In Taekwondo demonstration teams, members often experience fear and anxiety when assigned difficult skills. However, successfully performing these challenging skills produces a strong cathartic effect. Overcoming the initial fear and succeeding in the demonstration results in a feeling of joy that is proportional to the initial fear experienced.

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The vicarious purgation of emotions occurs through the feelings of pity and fear and that this leads to the experience of catharsis was found to be valid for Taekwondo demonstration team activities.
- Feelings of Pity and Superiority toward Members Lacking Skills
- Overcoming the Fear of Difficult Skills with Successful Performance

Effect of Physical Activity of Taekwondo: Emotional Catharsis through Pity and Fear

These interview results show that the emotion that the study participants have toward less skilled teammates is pity. This feeling of pity is accompanied by a sense of superiority that they are better demonstrators, which gives them catharsis. It is considered that a healing process takes place in sports activities as instincts repressed in daily life are released through the action of the feeling of superiority

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