Science of human movements – meaning, name, directions of development

Movement is the biological need of every living organism. The human, by creating modern civilization, somehow has forgotten about his genetic code. Man started to lead a sedentary life style, which causes many civilization diseases. In such a case an alternative appears: either man makes an effort to care about his physical development, or the number of disabled people will start to grow. Then the theory and practice in the movement science will become more significant. For ages, movement has been a subject of interest for many representatives of different scientific disciplines. Its meaning was shortly defined by Aristotle: “Movement is life”. The multiplicity and the variety of terms proposed to name the movement science demonstrates how intensive is the interest of the teams of specialists from other field of knowledge, in this developing scientific discipline, and especially in the 20th century. The multitude of terms proposed shows how extensive is the topical scope of the movement science. Movement science has and will always have a universal meaning, since it refers to every human being regardless of: sex, age, race, occupation etc. Movement performance of a man is extremely rich and complex and mastering the conditions and regulations of its development, requires versatile and interdisciplinary studies. The outstanding activity of the IASK members in the international arena, as well as the increasing prestige of the Association prove how necessary the organization is.