A prática das lutas por escolares de uma instituição pública em Fortaleza

Abstract

The act of fighting is inherent to human survival. In old times, in order to guarantee his livelihood, man needed to fight, run, jump and perform different types ofphysical activities. With its oriental philosophy, martial arts bring in their essence respect for the others, perseverance and other values. Nowadays, martial arts belong to the content developed on Physical Education classes. In addition, they are also practiced as extracurricular activity in several schools, as in the case of the present study. From this, we aimed to make an analysis about the practice of martial arts by students, as well as the relevance of this practice within the school environment. This research has a quantitative and descriptive aspect as a methodological strategy, using closed interviews for the data collection, in which a pre-established questionnaire was applied. Twenty-one students enrolled at the public school chosen for the survey and answered the questionnaire. The research showed very meaningful results: the improvement of physical fitness, socialization among students and improvement of attention and concentration in the activities developed by them. We also verified that the practice of martial arts helped the student to spend more time at school, preventing evasion, ratifying the positive aspect of the study in vogue.