(1.Hunan Police Institution of Higher Education,Changsha 410138,China;2.Department of Sports Science,Tianjin Normal University,Tianjin 300074,China) Abstract: Chinese traditional boxing is an important competition in Chinese kongfu,with the aim to compare the athletes’ skills,strategies,physical potentials and intelligence. This paper gave some comments on the direction characteristics and basic principles of coaching during the short break between competition trials.And it suggested that the coach on the spot should have good mental states and acute insights and excellent verbal expression ability and the capacity to meet an emergency. Key words: Chinese traditional boxing; kongfu; art of direction on the spot |