The position and role of combat sports in teaching physical education in an international context
The position and role of combat sports in teaching physical education in an international context

Summary/Abstract: Based on human ethological studies, combat sports play a significant role in per¬sonal development and socialization processes of children in educational process¬es. Additionally, these activities have a strong developmental impact on students’ motor and cognitive abilities. In Hungarian public education, the teaching of combat sports has gained increasing prominence, and self-defence has become integrated into the curriculum. In our study, we examined the incorporation of combat sports into physical education in schools, primarily in Hungary. Furthermore, we compared it to neighbouring countries Slovakia and Croatia. Our investigation was based on comparative document analysis, in which we reviewed and compared the Hungarian national curricula and briefly assessed the development of curricula in the respective countries concerning combat sports, and interwievs with practical Physical Education (PE)teachers. In our research, we also analysed what kind of opportunities the ex¬amined countries offer to physical educators trained on the basis of previous training structures in dealing with the challenges arising from changes in the core curricula. The comparative analysis of the data confirmed our hypothesis that the higher number of physical education lessons in Hungary has led to a greater presence of combat sports.

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