From the aspects of voice, archaeology, history and folklore and from the perspective of martial arts anthropology, the paper compares and analyzes the original name, original meaning and the important enlightenment of "Ma" in squatting stance. The conclusion is as follows,(1) The pronunciation of "magic" in ancient times and the remnant pronunciation is "Ma". The image of"magic" in the ancient times and the remnant image is "squatting". The activity of"magic" in the ancient times and the remnant activity is "dismount". And then we can determine the original name of "Ma Bu" is magic squatting. (2) The prototype of "magic" in the word "magic squatting" means the God of War, which has countless ties with the various religions such as Taoism, Buddhism, Waterism, White Lotus Society, Tenrikyo, Eight Diagrams Society, etc.), and the deep "magic" flavor can be tasted. The enlightenment to us is that "Ma Bu" should be translated into English as "magic squatting" in order to popularize wushu. The basic skills of martial arts can be practiced with "mystery of sensibility"and the researches of the basic skills of martial arts depend on "mystery of rationality". |