Effect of multimedia utilization, produced for Elementary School children on “issokuittou-no-maai” skill acquisition, was studied by analyzing the improvement in spatial distance between a player and their opponent. Kendo lessons about “maai” for Elementary School children (10.5±1.3 years old) were carried out 7 times in 2 months. After completion of the lesson period, the children were divided into two groups, a regular attendance group (n=12) and an irregular attendance group (n=14), according to attendance frequency. The multimedia material, utilized auxiliary to each lesson, was composed of still and moving pictures. Line segments and letters were edited and digitally encoded. As a result, the coefficient of variation, calculated from the spatial distance in issokuittou-no-maai before the lesson period, became smaller in the regular attendance group after the lesson period. This result suggests that learning issokuittou-no-maai is possible for Elementary School children with multimedia utilization. The relationship between multimedia utilization during the Kendo lesson and improvement in issokuittou-no-maai skill level is discussed.
