对中国和日本两个在太极拳发展中有代表性国家的太极拳练习者进行了社会学比较分析发现 :太极拳在中、日两国的发展十分迅速 ,参加太极拳练习的人数有逐年增长的趋势。两国太极拳练习者在锻炼效果的主观评价方面 ,存在着十分显著的差异。中国的太极拳练习者对练习效果的主观评价除了在“满足娱乐需要”方面与日本的太极拳练习者有着一致的看法外 ,其余均高于日本。这一现象既与两国的文化背景有着一定的关系 ,同时也与两国太极拳练习者对太极拳拳理的理解不同有关。 A comparative sociological analysis of Taiji practitioners from China and Japan, two representative countries in the development of Taijiquan, found that the development of Taijiquan in China and Japan is very rapid and the number of students participating in Taijiquan has increased year by year the trend of. There is a very significant difference in the subjective evaluation of exercise effect between Tai Chi practitioners in the two countries. China’s Taiji practitioners’ subjective evaluation of the practice effect is superior to that of Japan’s Taijiquan practitioners in terms of “meeting the entertainment needs”. This phenomenon is not only related to the cultural background of the two countries, but also related to the different understanding of Taijiquan boxing practitioners by Taijiquan practitioners in the two countries.