Philosophy as a mediating factor of aggression reduction in traditional and non-traditional martial arts training.

摘要

This study examines the role that a philosophy of non-aggression plays in reducing the aggression levels of students training in traditional and non-traditional martial arts. A Buss-Durkee Aggression Questionnaire was given to 45 martial arts students ranging in age from 12 to 19 years old. The subjects represented three styles of martial arts, two with a philosophy of non-aggression and a control group without a philosophy. After ten weeks of training a post-test was given and compared to the pre-test results. No significant changes in the aggression levels of the subjects were found. This was believed to be the result of the short amount of time between pre-test and post-test.