Chang Liu , Kyungwon Jung

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2022.04.6.1 Vol.6(No.1) 1-16, 2022

This paper aims to reveal the development of Taijiquan in Japan before 1970s. by analyzing the materials including Yomiuri Shimbun (newspaper published since 1874), Asahi Shimbun (newspaper published since 1879), Taiiku Nihon (magazine published between 1940 and 1944), books related to China, and materials from interview on Japanese martial artists, the following results were found. In 1932 Sakuma Teijiro, a journalist, published a book that introduced 77 with Chinese custom. Among which, Taijiquan’s techniques were mentioned. So far this is the first time Taijiquan has appeared in historical materials in Japan. After late 1930s, Taijiquan began to appear more often in the articles on newspaper and magazine. The articles used karate (“唐手” or “空手”), jujutsu (“柔術”), or gymnastics, which are familiar things to Japanese, to introduced Taijiquan. In 1940, Chu Minyi, then ambassador of Japan, published an article on Taiiku Nihon to introduce Taijiquan in detail. However, Taijiquan was still not popular in Japan during 1940s. After 1949, due to the Cold War and conflicts between East and West countries, only few articles in materials mentioned Taijiquan and the content mainly comes from Hong Kong and Taiwan instead of mainland China. This situation continued until the late 1960s when Taijiquan has been gradually attracting attention as a health method. The Japan Taijiquan Association was formed in April 1968. Then in 1979, after about 10 years of formation of the Japan Taijiquan Association, Taijiquan has already developed into a movement with a certain degree of recognition in Japan.

Chinese martial arts, Wushu, Taijiquan, ethnic sports, Japan, localization

Min-kyu Kim , Soo-jung Park , Chanmin Park

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2022.04.6.1.17 Vol.6(No.1) 17-31, 2022

To better understand the emic perspectives of Korean organizational working society, the Korean Burnout Syndrome Inventory (KBSI) was developed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of physiological indicators with the results obtained from the KBSI through the secretion of hormones in the blood. First, all participants were divided into three groups (i.e. burnout diagnosis group, potential risk group, and general) according to the response scores on the KBSI. Second, differences in hormone levels (Cortisol, DHEA-s, and cortisol/DHEA-s) in the blood related to burnout among three groups were collected and analyzed. The cortisol concentration in the burnout diagnosis group was statistically significantly higher than those in the potential risk group and the general group. In terms of DHEA-s, the burnout diagnosis group showed the highest score but presented no significant difference statistically against the potential risk group. In the comparison of the ratio of cortisol to DHEA-s (cortisol/DHEA-s ratio), the burnout diagnosis group showed statistically significantly lower than the other groups. In sum, sufficient clinical validity has been secured to measure the status of individuals’ burnout levels through the KBSI, without additional physiological analysis to check the status of individuals’ burnout levels.

Burnout Syndrome, inventory, physiological validation, Korean

Manmin Kim , Huang Yiban , Yoonkyung Jeon , Daehwan Kim

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2022.04.6.1.33 Vol.6(No.1) 33-48, 2022

The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of service quality on consumer satisfaction and loyalty and to examine the moderating effect of consumption motivations in the relationship between service quality and consumer satisfaction in the context of fitness centers. The present study targeted 648 fitness center goers in the city of Busan and the province of Gyeongnam in South Korea, and 606 cases were employed in the final analysis. To test the research hypotheses, the authors conducted descriptive a statistical analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and latent moderated structural equation modeling. The results showed that overall service quality positively influenced consumer satisfaction, which enhanced consumer loyalty. Additionally, social motivation was found to positively moderate the relationship between service quality and consumer satisfaction, whereas psychological change motivation was found to negatively moderate the relationship. Fitness center managers should enhance diverse service quality components in order to satisfy their consumers, and they should develop strategies for service quality perceptions targeting a high-level group of social motivation and low-level group of psychological change motivation.

