American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance - AAHPERD

Issue: February 2009

Teaching Taekwondo Through Mosston's Spectrum of Styles
Jaekwon Na

Abstract: Martial arts have recently gained the attention of physical educators as a viable activity in their physical education curriculum. However, physical education teachers may have difficulty teaching martial arts because they have little pedagogical content knowledge and no experience, and because they perceive martial arts to be dangerous and difficult to teach. The purpose of this article is to (1) provide physical education teachers with a rationale and background for teaching taekwondo, focusing on the physical, psychological, and possible multicultural benefits of martial arts; and (2) to describe how Mosston's spectrum of styles can assist in teaching taekwondo.

Article category: Teaching