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Instructor Howard

RHET 1302.003

12 November 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Vertonghen, Jikkemien, and Marc Theeboom. “The Social-Psychological Outcomes of Martial Arts Practise Among Youth: A Review.” Journal of Sports Science & Medicine 9.4 (2010): 528–537. Print.

This scholarly is article is written by Jikkenmien Vertonghen, a PhD Student, and by Marc Theeboom, a professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel located in Belgium. In this review, they discuss an overview of the major findings of studies concerning the “social-psychological outcomes” of martial arts practice. Martial arts have seen a steady rise over the years and there are not many reviews about martial arts. People debate about the positive and negative effects that martial arts has on the youth. Does it really promote aggressiveness? Or does it enhance personal and social opportunities? Vertonghen and Theeboom thoroughly go through many research papers and gather evidence on the social-psychological effects of martial arts.

Diamond, Adele, and Kathleen Lee. “Interventions shown to aid executive function development in children 4 to 12 years old.” Science 333.6045 (2011): 959-964.

Adele Diamond and Kathleen Lee from the University of British Columbia and Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC have analyzed what activities improve children’s executive functions. Along with computerized training and aerobics, martial arts were one of the activities that have shown improvements in a child’s mental and physical training. The authors pointed out which age groups were most affected by taking martial arts and did an excellent job of explaining the difference between traditional and modern martial arts. Traditional martial arts emphasize qualities such as respect, humility, responsibility, and perseverance whereas those is modern martial arts show more aggressiveness. Martial arts cannot be categorized into one stereotype because not every form of martial arts serve the same purpose.

Woodward, Thomas W. “A review of the effects of martial arts practice on health.” Wisconsin Medical Journal (WMJ) 108.1 (2009): 40.

Thomas W. Woodward, a Doctor of Medicine, addresses the positive effects of martial arts on the physical health of children and adolescents. Although known as a “combat” sport, martial arts is relatively safe compared to many other sports. Woodward expresses that physicians may want to consider recommending martial arts to patients as a beneficial form of exercise. With obesity rising, the importance of exercise is emphasized. Not only does practicing martial arts benefit the mental health but it creates balance, coordination, and is a good exercise. This article is effective in my research because it outlines the positive effects that martial arts can have on a person’s mental and physical well-being.