Martin Bugala, Zdenko Reguli, Jitka Čihounková
Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, Brno
Abstract
Background and Study Aim. Special Education of Security Bodies (SESB) is a unique study programme at Masaryk University in Brno. The aim of this paper is the knowledge about theoretical background for self-defence competency, which is one of the learning outcomes in SESB.
Material and Methods. The methods of content analysis, learning objectives analysis, external evaluation and exploration were used for this study. External evaluation was done by both graduates and employers of graduates. Information are reported in Evaluation and Self-evaluation reports.
Results. Although there are many approaches to reality-based self-defence, the starting-point in SESB is in moral values of martial arts and combat sports. Self-defence is incorporated into a broader idea of self-protection and it is understood as a part of education in security bodies. Extensive research in graduate students shows a high ratio of employment in the area of security, and confirms that moral values of martial arts and combat sports can have a considerable impact on self-defence in security bodies.
Conclusion. The theoretical background in SESB comes from taxonomy of combatives, cycle of conflict and educational principles of martial arts. Although there are many approaches to reality-based self-defence the starting-point in SESB is in moral values of martial arts and combat sports. Self-defence is incorporated into a broader idea of self-protection and it is understood as a part of education in security bodies. Extensive research in graduate students shows a high ratio of employment in the area of security and confirms that moral values of martial arts and combat sports can have a considerable impact on self-defence in security bodies.
Key words: martial arts ? academic degree ? self-protection ? safety education ? combat sports
Published online: 17 September 2015
Copyright: ? 2015 the Authors. Published by Archives of Budo
Contributors: Zdenko Reguli conceived the study design. Martin Bugala , Zdenko Reguli, collected the data. Zdenko Reguli analysed the data. Martin Bugala, Zdenko Reguli, Jitka Čihounková prepared the manuscript. Zdenko Reguli secured the funding.
Funding: This publication was written at Masaryk university as part of the project ?Identity of Police Organisations? number MUNI/A/1331/2014 with the support of the Specific University Research Grant, as provided by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic in the year 2014.
Conflict of interest: Authors have declared that no competing interest exists
Ethical approval: Not required
Provenance and peer review: Under responsibility of HMA Congress
Corresponding author: Zdenko Reguli, Department of Gymnastics and Combatives, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic; e-mail: reguli[at]fsps.muni.cz
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