Αθλητικό Σωματείο ''Ο Απιδανός''

  The general term used to describe hand exercises was called cheironomiai and is certainly not identical with the word skiamachia, which were the movements that boxers (pyktes) made against an imaginary opponent and which certainly refers to the training of the whole body. "Pityliizein" or "pitylisma" were the movements that were made for rowing, and from the term it seems that the trainees rhythmically (pitylisma) made the movements of the rowers. "Pyx atremizein" were exercises \, as we have seen, of the hands that remained in various positions until they trembled. "Korykomachia" was an exercise of the hands that seems to have served not only boxers, but all athletes. The Koryka, an instrument similar to today's punching bag, was used for the same purpose as today: to train the hands with resistance. "Akrokheria" as a form of exercise seems to have been very common among the Greeks. It was the exercise with which athletes were c...

 Physical education is considered a self-evident part of education nowadays, yet the conception of gymnastics as a systematic means of shaping human character and spirit is an exclusive legacy of the ancient Greek world. While other ancient peoples (such as the Persians or the Egyptians) used physical exercise primarily for military purposes, the Greeks were the first to give exercise a pedagogical and anthropocentric character. 1. The Philosophical Basis: "Kalokagathia" The Greek innovation lies in the unity of body and spirit. Gymnastics did not aim solely at muscular strength, but at achieving kalokagathia — the combination of physical beauty ( kallos ) and moral virtue ( agathos ). Plato: In his Republic , he argues that excessive preoccupation with music makes a person soft, while exclusive preoccupation with gymnastics makes them harsh and violent. Proper education requires the perfect harmonization of both. Aristotle: In his Politics , he emphasizes that gymnastics ...