가상현실 무도 스포츠 활성화를 위한 교육 및 현장 활용방안

이제욱,김재엽 한국스포츠엔터테인먼트법학회 2020 스포츠와 법 Vol.23 No.4

The purpose of this research is to present revitalization measures by observing the possibility that VR sports have produced in-house and the role of martial arts sports. In this process, policy practice cases related to virtual reality sports and martial arts sports were explored, limitations were found, and policy directions were derived for the revitalization of martial arts sports as virtual reality sports. First, the education and training programs at each sports site are established using virtual reality martial arts sports game contents at the martial arts association level. It should be started not only by technology and content, but also by establishing reliable education and training programs and management methods. Secondly, support for the development of virtual reality martial arts sports content suitable for the types of elite sports, life sports, and school sports is another way. In order to present a new training paradigm, it is necessary to develop VR contents with in-house expertise in martial arts and sports in order to provide opportunities for young and old alike to participate, from beginners to experienced people, and for the effect of personality education that is naturally developed in the process of physical activities. Third, it is necessary to create instructor training guidelines that can utilize virtual reality martial arts sports content. It demonstrates the need for integrated instructors who have the ability to understand and handle the expertise of each event and IT technology, and the production and distribution of guidelines as well as the training of online-based professionals should be considered as part of the policy support project. Sports in modern society have moved away from passive participation by means of advanced technology, and have evolved to provide the most efficient utilization value to active individuals based on interaction and autonomy from place and time. Martial arts sports should also be implemented through policy and institutional support as a fusion of technological, industrial and social and cultural trends and virtual reality that can rise together with development. 본 연구는 가상현실 스포츠가 내제한 가능성과 무도 스포츠의 역할을 전망하고 활성화 방안을 제시하는 데 목적을 두고 있다. 이 과정에서 가상현실 스포츠와 무도 스포츠 관련의 각 스포츠 분야별 정책적 실천 사례 대해 탐색하고 한계점 도출과 함께 무도 스포츠의 가상현실 스포츠로의 활성화에 대한 정책적 방향을 도출하였다. 첫째, 무도협회 차원의 가상현실 무도 스포츠 게임 콘텐츠를 이용한 각 스포츠 현장에 교육 및 훈련 프로그램을 정립하는 것이다. 기술, 콘텐츠뿐만 아니라 확실한 교육·훈련 프로그램과 운영방식 등을 확립하는 것으로부터 시작되어야 한다. 둘째, 엘리트 스포츠, 생활 스포츠, 학교 스포츠의 유형에 맞는 가상현실 무도 스포츠 콘텐츠의 개발지원 또한 하나의 방법이다. 새로운 훈련 패러다임을 제시하기 위해, 초보자부터 숙련자까지 남녀노소 모두 참여할 수 있는 기회를 위해, 신체활동 과정에서 자연스럽게 함양되는 인성 교육 효과를 위해 무도 스포츠 분야의 전문성이 반드시 내제된 가상현실 콘텐츠의 개발이 정책적으로 필요한 시점이다. 셋째, 가상현실 무도 스포츠 콘텐츠을 활용할 수 있는 지도자양성 가이드라인의 마련이 필요하다. 각 종목의 전문성과 IT기술을 이해하고 다룰 수 있는 역량을 지닌 융합형 지도자의 필요성을 나타내고 있으며, 교육지원과 함께 가이드라인 제작과 배포 그리고 온라인 기반의 전문가 양성교육 등이 정책적 지원사업의 일환으로 고려되어야 할 부분이다. 현대 사회의 스포츠는 첨단 기술에 의해 수동적 참여 방식에서 벗어나 상호작용성, 장소·시간으로부터의 자율성 등을 바탕으로 능동적이고 개인에게 가장 효율적인 활용가치를 제공할 수 있는 방향으로 진화하고 있다. 무도 스포츠 또한 기술적·산업·사회문화적 흐름과 발전에 동반상승 할 수 있는 가상현실과의 융합적 접근을 정책적·제도적 지원을 통해 실현해야 할 것이다.

