Esporte de lutas: karatê no ensino fundamental como conteúdo pedagógico

Abstract

Karate is one of the oldest sports in the world. It is a fighting style that has characteristics that help in the development of body culture and that has qualities and benefits to strengthen the education, health and socialization of students within society. However, it has not been used as a pedagogical content in most schools. Thus, this study aimed to approach karate as a pedagogical content in the school environment, for the processes of cognitive, motor and cultural development. For the construction of this work, the methodology used was through a literary review, in the line of research in Physical Education, Pedagogical and Social Practices, on the content of struggles in schools and the various pedagogical forms through which they can be applied. Books, dissertations, theses and scientific articles were used, consulted in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Google Scholar, and repositories of universities. As a main result, it is highlighted that the teachers have the understanding that karate, as well as other fighting sports, has health-developing and promoting characteristics. On the other hand, non-application is often due to lack of knowledge or because the fights are associated with violence. Other factors found are related to the way of teaching, the comparison of high-performance sport, whether or not it is a mechanical sport and with other eradicated traditions of hierarchies. The studies analyzed showed great interest from students in the practice of karate, which can be applied in a pedagogical way by physical education teachers and incorporated into the body culture developed at the schools, especially in elementary school.