The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in attitude toward Judo between university and high school students. Subjects were K. High School boys who were learning Judo in their classes and the freshmen of W. Univ. and T. Univ. students who had practiced Judo in their high school or junior high school.
The attitude toward Judo were mesured by use of questionnaire. The data were analyzed by factor analytic techniques. The results are summarized as follows
(1) Eight factors consisting attitude toward Judo were extracted from the factor analysis in university students. Seven factors were in the 3rd-year students of high school. Five factors of each group were nearly similar in the factor structure. These results suggested that the attitude toward Judo was much alike in both groups. Further more, it was inferred that participation in Judo classes was a good possibility to maintain the attitude toward Judo after learning.
(2) It was recognized that the cognitions to the training effects of mind and body which had been formed through participation in Judo classes were changed and change the dualistic standpoint into the monistic one. Further, it was suggested that the cognition to the aspect of “Budo” in Judo could be deepened with participation in Judo classes.
(3) On one side, it was recognized that Judo had a desirable effect on the body and mind. On the other side, it was confirmed that Judo was not high evaluated on brightness, refreshment, gorgeousness in sports.
(4) The statistical difference was not recognized in the sum score between university students and high school boys. (In this study, the sum score indicates the total score of the common items of factors that was similarly interpreted in each group.) As this results, after learning Judo, it was guessed that both the evaluation to the aspect of the cognition and the affection have no good possibility to be changed by means of the passage.
