<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Introduction The following paper is a case study developed to investigate the possible relationship between mirror neurons and karate. In karate, athletes are often trained to anticipate the opponent’s movement and to consider their emotions (Dosil 2006). This kind of training and skill may be linked to the concept related to mirror neurons, which are connected to the identification of the intention behind an action and are involved in a sort of automatic empathy of “really feeling what another person is feeling or going to do” (Carey 2006). Methods The research is an introductive literary review about martial arts and the theory of mirror neurons and provides a case study based on interviews. Participants have been asked to answer five questions related to the topic. All of them are expert athletes at the black belt level or with at least 10 years of training experience.</p></abstract>

Introduction The following paper is a case study developed to investigate the possible relationship between mirror neurons and karate. In karate, athletes are often trained to anticipate the opponent’s movement and to consider their emotions (Dosil 2006). This kind of training and skill may be linked to the concept related to mirror neurons, which are connected to the identification of the intention behind an action and are involved in a sort of automatic empathy of “really feeling what another person is feeling or going to do” (Carey 2006). Methods The research is an introductive literary review about martial arts and the theory of mirror neurons and provides a case study based on interviews. Participants have been asked to answer five questions related to the topic. All of them are expert athletes at the black belt level or with at least 10 years of training experience.

Karate: Emotions and Movement Anticipation

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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Introduction The following paper is a case study developed to investigate the possible relationship between mirror neurons and karate. In karate, athletes are...

Karate: Emotions and Movement Anticipation

Pubblicato online: 17 ott 2018

Pagine: 62 - 71

Ricevuto: 12 mar 2018

Accettato: 30 apr 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2018-0021

Parole chiave
karate, emotions, movement anticipation

© 2018 Danilo Contiero, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Karate: Emotions and Movement Anticipation

Pubblicato online: 17 ott 2018

Pagine: 62 - 71

Ricevuto: 12 mar 2018

Accettato: 30 apr 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2018-0021

Parole chiavekarate, emotions, movement anticipation

© 2018 Danilo Contiero, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
karate, emotions, movement anticipation