EWJV PROJECT HAS BEEN RECOGNISED AND SUPPORTED BY UNESCO

Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO is supporting our project and our Couse.

UNESCO has declared Judo as the best initial sport to train children and youth from 4 to 21 years of age. Judo does not encourage aggressiveness; children learn to cooperate, to respect and develop self-control.

Judo is practiced without blows and kicks in its initial phase, which is safer for children when they begin practicing a martial art. Even though it is a martial art originally, Judo transmits in its practice a certain culture and traditions like respect, discipline, emotional balance, and introduces many other values in the daily habits of children.

This is why UNESCO declared Judo as the best initial sport to train children and youth aged 4 to 21. And to be implemented in all schools.

EWJV project addresses this ethical and educational aspect of Judo, which needs a recognition of its potential but also an awareness. As a pedagogical process and a tool, it needs to be applied intentionally, systematically, at intersection of physical activity and conscious transmission of values. Pedagogical value of Judo is often overlooked by sports clubs and associations.

The project practically aims to address and solve problem mentioned by creating a Judo toolkit and e-learning course, to promote awareness of values of Judokas, judo clubs and general public.