Abstract: Wushu practitioners of are not only the creators and practitioners of Wushu, but also the envoys and spokesperson of Wushu culture, so their survival is just the exact survival of Wushu itself. Using the methods of literature material and logic analysis, the paper, from the perspective practitioners, points out that they are the research perspective of the Wushu development. The paper first defines and classifies the concept of Wushu practitioners. It then preliminarily examines Wushu practitioners from ancient, modern and contemporary stages. Finally it discusses the practitioners’ current survival situation so as to clarify the contemporary value of `the practitioners as the research theme.

Key words: Wushu, Wushu practitioners, sports industry, Wushu development , occupation