KODOMO: A METHOD FOR KARATE IN 3 TO 5YEARS

Abstract

The objective of this study is to describe a method developed by ASKACE - School of Shotokan Karate-Do as a way of teaching, had its beginning in 2006. The KODOMO's name means child in Japanese, was chosen to represent this method that seeks the psychomotor development of children aged 3 to 5 years. It is understood as infant motor development, the changes in this process, which involves both the maturation of the central nervous system, the interaction with the environment and stimuli received during the development of the child. The theoretical reference presents the introduction of Karate in Brazil and Ceará. The method defines and describes characteristics of the KODOMO method through the practice of Karate, and its influence on psychomotor development of children. In this study are approached the motor areas constitutive of children 3 to 5 years, and the KODOMO method can develop learning through practice psychomotor exploring bodily functions. We conclude that the KODOMO method classroom learning is developed as a holistic process that involves the entire body. So we observed the development of physical aspects and the cognitive, affective-emotional and motor in action and in the process of learning for life.