Authors:

Ronald Conde, Salgado Oliveira University, Juiz de For a, Brazil, ORCID: 0000-0001-7517-0141, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract:

Connected to the traditional domains of martial arts and sport, Jiu Jitsu is endowed with a dual spiritual nature. The present work had for objective to investigate the ascetic potential of Jiu Jitsu and its possible connections with the sacred. The method used for this study was the literature review. The Jiu Jitsu Academy is a kind of sacred space, since its structure descends from the temples and religious monasteries. Belt promotions are rite of passage from one plane of understanding of the art and state of athletic preparedness to another. The belt whipping corridor is the traditional initiation ritual that prepares the practitioner to enter the new belt's phase. The sacred time can be found in both these rituals as well as in the athletic performance itself. As life. Jiu Jitsu constitutes a way of asceticism and catharsis. Given the symbolism provided by Jiu Jitsu Academy is unlike an ordinary gym where one goes only in order to work out. It can ascend into super-sensible realities through the symbolical experience provided by the combat. It has been found that the ascetic potential of Jiu Jitsu made possible by the spiritual experience can reach different levels according to the practitioner's degree of readiness and proficiency.

Keywords: Jiu Jitsu, martial arts, sport, asceticism, sacred

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For citation: Ronald Conde*. Jiu Jitsu and asceticism: a spiritual approach grounded on the tradition of action. Russian Journal of Physical Education and Sport. 2020; 15(1): 45-49. DOI: 10.14526/2070-4798-2020-15-1-54-58