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The meaning and role of budo (the martial arts) in school education in Japan

2006; International Scientific Information Inc.; Volume: 2; Linguagem: Inglês

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Taketo Sasaki,

Doping in Sports

Many agree that martial arts and sports have common attributes, although a number of people claim that budo (i.e. Japanese martial arts), a method for the development of human character, has a component that is that is different from that of sports. Undoubtedly, the objective of budo is rather educational, as it emphasises spiritual development, than sport-like, especially compared to European recreational sports.