2023, Volume 19
The influence of the K-1 combat sport academic module on first-year university students' views, awareness and knowledge
Safet Kapo1, Said El Ashker2, Anida Kapo3, Lejla Kafedžić4, Edin Urjan Kukavica5, Nadža Kapo6, Husnija Kajmovic7, Damir Karpljuk8, Jožef Šimenko9
1Department of Combat Sports and Martial Arts, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education; University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
2Self-Development Department, Deanship of Preparatory Year, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
3Department for preschool education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
4Department of Pedagogy, University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Philosophy, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
5Art of Living, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
6Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
7Department of Combat Sports and Martial Arts, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
8Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
9Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana; University of Hertfordshire, School of Life and Medical Sciences, UK, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Author for correspondence: Jožef Šimenko; Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana; University of Hertfordshire, School of Life and Medical Sciences, UK, Ljubljana, Slovenia; email: jozef.simenko@fsp.uni-lj.si
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Abstract
Background and Study Aim: Even today, sport is essential in human development, so it is necessary to constantly remind ourselves of this fact and use it to educate children and young people. Martial arts and combat sports are recognized worldwide for their educational aspect and the moral values they instil, as their principles serve as inputs for quality educational systems in numerous countries. This study aims is knowledge about the effects of the implemented combat sport K-1 academic module on the change of attitudes and the quality of knowledge of male and female first-year students.
Materials and Methods: The study sample consisted of (n = 43) male and (n = 7) female students of the first year of the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education of the University of Sarajevo, attending theoretical and practical classes of the K-1 module during 2019/2020 academic year. The sample of variables for assessing attitudes towards combat sports consists of (n = 22) statements rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. The initial and final grades of male and female students were compared, and the results of the students’ evaluation of the work of the K-1 module leader were analysed.
Results: Statistically significant changes (p˂0.05) in the attitudes of male students in the final measurement occurred in 17 variables, while in female students such a change occurred in 7 variables. The research thus confirmed that the K-1 academic course has a lot of positive effects on both male and female students, which is reflected in the change of their opinions, high grades given to teachers for their work, as well as in the increase in students’ achievements expressed through grades from the academic course.
Conclusions: The martial arts and combat sports are more and better observed through an educational prism, and it is advisable to integrate the educational values of martial arts and combat sports into the educational system, being the practice in many advanced and organized societies in the world which lead the way toward well-being, quality and moral prosperity.
Key words: combat sports, curriculum, martial arts, evaluation