1995 Volume 28 Issue 1 Pages 33-46
This study is going to grasp the reality of drop out of KENDO in younger generation with having experienced KENDO, and obstruction factor of KENDO practice by connection with the experience.
The result is settled like next.
1) As the reality of person drop out of KENDO, it is the most of experinece “ 1-3 years”, and, subsequently, “3---6 years”, “more than 6 years”, “less than 1 year”.
2) As contents of high rank of reason that drop out of KENDO, it is gathered up like next, switchover of interest, unpleasantness of kendo, disliking compulsion.
3) The items of reason dropped out of KENDO was examined by factor analysis, and extracted five factors, and interpreted it as the first factor “lesson criticism”, the second factor “compulsion criticism”, the third factor “environment not fit”, the fourth factor “limit recognition”, the fifth factor “feeling of weariness/discomfort”.
4) In the second factor “compulsion criticism”, factor score of experience “more than 6 years”, is recognized with the meaningful difference during other group.There in the tendency that the experienced person group of long term for more than 6 years refuses to be forced and drop out of KENDO.
5) As the characteristic of obstruction factor by the difference of experience the number of years, the obstruction factor in “less than 1 year” was conspicuous as “feeling of weariness/discomfort”. Also, the obstruction factor in “1---3 years” was conspicuous as “limit recognition”, and the obstruction factor in “more than 6 years” was conspicuous as “environment not fit”As the KENDO leader, it is needed to grasp the development stage of young mind and body, skill stage, younger sensitivity and the development of recognition. It will be possible to overcome the obstruction factor by the concrete lesson, that the KENDO leader's originality and device in anticipated.
