Judo Teaching: Tradition and Modernity

The growing demand of people who seek judo in today's society seems to exert influence so that traditional beliefs, values, habits and behaviors are changed towards modernity. Checking the perception of judo teachers about the teaching of fighting can contribute to a better understanding of this phenomenon. The objectives of this study were to identify the demographic, social and educational profile of judo teachers and to verify the perception of judo teachers about the teaching of fighting in gyms. Answered the semi-structured virtual questionnaire 233 judo teachers (M = 201; F = 32) who voluntarily participated in the study. 66.1% of those surveyed are graduates or are graduating in physical education and dedicate between 8 and 10 hours a week to judo. Educating the citizen (55.4%) and overall training of students (31.3%) were cited as the main objectives in teaching judo. Educational/philosophical aspects (60.9%) were identified as the most important in teaching, in an inverse relationship with competitive aspects (68.2%), considered less important aspects. The results indicate even though it is modernized, the practice of judo must keep non-modern values ​​and elements that are proper for human formation and life in society.