodily discipline. It examines the intricate relationships between this process and individual identity, group identification, and national identity. This paper applies Foucault's theory of bodily discipline to address the lack of previous research on the bodily disciplinary practices of specific regional Chin Woo branches and their sociocultural implications. Based on a meticulous review and analysis of primary archival materials, including the works Jing Wu Ben Ji and Jing Wu Yue Chuan, this study systematically analyzes the diverse bodily disciplinary practices of the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association, encompassing the modernization of Chinese martial arts training, the organization of diverse cultural activities, and the establishment of strict institutional norms. The research reveals that the bodily discipline of the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association was not merely a simple physical skills training, but a complex social process that integrated the call of the times, the leadership and promotion of social elites, organizational operational guarantees, and cultural inheritance and innovation. This disciplinary system effectively internalized specific bodily standards, behavioral norms, and values into members' daily practices, not only enhancing members' self-confidence and sense of group belonging but, more importantly, closely linking individual bodily experiences with national cultural identity and national identity, making the body a symbol carrying the hope of national rejuvenation. The study concludes that the bodily discipline of the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association is a vivid embodiment of Modern China's sports modernization transformation, bodily cultural changes, and the intertwining of power, identity construction, and social mobilization. It profoundly reveals the historical process in which the body was discovered, disciplined, and endowed with symbolic meaning under specific historical conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar en profundidad cómo la Asociación Atlética Chin Woo de Guangdong, en contexto histórico y regional específico de la China de la Republicana, moldeó los conceptos corporales, los patrones de comportamiento y los valores de sus miembros a través de su sistema único de disciplina corporal. Se examinan complejas relaciones entre este proceso y la identidad individual, la identificación grupal y la identidad nacional. Este artículo aplica la teoría de Foucault sobre la disciplina corporal para abordar la falta de investigaciones previas sobre las prácticas disciplinarias corporales de las ramas regionales específicas de la Chin Woo y sus implicaciones socioculturales. Basándose en una revisión y análisis meticulosos de fuentes primarias de archivo, incluyendo las las obras Jing Wu Ben Ji y Jing Wu Yue Chuan, este estudio analiza sistemáticamente las diversas prácticas de disciplina corporal de la Asociación Atlética Chin Woo de Guangdong, que abarcan la modernización del entrenamiento en artes marciales chinas, la organización de diversas actividades culturales y el establecimiento de normas institucionales estrictas. La investigación revela que la disciplina corporal de la Asociación Atlética Chin Woo de Guangdong no era simplemente un entrenamiento de habilidades físicas, sino un complejo proceso social que integraba el llamado de los tiempos, el liderazgo y la promoción de las élites sociales, las garantías operativas de la organización y la herencia y la innovación culturales. Este sistema disciplinario internalizó eficazmente normas corporales específicas, normas de comportamiento y valores en las prácticas diarias de sus miembros, lo que no solo mejoró su autoconfianza y el sentido de pertenencia al grupo, sino que, lo que es más importante, vinculó estrechamente las experiencias corporales individuales con la identidad cultural nacional y la identidad nacional, convirtiendo el cuerpo en un símbolo que encarnaba la esperanza del renacimiento nacional. El estudio concluye que la disciplina corporal de la Asociación Atlética Chin Woo de Guangdong es una encarnación viva de la transformación de la modernización deportiva de la China moderna, los cambios culturales corporales y del entrelazamiento del poder, de la construcción de la identidad y de la movilización social. Revela profundamente el proceso histórico en el que el cuerpo fue descubierto, disciplinado y dotado de significado simbólico en condiciones históricas específicas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Portuguese): | Este estudo tem como objetivo examinar em profundidade como a Associação Atlética Guangdong Chin Woo, dentro do contexto histórico e regional específico da Era Republicana da China, moldou os conceitos corporais, padrões de comportamento e valores dos seus membros através do seu sistema único de disciplina corporal. Ele examina as relações complexas entre esse processo e a identidade individual, a identificação de grupo e a identidade nacional. Este artigo aplica a teoria da disciplina corporal de Foucault para abordar a falta de pesquisas anteriores sobre as práticas disciplinares corporais de filiais regionais específicas da Chin Woo e suas implicações socioculturais. Com base numa revisão e análise meticulosa de materiais de arquivo primários, incluindo as obras Jing Wu Ben Ji e Jing Wu Yue Chuan, este estudo analisa sistematicamente as diversas práticas disciplinares corporais da Associação Atlética Chin Woo de Guangdong, abrangendo a modernização do treino de artes marciais chinesas, a organização de diversas atividades culturais e o estabelecimento de normas institucionais rigorosas. A investigação revela que a disciplina corporal da Associação Atlética Chin Woo de Guangdong não era apenas um simples treino de habilidades físicas, mas um processo social complexo que integrava o apelo dos tempos, a liderança e promoção das elites sociais, garantias operacionais organizacionais e herança e inovação culturais. Este sistema disciplinar internalizou eficazmente padrões corporais específicos, normas comportamentais e valores nas práticas diárias dos membros, não só aumentando a autoconfiança e o sentimento de pertença ao grupo, mas, mais importante ainda, ligando estreitamente as experiências corporais individuais à identidade cultural nacional e à identidade nacional, tornando o corpo um símbolo que carrega a esperança do rejuvenescimento nacional. O estudo conclui que a disciplina corporal da Associação Atlética Guangdong Chin Woo é uma encarnação viva da transformação da modernização desportiva da China moderna, das mudanças culturais corporais e do entrelaçamento de poder, da construção da identidade e da mobilização social. Revela profundamente o processo histórico em que o corpo foi descoberto, disciplinado e dotado de significado simbólico sob condições históricas específicas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study aimed to deeply examine how the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association, within the specific historical and regional context of Republican Era China, shaped members' bodily concepts, behavior patterns, and values through its unique system of bodily discipline. It examines the intricate relationships between this process and individual identity, group identification, and national identity. This paper applies Foucault's theory of bodily discipline to address the lack of previous research on the bodily disciplinary practices of specific regional Chin Woo branches and their sociocultural implications. Based on a meticulous review and analysis of primary archival materials, including the works Jing Wu Ben Ji and Jing Wu Yue Chuan, this study systematically analyzes the diverse bodily disciplinary practices of the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association, encompassing the modernization of Chinese martial arts training, the organization of diverse cultural activities, and the establishment of strict institutional norms. The research reveals that the bodily discipline of the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association was not merely a simple physical skills training, but a complex social process that integrated the call of the times, the leadership and promotion of social elites, organizational operational guarantees, and cultural inheritance and innovation. This disciplinary system effectively internalized specific bodily standards, behavioral norms, and values into members' daily practices, not only enhancing members' self-confidence and sense of group belonging but, more importantly, closely linking individual bodily experiences with national cultural identity and national identity, making the body a symbol carrying the hope of national rejuvenation. The study concludes that the bodily discipline of the Guangdong Chin Woo Athletic Association is a vivid embodiment of Modern China's sports modernization transformation, bodily cultural changes, and the intertwining of power, identity construction, and social mobilization. It profoundly reveals the historical process in which the body was discovered, disciplined, and endowed with symbolic meaning under specific historical conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 18858643 |
| DOI: | 10.18002/rama.v20i2.2512 |
