Optimization of physical fitness and mental activity in 14-16 year-old adolescents by means of martial arts of the East

Statement of the problem. The article examines the relationship of physical and special exercises taken from martial arts, such as Kyokushin karate and Wushu, with the mental and spiritual education of adolescents aged 14-16. Theoretical and practical aspects of the construction of the training process are given on the basis of the above-mentioned types of freestyle and Greece-Roman wrestling with elements of martial arts that can be used for educational purposes and for improving mental performance. The purpose of the article is to compare the training process of sports types of wrestling with the training process in oriental martial arts. The research methodology consists of analysis and generalization of knowledge in the field of martial arts, their behavioral, spiritual and physical readiness for educational and training activities. The theoretical and practical aspects of the types of wrestling and the types of martial arts, research works of Russian and foreign authors, the experience of arranging the training process and the possible relationship between sports types and oriental martial arts are considered. Research results. Based on an activity-based approach to the training process, which took place throughout the year, a significant role in the training process was assigned to the spiritual enrichment and mental development of the combatants involved. It has been proven that specialized exercises from the eastern martial arts, Kyokushin karate and Wushu, introduced into the training process of freestyle wrestlers and Greece-Roman style, have a positive effect on the moral and mental abilities of adolescents aged 14-16. Recommendations are given for the introduction of physical exercises, oriental etiquette and a certain set of behavioral rules in a training lesson. Conclusion. This article reveals the principles of spiritual and mental education of a person in the martial arts of the East. The use of some physical training from the complex of martial arts of the East, such as Kyokushin karate and Wushu, allowed adolescents involved in the experimental group in freestyle and Greece-Roman wrestling to significantly improve the indicators of general and specific physical fitness, improve mental performance, and the level of competitive sports mastery. Also, the use of age-old traditions from Wushu and Kyokushin karate had a significant impact on the development of the strength of mind and willpower of those involved, morality and had a beneficial effect on the spiritual and psychological improvement of their personality. A teenager develops through the martial arts of the East not only as an athlete, but above all as a combatant, i.e. there is not only an external struggle in a person, but most of all an internal one, i.e. overcoming, i.e. a person is brought up as a personality. The power of the Spirit is the true power of a man.