FUNCTIONAL AND MODULAR DESIGN OF SPORTS TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS

Research purpose. The systematization of sports training typically employs a pedagogical approach based on formal structuring criteria. The aim of this study was to analyze existing methods and explore modern, promising approaches for structuring the components of the sports training system.

Organization of research. In the period 2020–2025, research on several martial arts was conducted in stages: 1) structural analysis of the components and interrelations of sports training, their complement and systematization; 2) identification of the system-forming functional features of the components of the athletes' training system and the formation of functional groups of elements;     3) detailing the functions of the training system and the development of functional modules;          4) structuring the concept of athlete training design based on a functional-modular approach. 

The research results. Analysis of a wide range of components within the sports training system in martial arts led to the conclusion that it cannot be organized as a sequential-vertical structure but requires an alternative approach. A functional-modular approach based on functional principles was proposed. Four functional groups (target, normative, methodological, and control) were identified and detailed into eight functional modules. The interrelations between them were defined and systematized. Each module performs a strictly defined function, is comprehensive and self-contained, forms an independent integrated structure with its own internal connections and functions, and addresses specific tasks. The resulting modules constitute an integrated structure that implements the concept of an athlete training design system based on functional principles.

Conclusion. The structure of the concept is generalized, while the specifics of each sport are reflected in the content and structure of the modules themselves, which must be developed for each sport (or group of related sports). Critical analysis of the concept for several martial arts (primarily Kyokushin) demonstrated its broad potential for practical implementation in sports training programming.

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