Martial Arts Premier League Foundation (MAPL Foundation)

Martial Arts Premier League Foundation, as the name suggests the foundation is based on Martial Arts. The purpose behind to established this foundation is to promote the cultural awareness, self defense, social facilitation and affiliation. These variables include lifestyle preferences, values orientation and psychological traits, among other things. In many eastern Asian countries, martial arts have long been major forms of physical activities and pedagogical contents. Martial arts include such disciplines as Aikido, Hapkido, Judo, Jujitsu, Karate, Kendo, Kungfu, Sanshou, Tai Chi, Taekwondo, Tang Su Do and Wushu, among many. Today, martial arts have become an integral part of sports and physical activity that convey lifestyles and values of education and entertainment. The increased number of martial arts practitioners, products, organisations and events reflects that martial arts have become global cultural products. MAPL Foundation specific motives (i.e. philosophy of the martial arts mind-body-spirit approach) were also important, along with benefits for mental and physical health and stress reduction. This consists of five basic needs (i.e. physiological, safety, social, esteem and self-actualisation) in order of importance to the individual. MAPL Foundation has strong drive of affiliation and friendship, followed by fitness, reward, competition, situational and skill development. MAPL Foundation identified different sports participation: achievement, social interaction, mastery and Intellectual. • The achievement motive arises when a sport provides people with some competition opportunities to experience a sense of accomplishment, such as by winning a competition, aggression, risk-taking and achievement. • People also participate in sports activities for social interaction. • Mastery, is generated by skill development, learning and personal challenge found in adventure sports (e.g. mountain biking and rock climbing).