Against the backdrop of the "AI + sports" development trend, this paper focuses on the practical challenges and reform needs of Tai Chi Kung Fu Fan teaching in private universities. The study analyzes core issues such as rigid teaching methods, insufficient student engagement, non-scientific evaluation systems, and shortages in teaching resources. From the dimensions of technological adaptability, educational development trends, and student demand alignment, it demonstrates the necessity and feasibility of introducing the "AI + sports" model. Finally, the research proposes a collaborative innovation pathway across four dimensions—teaching philosophy, content, methods, and evaluation: it establishes the "student-centered" and "physical-mind integration" concepts, develops AI-powered digital teaching resources, enables precise teaching and interactive experiential instruction through AI, and constructs a diversified process-oriented AI-assisted evaluation system. The findings provide theoretical support and practical paradigms for the intelligent reform of traditional sports programs in private universities, contributing to the inheritance and innovation of China's outstanding traditional sports culture.

Juan Chen. Reform Practices and Innovative Pathways in Tai Chi Kung Fu Fan Teaching at Private Universities from the Perspective of "AI + Sports". International Journal of New Developments in Education (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 11: 64-70. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2025.071111.

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