Martial arts on coins and medals
Journal Title: Ido-Ruch dla Kultury - Year 2008, Vol 8, Issue 0
Abstract
Problem and theoretical perspective: The aim of conducted research was to explain the phe¬nomenon of martial arts on coins and medals. The issue has been approached from the perspec¬tive of numismatics and related fields as well as the humanist theory of martial arts. Material and methods: The research material has been mainly catalogue contents and own collection. The following methods have been used: analysis of the literature on the subject and analysis of the contents of the numismatic and medallist values, which have been complemented by historical and comparative reflection on military traditions and symbols of the ways of warriors from various cultures encrypted in those values. Results and conclusions: Research results and conclusions may be formulated in the follow¬ing way: Among the images on coins we find 1) martial arts being at the same time combat sports (like the Olympic jūdō and taekwondo or non-Olympic karate and wu shu); 2) contemporary Olympic disciplines of military origin (e.g. fencing); 3) old warrior’s and knight’s skills. More¬over, the following categories are connected with the historic art of war: 1) brave rulers and lead¬ers, historic heroes; 2) writers and literary characters; 3) war heroism and heroes; 4) fortresses. The ideal of a noble and creative master of a moral way is also connected with the way of mar¬tial arts, which has been shown on selected examples. Also medals with contents indicating gen¬erally physical culture, sport various martial arts and knightly traditions have also been presented.
Authors and Affiliations
Lothar Sieber, Wojciech Cynarski
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP91353
- DOI -
- Views 102
- Downloads 0
Systemowa teoria zdrowia Fritjofa Capry
Treść opracowania dr Cynarskiego jest interesująca dla perspektywy rozwojowej nauk medycznych. Prof. dr hab. med. Ryszard Cieślik (IWFiZ WSP w Rzeszowie) określił temat jako wyjątkowo cenny, a mało znany w Polsce, bardzo...
Figure of Jacek Wysocki
This text presents the figure of Jacek Wysocki who is one of the most eminent masters of martial arts in Poland. Sensei J. Wysocki (7 dan) has been the leader of the Autonomic Aikido Academy in Szczecin.
Characteristic of idōkan karate
Idōkan karate is the system based on many-years experience of prof. Wally Strauss, which studied several martial arts: Okinawan and Japanese karate, Chinese wushu and tai-chi, Japanese jūjutsu and others. One of idōkan k...
Metody stosowane w treningu taekwon-do (wersja ITF)
Dr Zbigniew Bujak należy do czołowych badaczy sportów i sztuk walki w naszym kraju, ujmujących problemy praktyki sportowej głównie na bazie teorii treningu. Jest też znakomitym trenerem taekwondo (odmiany ITF), który swe...
Reaction time and movement time, types of sensorimotor responses and fencing tempo
The tactical requirements of fencing combat involving dozens of unexpected situations force fencers to master a great number of movement patters. These movement patterns appear in the form of motor habits which become hi...