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

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• Keywords: 剣道 / 高齢者 / 反応時間 / 身体教育学 / 武道論

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.

Free Research Field

身体教育学