Abstract: On the basis of grasping the moderate tension between theory and practice of Wushu, the development direction of Wushu theory research in the New Era is discussed, and the three fields of school education, competitive sports and mass fitness are focused on. Proposes are as follow: ①conduct the study on cultural connotations in Wushu technology, take the "conditional practice" as the main carrier of theory innovation in Wushu technologies, root in the practical studies on Wushu education, competitions, fitness, performing arts and industry in the five fields, and determine "content, form and means" as the basic research framework or paradigm on the level of Wushu philosophy. ②Transfer the focus of school Wushu education research to Wushu professional education including system reform, evaluation innovation and curriculum adjustment, etc. ③Reconsider the value of "fuzzy evaluation" in the study of Wushu routine competitions, that is, to break the institutional barriers of rule revision, put the research focus on the introduction of new rules, plus summarizing past experience, learning from the competition mode of sparring routine and improving the scoring system. ④Take the physical fitness of the middle-aged and the elderly as the main direction of the mass Wushu fitness research, including the in-depth study of the competition system, rules and implementation methods different from competitive sports, the stress on the research on the fitness benefits of Wushu to the middle-aged and the elderly, and take "practicing Wushu to make fun" as an important direction of Wushu fitness theory research.