Build unity in the dojo or the gym with an activity that not only teaches the importance of stretching and flexibility but also offers class members an opportunity to get to know one another. After warming up and engaging in a Medicine...

For this online interactive martial arts worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.

Students study several different types of Chinese sports played throughout history in China. They examine the historical perspective of the importance of sports in Chinese culture and create a final project using information about three...

For this sports, activities, places, and accessories worksheet, students complete a crossword where the answers are either sports, activities, places, or accessories. Students complete 13 spaces in the crossword.

students take part in a variety of writing exercises about the most important pastime or activities in which they participate and the personal growth gained through this participation.

Young scholars compare and contrast the warriors in Japanese history, folktales, and art to the kinds of soldiers American children learn about. This lesson includes possible lesson enrichments.

Help learners with special needs recognize the interests of their family members and build a foundation for conversation practice using worksheet activities and social prompts. 

In this nutrition worksheet, learners evaluate the school lunch menu and answer 3 short answer questions about it. Students then create a nutritious meal that they would like to eat at school.

If the discipline, precision, and power of martial arts is your bag, try this project out for size. You won't be sparring with any opponent other than a swinging kick bag, but you'll learn a few powerful lessons about the physics of...

Sports are important in Japan, as they are in many countries. Read about Japan's traditional sports as well as the more modern ones in this article from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This style of martial arts is modified from the traditional style of the Shaolin priest. This resource talks about the history and contains a family tree of its development.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning. It contains questions and teacher guides and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different forms of martial arts and the benefits of martial arts training. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Some people believe that Taekwondo may have dated as far back as 50 b.c. Since there are so few records, it is hard to be sure exactly when it started. This site provides a historical background for this martial art.

Hapkido is a Korean style of the traditional Jujitsu. It has adapted the Jujitsu and made its own style of that art.

Learn about sports and activities you can participate in to get in shape and have fun. Click on the name of a specific sport and read an "Activity card," with information on sports gear, safety, and more.

In Korean. This organization promotes the sport of Taekwondo in the the country of Korea. This site includes a timeline of the history of this organization, an event calendar, encyclopedia of Taekwondo, and a gallery.

The official site of SKA that details the sport of karate, it's history, and training information.

Japan 101 offers excellent information on the sport of Sumo wrestling. Provides images and a list of winning criteria for the sport.

This gives some introductory information about what "TaeKwondo" actually means to the style of the sport, as well as the history of how TaeKwondo started.

This site describes seidokan aikido, a modification of the original Aikido style. It studies the fundamentals and philosophy of Aikido and teaches students to develop their own way.

The site of the US Aikido Federation lists dojos and aikido seminars around the country, and explains the traditional style of Aikido as taught by Morihei Ueshiba, the founder.

Dog chasing was one of three archery drills popular during the Edo period (1615-1868). Originally an exercise to improve martial skills, it became a formal sport with defined rules as early as the 14th century.

This site provides information about the history of Kendo. It includes news about recent tournaments in England and shows how the sport has grown in popularity.