Character cultivation through kendo practice and discipline -- A study with the landscape montage technique (LMT)

Research Project

Project/Area Number	17K13157
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Sports science
Research Institution	Niigata University of Health and Welfare
Principal Investigator	NAKAJIMA FUMIKO 新潟医療福祉大学, 健康科学部, 助教 (30757729)
Project Period (FY)	2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000) Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords	風景構成法 / 剣道 / アスリート心性 / 人間形成 / 修行 / 稽古 / 臨床スポーツ心理学
Outline of Final Research Achievements	To study how kendo serves its purpose of cultivating character, this research examined personality traits of kendo players through their expressions in the landscape montage technique (LMT) drawings. In addition to features that have been recognized as specific to athletes, many of the LMT works by kendo players had expressions that are characteristic of the teen age where one goes through child-to-adult changes, as well as those commonly seen during the process of personality growth. While kendo is a quite competitive sport, as a martial art it also helps its practitioners foster their own growth through continuous training, or keiko, for a lifetime. The results of this study suggest that such aspect of kendo exerts an influence on personality traits of its players.
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	剣道選手の人格特性を明らかにした本研究成果は、剣道が目指す人間形成について実証的に理解するための一助となる。また、風景構成法を用いたことで、より剣道選手の精神的な内的世界の人格特性を理解することができる。武道が目指す人格像を明らかにすることは、後世へ残すべき伝統文化的な側面を広く伝えることになる。