공자의 체육 교육 사상에 대한 고찰

Abstact Confucius, one of the four famous saints of the world, who had arranged and editted six Chinese classics, achived to compile the culture before the confucianism. His thought involved all kinds of politics, ethics and education in the related fields. Originally, gymnastics became a part or field of the education and so the books of Confucius contain such contents but its name. This study is an attempt to seek for things, for which we are to take on the merits of the ancient important educational gymnastics by the favour of Confucius educational ideas for gymnastics in terms. of modern physical education. At that time, Confucius accomplished and took into pratice the athletic thoughts due to the contemporary political and social influences. The essence he took into practice on the thought of physical education is a sort of athletics for citizens and soldiers. In peace time, it accomplished a function of rituals and health, which in war-time cultivated its military tactics. The aim of Confucius physical education lies in the promotion of physical health, in the learning of decorum, fighting capacity, and the making good use of leisure time. It will be pointed out that the crucial content of physical education consists in the shooting, ruling, and dancing, and also the method of physical education emphasizes the continued exercises, the spirit of volunteer, taste, and individual differences.