The research was studying about Mencius which was one of the Confucian books and the Mencius was contained the Tao of Archery as Tao of Physical Education. Inside of the Mencius, there were many examples about archery such as Analects of Confucius. Th...
The research was studying about Mencius which was one of the Confucian books and the Mencius was contained the Tao of Archery as Tao of Physical Education. Inside of the Mencius, there were many examples about archery such as Analects of Confucius. The results of study about Tao of Archery as Tao of Physical Education were followed. First, pursue of the archery training represented the unity of body and mind. Second, archery was important method for understanding the culture of ancient Eastern philosophy. Third, understanding archery sports had the meaning of understanding philosophy of the ancient Orient. Fourth, archery culture represented the best classical scholar`s culture including politics, society and culture. Contents of the research were as follows. 1) Tao of Archery as Education 2) Tao of Archery as the honor and manners 3) Tao of Archery as Enliven one`s spirits 4) Tao of Archery as the law of the hunt 5) Tao of Archer`s master as a manifestation of the flourishing virtue.