Abstract
This study examines the effects on the mood states of test subjects after experiencing one session of Aikido for beginners at a university.
The results of a post-training session analysis show that: tension-anxiety, depression-dejection, confusion-bewilderment, and total mood disturbance (TMD) had all significantly decreased for both men and women. For their part, anger-hostility, vigor-activity and the relevance of the iceberg profile subscale and TMD as well as achievement evaluations all showed a negative correlation with tension-anxiety, anger-hostility, confusion-bewilderment and TMD. Therefore, it can be seen that the improvement in mood states after the class was related to individual achievement in the class.
From the above, it can be said that one session of Aikido is effective in improving mood states.