한국 무도의 학문적 현실과 전망

이성진 ( Sung Jin Lee ),고연화 ( Yun Hwa Ko ) 대한무도학회 2009 대한무도학회지 Vol.11 No.1

In order for martial arts to become a science, there must be an academic knowledge system, and to come up with a system, you need to divide up its content of exploration, and organize them systematically. For the organization of its contents for pursuing its concept, we would have to apply a new paradigm which includes essence theory, background theory, sports theory, and training theory like other general science. When we pursue this, our martial arts studies will take a great leap into becoming an international science within a paradigm of a broader research. If martial arts are to grow, there must be a systematic scholastic pursuit of martial arts in place, and in order for the study of martial arts to be systematic and be firmly in place, there must be a good martial arts education. Martial arts education can be broadly classified into technique education and character education. Technique education is not only a systematic physical technique but also is instilled with the meaning of a person who has already learned such physical technique or a person who wishes to learn them. From the aspect of technique education, it can be the method of proper exercise, the rationalization of communication between the master and his student, and the importance of fundamentals. The representative martial arts of the 3 oriental nations such as Judo, Taekwondo, and Wu Shu are establishing themselves as Olympic events and official sport events in Asian sports competitions. Although this is serving as an opportunity for martial arts to grow, due to excessive competition, the essence of martial arts is lost, and only the competition is being stressed. Therefore, there is a need to emphasize the spiritual aspect which lays stress on the process as well. It is not just about dominating the opponent but revealing the essential characteristic of martial arts which is self-realization through competition with oneself. Thus in the 21st Century, the era of information, where we are experiencing the cavitation of ethical values due to the collapse of traditional value systems regardless of Eastern or Western sports, with the premise that perfection of martial arts is the perfection of character, martial arts is forecasted as an academic study of Oriental martial arts sports that can establish a new sports cultural system by recovering ethical values through martial art sports.

전통무예진흥법의 효과적 시행을 위한 행정시스템 분석 및 개선과제

공시영,윤양진 한국스포츠엔터테인먼트법학회 2012 스포츠와 법 Vol.15 No.1

본 연구는 전통무예진흥법 제정을 계기로 전통이라는 개념은 같으나 문화, 음악, 미술, 연극 등의 예술과 무예(체육) 등 각기 다르게 구분 지워진 문화체육관광부의 현행 업무실태를 파악하여 향후 전통무예 발전과 전통무예진흥법의 효과적인 시행을 위하여 현재 실시되고 있는 문화체육관광부의 행정시스템 분석 및 개선과제를 모색하기 위하여 문헌조사를 시행하였으며, 이러한 자료를 중심으로 영역별 범주화 작업을 진행하여 체육국, 문화예술국의 문화·예술, 체육분야의 소관업무와 현황을 파악, 문제점들을 도출하였고 이를 기초로 제시한 개선과제는 첫째, 전통무예의 문화예술부문 이관, 둘째, 전통무예 전문 인력양성 배치, 셋째, 전통무예 진흥 기본계획의 조기 실시, 넷째 국가주도 무예전문기관 설립, 다섯째, 전통무예의 위상제고를 위한 가산점 부여와 포상제도 확대 시행 등으로 나타났다. This study used investigation data for seeking necessity of comparative analysis and improvement assignment of work among departments of Ministry of Culture Sports and Tourism that was being implemented for future Martial Arts development and right implementation of Martial Arts Promotion Act through apprehending present condition of work of Ministry of Culture identified as different parts that concept, called tradition through establishment of Martial Arts Promotion Act, is same but culture, music, art, play, etc and Martial Arts(physical culture), and we proceeded categorization each domain with these data as the center, apprehended work of the department of athletics and relation organization with it by improvement solution that was based problems, apprehended main work of culture-arts departments of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism apprehended present condition of culture-arts, physical culture (department, finance, relation organization and association, policy and assignment) of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and improvement solutions showed that first, to transfer culture art field of Martial Arts, second, absence of the professional by early change of Martial Arts Manager, third, early implementation of Martial Arts Event, forth, establishment of Martial Arts specialized agency by government, fifth, addition points for upgrading the professional image of Martial Arts.

