ANALYSIS OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO THE USE OF MARTIAL ARTS (PANKRATION) IN THE SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Abstract

The article presents a comprehensive analysis of modern scientific approaches to the implementation of martial arts, particularly pankration, in the process of physical education of high school students. The pedagogical potential of pankration as a means of developing students’ coordination, strength, and moral-volitional qualities is revealed. The main directions of using martial arts elements in the school physical education program are defined in accordance with the Concept of the New Ukrainian School and the variable modules of the state standard. The works of domestic and foreign researchers (Bazhenkov, Kormilets, Melnyk, Svidlov, Blais, Krug, etc.) are analyzed, substantiating the effectiveness of martial arts in developing comprehensive physical fitness, self-discipline, endurance, responsibility, and social adaptability of students. Pedagogical conditions for the effective implementation of pankration in the educational process are characterized: individualization of loads, systematicity, gradualness, safety, and integration of educational, developmental, and value-oriented objectives. Empirical research results are presented, showing positive dynamics in the development of coordination and strength among high school students when pankration is included in physical education lessons or extracurricular sections. The main methodological trends are outlined: development of author’s modules, teacher training for martial arts instruction, and fostering a value-based motivation for participation. The importance of pankration as an innovative means of forming students’ physical culture in accordance with the competency-based approach of modern education is emphasized.