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Problem. Science in the area of fighting arts is constantly being developed. How does this process work from the perspective of GTFA (General Theory of Fighting Arts) and institutions co-creating or cooperating in this area? The issue concerns the period from October 2022 to October 2023. Method. The analysis covers the historical and philosophical background, the activities of specialized scientific...
Background. Specialised associations and the activity of individuals are co-creating the present fighting arts, the factography of which becomes a contribution to the recent history of this phenomenon. It is therefore probably worth describing these events, explaining or evaluating them. Problem. The cognitive aim of this research is to describe and analyse the martial arts and combat sports environment...
Background. Karate is a very popular and fairly new Olympic martial art. It is of Japanese origin and was established in Okinawa in the second half of the 19th century. Karate requires a high degree of motor control, and functional abilities such as agility, speed, and coordination. Imbalance or low level of motor skills with regard to the kinesiological and physiological structure of movement can...
Problem. The cognitive aim of the study is a factual analysis of the fighting arts environment, especially the researchers of this area. The study concerns the city of Rzeszow, the seat of the IPA and IMACSSS, and wider international scale. Scientific and methodological events and latest literature on the subject are evaluated. The paper also describes changes in the type of substance presented and...
Background. Historical and socio-cultural theoretical perspectives based on the General Theory of Fighting Arts were applied in this study. Appropriate conceptual language has thus been adopted for this investigation. Problem. The aim of the study is to present a description – based on facts, a form of case study, and interpretation of events – relating to the development as well as the demise of...
Purpose. To work out and experimentally test the effectiveness of tactical training means and methods in the initial stages of student- fencers’ accelerated training. Methods. In the experiment 2nd year students from two academic groups at the university (n=50) participated. In their first year students undertook fencing training twice a week (2 hours per session). The first group (n=24) was an experimental...
Purpose. The optimization of training judo practitioners in the techniques of the physical elements of judo based on the underlying principles and the informational-matrix training technology model, which was created to train sportspeople in motor skills. Methods. Two groups of students participated in the research: the experimental group (young men aged 18-20, n= 30) and a control group (young men...
The authors of the contribution deal with evaluation of general motor performance in older school age pupils with a moderate mental disability. The aim of the research was to find out differences in the general motor performance between mentally disabled pupils and non-disabled pupils. The research sample consisted of 100 pupils aged 13 to 15. They included 25 boys and 25 girls with a moderate mental...
Background and Aim. The authors will discuss the nature of the relationship between the various martial arts and the “psycho- physical culture”. We will approach this topic from the perspectives of the Humanistic Theory of Martial Arts, martial arts systemic anthropology, and the sociology of psycho-physical systems. Methods. The main method of research has been a qualitative content analysis of the...
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