A participação dos alunos no projeto de extensão: Judô na Universidade

Abstract

By participating in an extension project, the student begins to understand in practice which paths to follow within the course and the professional field, starting from this idea this research arose from the inquiry about how was the experience of individuals enrolled in the Judo Project at the University, considering that sport is a cultural phenomenon that directly influences human behavior. Thus, the aim of this study was to understand how the experience was for the integral students enrolled in the extension project. Judo has its Ju-Jutsu roots, Professor Jigoro Kano – creator of Judo – found that Ju-Jutsu, an ancient Oriental defense art, contained excellent elements of education for the body and mind. Thus, this study was characterized by a qualitative nature and descriptive. The population studied was students from the various undergraduate courses of the Federal University of Alagoas who participated in the Judo Project at the University, individuals of both sexes and over eighteen years of age, to collect the research data, a questionnaire with targeted and previously established questions was used. The tool called "Google Forms" was also used for data collection, where the questionnaire was structured. At the end of the research it is concluded that the Judo Project at the University was able to present the practical and theoretical philosophy of Judo which is an Oriental martial art, bringing an improvement in the quality of life of the active participants of the project, in addition to a positive exchange of experience during the experience among individuals of various courses of UFAL.