Exploring the Difficulties of Teachers in Martial Arts Education

( Ye Jin Yu ),( Young Sik Kim ) 대한무도학회 2019 대한무도학회 학술대회자료집 Vol.2019 No.2

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the study of the future activation of martial arts education based on the experiences of teachers. Methods: For this study, four elementary and secondary teachers who had practiced martial arts education were selected as the subject of the study, and a 1:1 in-depth and group interview were conducted. Collected data were analyzed and interpreted using a constant comparison method. Results: Difficulties of teachers in martial arts education were analyzed in three respects. Above all, the difficulties in terms of the curriculum were as follows. First, since the proportion of martial arts-related contents was small which led teachers feel less necessity to educate martial arts than other subjects. Second, the level of martial arts related contents presented in the curriculum or textbook was higher than that of the teacher's teaching ability or the student's level. Third, a large amount of martial arts-related contents were presented in a very limited amount of time, making it difficult to realize them in actual classes. The difficulties in terms of their professionalism were as follows. First, the proportion of martial arts related curriculum was very low in university of education. Second, there were very few opportunities for martial arts training for teachers. Third, there was a lack of professionalism of teachers who can overcome the level difference of students. The difficulties in terms of the institutional and physical environment were as follows. First, there were many limitations to martial arts education due to the lack of infrastructure. Second, it was difficult to secure budgets and athletes in school sports teams, and it was very difficult for athletes to enter college. Third, there was a lack of professional manpower related to martial arts. Conclusion: To overcome these difficulties, first, policy support is needed, such as securing facilities and budget support for the sports clubs. Second, martial arts related education should be strengthened in pre-service teacher education and teacher training. Third, the level and quantity of curriculum should be appropriate to the level of students. Fourth, institutional support such as providing a martial arts-related manpower and broadening the career path of martial arts athletes is needed.

체육・스포츠・무도 용어의 법적 정의와 개념에 대한 입법적 방안

안용길 한국스포츠엔터테인먼트법학회 2016 스포츠와 법 Vol.19 No.4

본 연구는 대한민국 법률에서 정의한 체육・스포츠・무도 용어에 대한 고찰과 그 개념에 관한 입법적 방안을 모색하기 위한 것이다. 1962년 이후 제정된 법률 중에서 용어나 내용상 체육・스포츠・무도에 관한 법률을 비롯하여 법률 제정 및 개정과정에서 발행된 문헌을 심층적으로 고찰하여 다음과 같은 결론에 도달하게 되었다. 첫째, 1962년 제정된 국민체육진흥법 제2조에 규정된 체육에 관한 정의가 체육・스포츠・무도와 관련하여 법 영역에서 등장한 최초의 개념이다. 동법률 제2조 1호에서는 체육을 운동경기를 비롯하여 야외활동 등 신체활동을 통하여 건전한 신체와 정신을 기르고 여가를 선용하는 것으로 정의하여 체육의 범위를 체육뿐만 아니라 스포츠, 레저, 레크리에이션 등 다양한 신체활동과 유사개념을 포괄적으로 정의하고 있다. 이후 제정된 체육시설의 설치・이용에 관한 법률, 학교체육진흥법 등에서 사용된 체육의 개념은 스포츠, 무도 기타 다양한 의미로 사용되었다. 둘째, 스포츠에 관한 법적 정의는 2007년 제정된 스포츠산업진흥법 제2조 정의규정에서 최초로 등장한다. 동법 제2조 1호에서는 스포츠를 건강한 신체를 기르고 건전한 정신을 함양하며 질 높은 삶을 위하여 자발적으로 행하는 신체활동을 기반으로 하는 사회문화적 행태로 정의하여, 스포츠의 개념 속에 체육의 개념을 포함하면서도 스포츠를 문화적 형태의 하나로서 규정하고 있다. 이처럼 스포츠가 체육을 포괄하게 되는 개념 역전현상이 나타난 것은 86・88 양대 국제스포츠행사를 개최하는 과정에서 각종 스포츠가 생활체육으로 대중 속에서 광범위하게 확대된 결과를 반영한 것으로 볼 수 있다. 셋째, 무도와 관련한 법적 정의는 2008년 제정된 전통무예진흥법에 최초로 등장한다. 동법 제2조 1호는 전통무예를 무(武)적 공법・기법, 격투체계로 정의함으로써 무예 속에 무술과 무도를 포함하여 전통무예를 정의하고 있다. 이는 80년대 이후 대학가를 중심으로 확대된 전통문화에 대한 관심과 수요의 증가가 법률제정으로 이어진 것으로 보인다. 한편, 2007년 제정된 태권도 진흥 및 태권도공원 조성 등에 관한 법률 제1조(목적)에서는 태권도를 우리 고유무도(武道)로 정의하면서도 태권도를 세계적인 무도 및 스포츠라고 하여, 무도와 스포츠를 병렬적으로 규정함으로써 무도와 스포츠가 서로 이질적인 영역임을 시사하고 있다. 이와 같이 법률 속에 규정된 체육・스포츠・무도 개념은 그 경계가 명확하게 구분되지 않은 채 혼용되거나 시대에 따라 포함관계가 변하고 있어 용어의 혼란을 초래하고 있다. 좀 더 정치(精緻)한 용어의 정의를 위해서는 법률제정 및 제정과정에서 체육・스포츠・무도에 관한 학문적 정의와 학계의 견해가 충분히 반영되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. This study is to analysis the terms defined in the Acts and to grope for the legislative measures for the concept related with the words; Physical Education, Sports and Martial Arts. I examined deeply the articles and clauses of the Laws which were enacted from 1962 and several theses. The results are as follows: First, they have enacted the legal definition of the Physical Education firstly in the National Sports Promotion Act. It says “Physical Education means the developing of a healthy mind and body, and the effective use of leisure time through competitive sports, outdoor exercise and other physical activities” in article 2(1). It includes various activities and similar concept not only physical education but also sports, leasure and recreation. Second, the legal definition of the Sports was appeared firstly in the Sports Industry Promotion Act which was enacted 2007. It says “Sports means any sociocultural behavior, mainly featuring physical activities conducted on a voluntary basis to maintain a healthy body and achieve a sound mind for the purpose of enjoying an outstanding quality of life” in article 2(1). It sets forth sports as a sociocultural patterns as including the concept of the physical education in it of the sports. We can guess that the sports dispread in the ‘Sport for all’ after Asian games in 1986 and Olympic games in 1988. Third, the legal definition of the Martial Arts was appeared firstly in the Promotion of Traditional Martial Arts Act which was enacted 2008. It says “Traditional martial arts means martial skills, techniques, and systems for attack and fighting that have been created and systemized domestically or introduced from abroad and creatively formalized and systemized domestically, which are recognized as having traditional and cultural value worth promoting at the State level” in Article 2(1). I can guess that the increase of the attention and demand on the traditional culture make them this act. And I founded that the legal definition of the Physical Education, Sports and Martial Arts were used inaccurately. I think they need to reflect academic definition when they enact the laws about the Physical Education, Sports and Martial Arts to make the definition more accurately.

