Article by President
WCU-Panama Prof. Sarfraz. Lloyd, PhD, Ed.D
Physical Education has 5 components: 1.Cardiovascular Fitness is the ability of the heart,
lungs and vascular system to deliver oxygen-rich blood to working muscles
during sustained physical activity. 2. Muscular Strength is the amount offorce a muscle or group of muscles can exert
against a heavy resistance. 3. Muscular Endurance is the ability of a muscle or
muscle group to repeat a movement many times or hold a particular position for
an extended period of time. 4. Flexibility is a degree to which an individual
muscle will lengthen. 5. Body Composition is the amount of fat in the body
compared to the amount of lean mass.
Physical education
trends have developed recently to incorporate a greater variety of activities.
Introducing students to lifetime activities like bowling, walking/hiking, or
Frisbee at an early age can help students develop good activity habits that
will carry over into adulthood. Some teachers have even begun to incorporate
stress-reduction techniques such as yoga and deep-breathing. Another trend is
the incorporation of Health and Nutrition to the physical education curriculum and
require Physical Education teachers to be certified to teach Health also. Many
colleges and Universities offer both Physical and Health Education as one
certification. This push towards Health education, is beginning in the
intermediate level, including lessons on bullying, self esteem and stress and
anger management. (curtesy of Wikipedia, used for educationalpurposes only).
Martial
Arts Adam Paul Swiercz says that while the specific origin of martial arts remains elusive to historians,
it is apparent that they have been around for a very long time. Over the years,
fighting styles have been passed on from generation to generation, and from
country to country. This adaptive radiation allowed the arts to emigrate from China into Japan and Korea, giving
us the eclectic variety of styles we have today. Developed to improve
self-defense and combative success, martial arts were created in the ancient
cultures of Asia. In general, martial arts
involve fighting techniques, mental discipline, physical exercise, and various
philosophical components. Most of them embody intellectual concepts as well.
The Taoist philosophy of balance, Buddhist meditation and breathing, and Confucian
ethics have all greatly influenced martial arts. Our society has become
increasingly interested in these martial arts over the last fifty years. We are
finally beginning to realize all the wonderful benefits that martial arts have
to offer. Martial Arts are part of Physical Education by West Coast University
(WCU) Panama.
West
Coast University (WCU) Panama being a global university since its
inception understood the important of Physical Education & Martial Arts and
developed a Faculty in WCUP with experienced educationists and Instructors
under the direct supervision of the Executive Vice President and developed
curriculum up to PhD. Few experts started their studies & research about 5
years ago, every first student qualifying PhD in Physical Education from WCUP
was offered a position of the Chairman of WCUP Faculty of Physical Education
& Martial Arts , very happily accepted by himself. Since that day Dr. Aamir
Hosein Zalaghi, apart from his professional responsibilities as the Chairman of
WCUP Faculty has also become a Global Ambassador of WCUP Physical Education
& Martial Arts.
Invitation to Join There are more
diseases in the world than sports and we at WCUP believe that we can kill
diseases, poverty, hunger and hatred from this world; we invite all organization
of Sports Martial Arts to join the Department of Physical Education &
Martial Arts -West Coast University (WCU) Panama or to teach these courses at
your organization, please contact, Chairman of the Faculty
Dr. Aamir Hosein Zalaghi, PhD (Phy.Edu)
Chairman Faculty of
Physical Education & Martial Arts,
