Sport Karate and the pursuit of wellness: A participant observation study of a dojo in Scotland
| Autor: | David Kirk, Alexandre Fernandez Vaz, Carlos María Tejero-González, Fabiana Cristina Turelli |
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| Přispěvatelé: | UAM. Departamento de Educación Física, Deporte y Motricidad Humana |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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wellness/wellbeing
media_common.quotation_subject Educación Applied psychology Participant observation RA773 ethnography HM401-1281 03 medical and health sciences Health problems 0302 clinical medicine Sociology 0502 economics and business Ethnography participant observation Competitive sport Sociology (General) Original Research media_common Martial arts wellness/well-being 05 social sciences Correction General Social Sciences 030229 sport sciences karate-sport Beauty martial art Psychology 050212 sport leisure & tourism |
| Zdroj: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Frontiers in Sociology, Vol 5 (2020) Frontiers in Sociology Biblos-e Archivo: Repositorio Institucional de la UAM Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Popis: | Health problems in society are numerous, not least stress and stress-related illness. Physical activities, including martial arts, are increasingly viewed as a means of managing such risks to health. While there are forms of karate that have a philosophical and meditative character that is related to spiritual wellness, karate as a competitive sport is less likely to be thought of in this light. The purpose of this paper is to present through a participant observation study the representations that karateka of the dojo, make of sportive karate as a resource to achieve wellness. Drawing on an eight months' immersion in the dojo, we identify five themes that express these karateka's views of sport karate and wellness, the importance of fitness, beauty in punches and kicks, how to embrace fear, the aggressive attitude as a posture in life, and the superiority given by control. The findings lead us to reflect on the need for further research to see if they are repeated in other martial arts, and if many more groups find wellness as a primary motivation for their participation. |
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