무예와 스포츠의 양립 가능성 탐구

정용우(Jung, Yong-Woo),오현택(Oh, Hyun-Taek) 한국사회체육학회 2015 한국사회체육학회지 Vol.0 No.59

The purpose of this study was to establish the positive and reciprocal relationship between martial arts and sports by exploring the possibility of coexistence and compatability between the two. The main results of this study were as follows: First, the discourse on the relationship between martial arts and sports was analyzed by reviewing the preceding studies. The discourse that emphasized the difference between the two had a dichotomy that martial arts was a custom peculiar to the Orient while sports was a Western civilization. But the discourse that emphasized the similarity between the two established the relationship based on physical activity as a cultural community of the universality of human than cultural differences. Second, the discourse that emphasized the difference between the martial arts and sports was logically criticized. It made a logical mistake in setting the subjects for comparison, maintained that martial arts was superior to sports because martial arts was a our cultural traditions, and believed that a mysterious inner experience could be possible in martial arts but impossible in sports. Third, the necessity and direction of re-establishment of relationship between martial arts and sports were discussed. The relationship between the two must not be competitive with each other and win one’s opponent over to ons’s side but help each other and coexist. The compatability and coexistence between martial arts and sports must be approached in terms of a modern plan to promote and preserve martial arts as a tradition than in terms of breaking tradition.

