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The aim of this paper is presentation of the up-to-date state of research on physical education and sports in the North-Eastern Borderlands of the 2nd Republic based on analysis of Polish literature on the subject. In the sense of territorial scope, the paper covers the areas of the Polesie, Novogrodek and Vilnius voivodeships. As for the scope of studies on the history of physical education and sports...
For hundreds of years The Jasna Góra Monastery has been the most important pilgrimage centre in Poland. Its origins date back to 1382, when Prince Vladislaus of Opole brought and placed Pauline monks from Hungary at the former parish church of the Blessed Virgin Mary [8]. The presentation of pilgrimage movement to the shrine of The Jasna Góra Monastery in the years 1975 - 1998 is the main aim of the...
Combat is a complicated and complex phenomenon. In this process we take actions of different degree of effectiveness. Assessment of these behaviours and understanding the underlying mechanisms are the basis for a sport program created to increase the fighter’s competitive level. Competent trainers know that there are five elements that influence a result of a sport fight: being familiar with the rules...
The study concerns Polish fencing (hussar sabre fighting) and Japanese kenjutsu (art of sword). It focuses on forms of their promotion as well as popularization and its scope. In the light of history, theoretical sociology and anthropology of martial arts selected relevant facts are discussed in an attempt to explain the reasons for the changes which have occured. An attempt is also made to compare...
If aging were simply a matter of wearing out, we would expect all centenarians to be in poor health, trapped in bodies with many deteriorated working parts. Actually, standards of health are high among numerous centenarians. Those who study centenarians been taken aback by their strong attachment to freedom and independence. Even though biological aging in humans fall into two categories (Programmed...
Background and Study Aim: In this study, focusing on the individual difference in the characteristics of the knee joint, which plays an important role in weight bearing during walking, we examined the relationship between difference in knee alignment and pain in the legs during walking and effect of the pain on the psychological state of exercise performers. Material/Methods: A total of 40 subjects,...
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