现代化是传统武术在现代社会发展的一种必然选择。太极拳作为武术的一个拳种,同样要面对现代化转型的问题。在传统武术现代化发展大潮中,诞生于豫北村落的太极拳在传统农业文明的生存空间被打破后,快速适应了现代化社会,并以巨大的生命力在全球广播。毋庸置疑,太极拳是传统武术现代化转型的典型代表,探究太极拳的现代化转型路径,能为其它拳种的现代转型提供理论参考和实践范式。首先,功能的演变是太极拳适应现代社会的观念体现。在当今社会,提及太极拳,人们大多认为它是一项老年 Modernization is an inevitable choice for the development of traditional Wushu in modern society. Tai Chi, a martial arts boxing, also faces the problem of modernization. In the tide of the modernization of traditional Wushu, Taijiquan, born in the villages of northern Henan, quickly adapted to the modern society and was broadcast on a global scale with tremendous vitality after the living space of traditional agricultural civilization was broken. Undoubtedly, Taijiquan is a typical representative of the transformation of traditional Wushu. It explores the path of modernization of Taijiquan and provides a theoretical reference and practical paradigm for the modern transformation of other kinds of boxing. First of all, the evolution of function is the embodiment of Taijiquan to adapt to modern society. In today’s society, referring to Taijiquan, most people think it is an old age