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Submitted July 29, 2022
Published 2022-07-29

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Revista Científica Orbis Cógnita

Traditional Karate: means of family and social integration

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Published: 2022-07-29

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Collantes-González, R. D. (2022). Traditional Karate: means of family and social integration. Revista Científica Orbis Cógnita, 6(2), 126–141. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/orbis_cognita/article/view/3123
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Abstract

Shotokan Karate Do, founded by Master Gichin Funakoshi, has gradually gained popularity around the world, along with other traditional martial arts, serving as inspiration for movies, television series, toys, video games, among other products. Some of the reasons that fostered this growing interest in Asian disciplines originating are due to the need of learn self-defense and improve physical and mental health. In addition, many of these traditional martial arts have a strict code of ethics and morality, which, after have been implemented by the practitioner, contributes to leading a healthy and orderly life. On the other hand, combat systems oriented more towards competition have proliferated, such as Olympic sports, mixed martial arts, among others, which moves away in part from the original purpose of traditional martial arts. This essay is a reflection on how the practice of traditional Karate serves as a means of family and social integration; in addition to presenting the main differences between traditional Karate and sports Karate. For this, specialized literature was consulted and testimonies from instructors, practitioners and parents were collected. The results reflected that the practice of martial arts with a traditional approach, attached to ethical principles and moral values, contribute to the integral formation of the person.

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