Values accepted by older seniors karate fighters
Introduction: One group of the practicing Far East martial arts is older seniors karate fighters over 35 years of age. The values they present differ from those of the entrants to the art. The goal of the paper is to obtain knowledge on the values presented by older seniors karate fighters. Method...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PPHU Projack
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Physical Activity Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.physactiv.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017_8.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: One group of the practicing Far East martial arts is older seniors karate fighters over 35
years of age. The values they present differ from those of the entrants to the art. The goal of the paper is to
obtain knowledge on the values presented by older seniors karate fighters. Method: The study was
conduced on 10 males between 35 – 59 years of age with 23 – 30 years of karate training experience. All
of them hold black belts (1-6 Dan). The study was carried out based on a diagnostic survey with and
open-ended questionnaire. Results: The subjects of the study accept values connected with positive traits
of character (34 positive answers) and positive personal interactions (33 positive answers). Further, there
are philosophical (mentioned 7 times), fitness (5 positive answers), health, and sport aspects (3 times) of
karate. The less acceptable values refer to the aesthetic aspects of karate and to the cultural ones, as well
as to the employment opportunities for employment. Discussion: The older seniors karate fighters prefer
the positive characteristics such as relaxation of mind, courage, consciousness, will power, composure and
consistence in action. Almost equally, they accept positive personal interactions, especially integrity,
truthfulness. Here, the participants noted negative interactions in their environment. As an art, karate
contains aesthetic aspects and also provides opportunity for learning about the culture of the Far Eats.
Karate may also be a way of making a living. According to the older seniors karate fighters, karate is their
way of life, part of their personality and the values carried by karate are present in many aspects of their
lives. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-5076 2300-5076 |