IDO MOVEMENT FOR CULTURE

Problem. This study aimed to examine the characteristics of Budo in Japanese school physical education curriculum from the perspective of “competition” and to clarify its potential as a teaching material.
Method. The following procedure is taken as a specific examination method: (1) Examining the handling of “competition” as learning content based on the “The Course of Study”, which is the standard for Japanese school education, (2) examining the nature of “competition” in the physical culture and its potential as a teaching material, and (3) clarifying the characteristics of the Budo in Japanese school PE and the possibility of teaching materials.
Results. In Japanese schools, “competition” is presented as learning content only in PE classes. And in Japanese school Budo, ‘win or loss’ and ‘offense and defense’ are presented in relation to the PE subject goals. It was confirmed that ‘win or loss’ and ‘offense and defense,’ words related to “competition” and used in the Budo field in “The Couse of Study”, were used as learning contents with the intention of enjoying the competition, which is a ‘play’ relationship in Budo as the physical culture, as well as toward the acquisition of a responsive body. Furthermore, the skill training used as teaching materials in Budo is learned via interpersonal learning, and learning moves aiming at the goal of acquiring a responsive body will maximize the teaching material characteristic of Budo, which targets developing offense and defense.
Conclusions. The findings clarified that Japanese school Budo was characterized by the fact that students learn skills through inter- action and then learn how to interact further by engaging in interpersonal competition with the skills that they have acquired, which is also important for learning of physical culture.