Abstract
The present study aims to identify the motives that lead to the practice of taekwondo, as well as to verify possible differences between practitioners and black belts. The Brazilian version of Motives for Physical Activity Measure Revise (MPAM‐R) was used. The Friedman test and the Mann‐Whitney test with Bonferroni correction were used in the statistical analysis. The results show that “competence,” “enjoyment” and, “social” are the main reasons for taekwondo practice, but that the motives for practice did not differ between beginners and black belts. Thus, both novice and experienced taekwondo practitioners are intrinsically motivated.
Keywords
Physical activity; Motives; Taekwondo; Belts
