Study on the correlation between motor skill and psychological characteristics of senior excellent Kendo player

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23500705
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Physical education
Research Institution	Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator	MURATA Toshiya 金沢工業大学, 基礎教育部, 准教授 (80270255)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	HASIDUME KAZUO 富山大学, 人間発達科学部, 教授 (80189472)
Project Period (FY)	2011-04-28 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords	剣道 / 高齢者 / 反応時間 / 身体教育学 / 武道論 / 武道学 / 剣道高段者
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The purpose of this study was to explore correlation between motor skill and psychological characteristics of senior excellent Kendo player. Data of 7-dan senior Kendo player when he played against 8-dan (exterior), 7-dan (same grade), 4 and 3-dan (lower grade) were analyzed. For playing against 8-dan, the player (7-dan) could not control himself preparing for attacking in physically and psychologically. For 7-dan, the player could control himself on psychologically, it further assist him to control physically. For 4 and 3-dan, the player controlled himself perfectly. As a result, psychological control before attacking was important in Kendo.