무술행위(무예 · 무도 · 무술스포츠)에 대한 고찰

김현철(Kim, Hyun-Chul),강진형(Kang, Jiin-Hyung) 대한검도학회 2019 대한검도학회지 Vol.30 No.1

본 연구에서는 무예(Martially Inspired Arts), 무도(Martial Paths), 무술스포츠(Martial Sport)로 구현된 무술행위(Martial Activities)를 비교하여 다루고자 한다. Suits는 게임에 대한 탐구를 하기 위하여, 그것을 스포츠 및 놀이와 비교한 후, 그것들 사이의 상관관계를 7개 영역으로 나누어서 탐구한다. 그가 했던 것과 동일한 방식으로 우리는 무술행위가 구현된 행위를 7개 영역으로 나누고자 한다. Suits의 작업에서 힌트를 얻은 그 7개 영역이란, 무예, 무도, 무술스포츠 이 세 가지가 전부 구현된 영역, 이 중에서 두 가지만 구현된 영역, 그리고 오로지 한 가지만이 구현된 영역이다. Suits의 작업을 토대로 하는 이유는 두 가지이다. 첫째, 놀이, 게임, 스포츠와 마찬가지로 무술행위 역시 움직임을 통해서 구현된다는 점에서 유사하기 때문이다. 물론 후자의 움직임이 전자의 움직임보다는 더 좁은 영역에 한정되는 움직임이기는 하지만 말이다. 둘째, 놀이, 게임, 스포츠의 차이점 및 공통점에 대한 설명을 통하여 Suits가 게임 및 스포츠가 무엇인지에 대한 단초를 제공받았고, 그것들이 무엇인지를 명확히 하였던 것과 마찬가지로, 무술행위가 구현된 움직임을 무예, 무도, 무술스포츠로 구분함으로써, 이것들이 서로 어떻게 구별되며, 무엇인지를 명확하게 할 수 있기 때문이다. 이 논문에서는 무술행위를 이와 같이 7개의 영역으로 구분함으로써 무술스포츠가 무엇인지를 명확히 하고자 한다. 그리고 이 작업을 통하여 궁극적으로 무예 및 무도가 배제된 승부만을 유일한 목적으로 하는 무술 스포츠만의 활동은 무술행위에서 존재하지 않음을 주장하고자 한다. In this study, we focus on martial activities that are implemented as Martially Inspired Arts, Martial Paths, and Martial Sport. Bernard Suits has explored sport and play with relation to game by dividing them into 7 areas. In the same way he did, we want to divide martial activities into seven areas. The seven areas that hinted at the work of Suits are the areas in which all three of martially inspired arts, martial paths, and MS are implemented, only two of the three are implemented, and only one is. Being based on the work of Suits is beneficial in two ways: first, play, game, and sport are also movements, and MA is also implemented through movements. Of course, it is a movement limited to a narrower area than the movement of the former; second, he explains in his own way the differences and commonalities between play, game, sport, which provides a starting point for what sport is. Just as Suits made clear what sport is through his classification method, we want to clarify what MS is by dividing the movement in which MA is implemented into martially inspired arts, martial paths, and MS. The purpose of classifying MA into seven areas in light of Suits’ work is to clarify how martially inspired arts, martial paths, and MS are distinguished and to see how MS is defined through this process. Through this work, we would like to argue that only MS that are not martially inspired arts and martial paths are not present in MA.

엔데믹 시대 생활무도의 가치와 방향

이학준 한국체육철학회 2023 움직임의철학 : 한국체육철학회지 Vol.31 No.1

This study aims to determine the value and direction of daily sports martial arts during the endemic era. To achieve this, relevant literature was analyzed. First, the results indicate that daily sports martial arts holds psychological, physical, and social value during the endemic. Psychological value includes the prevention and improvement of depression and stress relief. Physical value involves strengthening immunity and preventing diseases through daily sport martial arts training, improving survival and physical strength. Social values form a local martial arts community, strengthen the sense of solidarity and belonging of martial artists, and cultivate personality. Second, the direction of daily sports martial arts in the era of the endemic is holistic health (health), martial arts three pleasure (joy), martial arts literacy (function), and martial arts knowledge (knowledge). In particular, The three pleasures of martial arts can be obtained through the fusion harmony of pleasure that solves physical activity needs, pleasure that is the joy of self-realization, and pleasure that can be said to be the blessedness of self-awareness. Martial arts literacy is the practice of martial arts. Knowledge of martial arts is implicit knowledge of martial arts in other words. It is undeniable that scientific knowledge contributes to the improvement of health, physical strength, and performance. However, scientific knowledge lacks awareness of the essence (truth) of martial arts. This is because the essence of martial arts can be found in subjective, personal, and implicit knowledge. 이 연구의 목적은 엔데믹 시대 생활무도의 가치와 방향을 알아보는 것이다. 이를 위하여 관련 문헌을 분석하였다. 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 엔데믹 시대 생활무도의 가치는 심리적 가치, 신체적 가치, 사회적 가치를 가지고 있음을 확인하였다. 심리적 가치는 우울증 예방과 개선, 스트레스 해소이다. 신체적 가치는 무도 수련을 통하여 면역력 강화와 질병 예방 효과를 기대할 수 있으며 생존 체력을 향상하는 데도 기여하고 있다. 사회적 가치는 지역 무도공동체 형성과 무도인의 연대감과 소속감 강화와 인성 함양의 효과가 있다. 둘째, 엔데믹 시대 생활무도의 방향은 전인적 건강(건강), 무도 삼락(즐거움), 무도 소양(기능), 무도 지식(지식) 등이다. 특히 신체 활동적 욕구를 해결하는 쾌락과 자아실현의 즐거움인 희락 그리고 자아 인식의 즐거움이라고 할 수 있는 열락의 융합적 조화를 통하여 무도의 세 가지 즐거움을 얻을 수 있다. 무도 소양은 무도 리터러시를 의미한다. 무도 지식은 다른 말로 무도적 앎이다. 과학적 지식은 건강증진, 체력향상, 경기력 향상에 이바지한다. 하지만 과학적 지식은 무도의 본질(진리)에 해당하는 부분에 대한 인식이 부족하다. 왜냐하면 무도의 본질은 주관적이며 개인적이고 암묵적 지식에서 찾을 수 있기 때문이다.

