Abstract - General reflections about the philosophy of martial arts
Philosophy of martial arts – what it is? A new philosophical dub-discipline? From the perspective of the philosophical anthropology of martial arts and of martial arts humanistic theory the author presents his reflection on pathways of warriors from eastern Asia. He also refers to other theoretical concepts of martial arts philosophy, and especially their normative ethics.
The philosophy of martial arts is both a practice of selected axionormative systems, determining lifestyles and a description of the internalization of certain values. The Pathways of martial arts (such as Japanese Budo) constitute a huge axiological potential and universal cultural heritage from which today's physical education pedagogy should draw.
There is an emerging philosophical sub-discipline as a result of warriors pathway anthropology. Finally, it is a superior theory for the area of knowledge and scientific disciplines described as 'martial arts sciences'.