fitness center, service quality, satisfaction, loyalty, consumption motivations

Ji Hye Lim

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2022.04.6.1.49 Vol.6(No.1) 49-60, 2022

Political reflections on dance have long been discussed. Some explored external impacts of politics on dance, while others tried to find philosophical meaning of politics in explaining dance. However, there are few studies on how and why dance reflects politics. Existing studies tend to apply a concept of politics, not a discipline of politics. This research attempts to explain dance by using a method of political science. It views dance as a social phenomenon. Dance as a social factor is influenced by social changes. I especially focus on how political and economic institutions in South Korea affect the form and content of Korean dance. By examining history of Korean traditional dance from the 1960s to the 2010s, I trace the relationship between institutional changes and the dance. Since the Korean economy achieved rapid growth in the 1970s, the form of Korean dance has been changed to a type of dance drama. On the other hand, political change towards democracy has affected the content of dance. Through a lens of institutional changes, I explain dance as a social phenomenon and reveal the relationship with Korean society.

national dance company, Korean dance, institutional change, dance and politics

Jinhee Kim

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2022.04.6.1.61 Vol.6(No.1) 61-74, 2022

This study discovered perception of female gamers among esports players. The participants recruited from five male gamers who are professional players. Data were collected interviews, and data analysis was conducted content analysis and classification analysis. The first result of this study was the gender-role stereotypes for female gamers seen through the indirect experience of eSports players had a negative perception of female gamers. Younger players are more open-minded. Secondly, female gamers have fallen victim to constant insults and verbal abuse, and sexual harassment, manifesting as a form of bullying that gradually drives women out of the gaming world. Lastly, to solve the real problem of no registered female pro-gamers in the Korean eSports, it is hoped that a channel for female gamers will be established institutionally.

Misogyny, stereotype, sexual harassment, gender inequality, eSports

Hyun Jung Park

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2022.04.6.1.75 Vol.6(No.1) 75-88, 2022

This study aims to analyze general education subjects to improve the common core competencies required of college students through general education in the fields of dance and physical education. To this end, the current status of general education related to dance and physical education in 15 four-year colleges with dance departments among universities in Seoul was examined using the objective sampling method. First, the information disclosed on each university’s website was mainly investigated, then supplementary data were obtained from the person in charge of the general education department of each university. As a result of the analysis, the general education courses offered at 15 universities can be broadly divided into the following three categories: First, common compulsory subjects that all students must complete; second, core and central subjects that are characteristic courses to be completed by all students and that contain the values pursued by each university; and third, general subjects that can be freely selected and completed. Most of the dance and physical education subjects are offered as elective subjects, rather than compulsory or core subjects. In addition, many universities that have dance departments do not offer any general education subjects related to dance at all. Overall, general education related to dance and physical education was biased toward theory classes or operated mainly on simple practice.

general education, dance, physical education, university, core competencies

Yanyan Wu , Hyungnam Kim , Jian Kim

DOI:10.26584/RDPA.2022.04.6.1.89 Vol.6(No.1) 89-103, 2022

The aim of this study was to analyze the importance of the current state and improvement plans, for the transmission of ICH, in the curriculums of the dance departments of China’s universities. To this end, we conducted a literature review on the curriculums of the dance departments of five leading local universities of China and applied the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to derive objective results using expert experiences. The finding is as follows: As upper factors, administration and finance, organization, professional manpower and educational program were set as four factors in opening the ICH dance curriculum of Chinese University Dance Department, along with the sub-factors. We analyzed the perceived priority of the opening the ICH dance curriculum of Chinese University Dance Department factors, and found that ‘professional manpower and educational program’ was considered most important at the weight of 43.6%, followed by ‘administration and finance,’ at 25.6%, ‘educational environment and facilities,’ at 20.5%, and ‘organization,’ at 10.3%

Chinese university, dance department, curriculum, intangible cultural heritage, AHP