도박으로 물든 스포츠 : 종합격투기의 윤리적 당위성

김지혁 한국체육철학회 2019 움직임의철학 : 한국체육철학회지 Vol.27 No.3

오늘날 스포츠가 갖는 경제적 가치는 상상초월의 규모를 자랑하며, 그 영향력을 톡톡히 입증시키고 있다. 하지만 프로스포츠 경기가 점차 성행하면서 스포츠도박에 대한 윤리적 문제도 점점 확대되고 있는 것이 사실이다. 특히 종합격투기와 같은 이벤트성 스포츠 경기의 경우, 관중들이 스포츠 자체에 집중하기보다는 ‘스포츠’라는 그럴싸한 포장 안에서 노름 혹은 도박이라고 하는 행위를 즐기고 있으며, 이로 인해 선수들은 도박사들의 예상 속에서 돈을 따기 위한 하나의 수단적 도구로 변질되고 있다. 요컨대 스포츠가 지니고 있는 결과의 ‘불확실성’은 스포츠를 가장 흥미 있게 만드는 요소로 작용한다. 하지만 동시에 도박의 특징과도 매우 유사하다. 물론 프로스포츠가 영리를 추구한다는 점에서 아마추어스포츠와는 확연하게 구분되긴 하지만, 스포츠가 지니고 있는 본질적 가치와 개념적 해석에 있어 상이하지 않다는 것에 집중한다면 오늘날의 스포츠, 특히 종합격투기와 같은 사행성이 강한 종목을 스포츠맨십과 페어플레이를 최고의 가치로 여기는 순수한 ‘스포츠’로 볼 것인지, 아니면 단순히 사행성이 강한 오락의 하나로서 신체를 수단으로 하는 ‘도박’으로 볼 것인지 반드시 숙고해야 할 문제이다. Today, the economic value of sports is enormous and proves its influence. However, it is true that the ethical problem of sports betting is expanding gradually as the professional sport game is progressing gradually. Particularly in the case of event-based sports such as mixed martial arts, the crowd enjoys gambling or gambling in a reasonably packed package called 'sports', rather than concentrating on the sport itself. As a result, It is being transformed into one instrumental tool. In short, "uncertainty" of the result of the sport has become the most interesting factor in sports. But at the same time, it is very similar to gambling. Of course, professional sport is clearly distinguished from amateur sports in that it pursues profit-making, but focusing on the fact that it is not different in terms of the essential value and conceptual interpretation of the sport, today's sports, especially martial arts such as mixed martial arts Is to be viewed as a pure 'sport' that regards sportsmanship and fair play as the best value, or as a 'gambling' by means of the body as merely one of amusing entertainment.

The Philosophical Differences between Martial Arts and Sports

Jeong-Hak Lee 한국체육학회 2008 International journal of human movement science Vol.2 No.1

I analyzed the fundamental differences between the Eastern martial arts and Western sports, comparing their essences in this paper. It is no doubt that irreconcilable differences exist between the martial arts and sports because of their inherent philosophical stances. That is, there are some differences between martial arts and sports in some aspects such as objects, practice, goals, and history. However, many think the martial arts is synonymous with sports because the forms have been mis-presented in the West. This has led to a misunderstanding of the martial arts. The purpose of the martial arts is entirely different from that of sports. Any similarity is superficial and relates only their engagement in physical activity. It is helpful to understand the meaning of physical activities of the East and the West by examining martial arts and sports.