Aiki and Ido Swimming. Connections Between Swimming and Martial Arts

The historical connections between swimming and the art of war are unquestionable. The ability to swim is still valuable not only in the navy, which is quite obvious. Overcoming water obstacles requires the same from a soldier of the land forces, and special forces additionally teach efficient divin...

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Main Author: Wojciech J. Cynarski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa 2024-03-01
Series:Sport i Turystyka
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/2241
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description The historical connections between swimming and the art of war are unquestionable. The ability to swim is still valuable not only in the navy, which is quite obvious. Overcoming water obstacles requires the same from a soldier of the land forces, and special forces additionally teach efficient diving. During the Japanese Middle Ages, a samurai should, for a full education in martial skills (in Japanese: bugei), learn the rules of swimming in armour and with weapons (in Japanese: suei-jutsu) and acquire appropriate practical skills. Nowadays, in the practice of martial arts and combat sports, swimming is recommended as an excellent complementary sport. Are there other connections between the history, philosophy and cultural heritage of martial arts and swimming? In further analyses, concepts from the tradition of Japanese martial arts and references to several varieties of martial arts of Japanese origin will be used. The author presents here his own concepts resulting from his own experience, observations and conducted analyses.
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spelling doaj.art-8aa0b48e29f4425788caecdc100649da2024-03-29T01:48:34ZengJan Długosz University in CzęstochowaSport i Turystyka2545-32112657-43222024-03-017110.16926/sit.2024.01.04Aiki and Ido Swimming. Connections Between Swimming and Martial ArtsWojciech J. Cynarski0Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, University of Rzeszów, PolandThe historical connections between swimming and the art of war are unquestionable. The ability to swim is still valuable not only in the navy, which is quite obvious. Overcoming water obstacles requires the same from a soldier of the land forces, and special forces additionally teach efficient diving. During the Japanese Middle Ages, a samurai should, for a full education in martial skills (in Japanese: bugei), learn the rules of swimming in armour and with weapons (in Japanese: suei-jutsu) and acquire appropriate practical skills. Nowadays, in the practice of martial arts and combat sports, swimming is recommended as an excellent complementary sport. Are there other connections between the history, philosophy and cultural heritage of martial arts and swimming? In further analyses, concepts from the tradition of Japanese martial arts and references to several varieties of martial arts of Japanese origin will be used. The author presents here his own concepts resulting from his own experience, observations and conducted analyses. https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/2241sportmartial artsphysical recreationrehabilitationswimming
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Aiki and Ido Swimming. Connections Between Swimming and Martial Arts
Sport i Turystyka
sport
martial arts
physical recreation
rehabilitation
swimming
title Aiki and Ido Swimming. Connections Between Swimming and Martial Arts
title_full Aiki and Ido Swimming. Connections Between Swimming and Martial Arts
title_fullStr Aiki and Ido Swimming. Connections Between Swimming and Martial Arts
title_full_unstemmed Aiki and Ido Swimming. Connections Between Swimming and Martial Arts
title_short Aiki and Ido Swimming. Connections Between Swimming and Martial Arts
title_sort aiki and ido swimming connections between swimming and martial arts
topic sport
martial arts
physical recreation
rehabilitation
swimming
url https://czasopisma.ujd.edu.pl/index.php/sport/article/view/2241
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