title: An analysis of students' reasons for studying martial arts.
abstract: Responses to a questionnaire study of initial reasons to study martial arts by 170 students in a school of martial arts are described. Although self-defense and physical fitness motives were prominently claimed, further analyses of more subtle existential and psychological issues are warranted.
authors.affiliation: School of Martial and Meditative Arts, Topeka, Kansas, USA.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Twemlow
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lerma
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Twemlow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D016139:Martial Arts / Q000193:education*; D009042:Motivation; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology