Abstract: The nature of disputes over the concept of Wushu is how to reach a consensus and the object that the concept refers to is clear and consistent is the precondition for the concept to be accepted universally. This paper analyzes why the object is important to the definition of Wushu, and questions whether the object that the concept refers to is clear with reference to the connotation and denotation of concept, relationship between words and objects, diachronicity, synchronicity, and collective criteria of object. The paper further analyzes the reasons why the object that the concept of Wushu refers to is fuzzy and attributes the fuzziness to the confusion of boxing types and their forms, of boxing types and the relationship of their forms, of boxing types and the values of their forms as well as the dehomogenization of Wushu activities before and after the boxing types occurred. The misconception of the object in the concept of Wushu is the logical outcome of all these confusions, and this puts the disputes over the concept of Wushu in an everlasting dilemma.

Key words: Object, Misconception, Concept of Wushu, Controversy, Dilemma