Martial Arts Make Perfect People: The Martial Gene of the Character "Wo" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Its Educational Value

Literature review was used to explore the deep sense of the Chinese character "wo" in oracle bone inscriptions, and the differences between "wu" and "wo" were compared in the context of traditional culture. It holds that the martial-like spirit with martial arts as the foundation presents the allegorical meaning of "wo" given by the ancients; the character evolution from "" to "wo" reflects the harmonious-based value orientation of the Chinese nation; and the cultural choice of giving up "wu" to "wo" reflects the spiritual gene of self-confidence and self-improvement contained in Chinese culture itself. Martial acts as the medium to realize the transformation and upgrading from "wu" to "wo", and the return of "wu" by hiding "wo". The whole education system thus has been formed in which martial arts make perfect people through martial arts as the foundation, educating with martial arts, form ethics with martial arts and cultivating internal morality by giving up martial arts. Therefore, Chinese martial arts play an irreplaceable bridging role in the process of external body building to the internal morality cultivation, being a carrier to demonstrate ethics and realize spiritual transcendence. Only by seeking the roots of Chinese culture and returning to the essence of enlightenment can we connect the Wushu development with the "national affairs" and serve the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind in the context of the new era.