Judo - in the Context of Contemporary World Issues

Abstract

The new issue has triggered a whole rethinking of the action directions of education as a process of training and education of young people and adults in the world and in our country, with a view to raising accountability and participation in solving the problems the modern society and humanity face. The aim of the research was to highlight the weight of physical education functions and performance sports functions in the implementation and promotion of judo as a recreational activity or a competitive sport. The functions of physical education with a major impact on judo were "The function of psycho– motor development to improve the motor capacity and "The practice function of physical exercises as cultural acts "while the functions in the performance sport category were "The function of transmitting traditions, rituals and moral values (fair play)". Judo in terms of non-formal and formal education is important and helpful presenting a series of pedagogical advantages in accordance with the requirements and needs of lifelong learning. The physical education functions and the performance sport functions play an essential role in the implementation and promotion of judo for recreational and competitive purposes.