Ido as Treatment, Healing or Self-Healing. About the Relationship Between Traditional East Asian Martial Arts and Medicine
Ido as Treatment, Healing or Self-Healing. About the Relationship Between Traditional East Asian Martial Arts and Medicine

Summary/Abstract: Ido, in the sense of “medicine of martial arts” (bujutsu idō), is analyzed from the perspective ofthe General Theory of Fighting Arts in many aspects. In particular, the social reception of this and related forms of natural medicine is interesting, which is the main topic of reflection here. The terms“health” and “human” are understood here holistically. Social reception is analyzed here indirectly,through the presence in opinion-forming weeklies and other periodicals. Selected magazines fromthe years 1982–2023 and direct interviews with three experts constitute the sources. There are alsotwo more qualitative methods, i.e. long-term participant observation and analysis of the content ofthe literature on the subject. A set of healing or self-healing methods was characterized and a generalpicture of alternative medicine in mass culture was shown, based on the content published in variousmagazines. Sharp criticism is mixed here with interest reflected in the search for non-pharmacologi-cal methods of therapy. The diverse image of alternative medicine (natural, holistic) in mass cultureis shaped by the media. It is rare to associate traditional martial arts with natural medicine.

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