The way from martial arts to the theatre

This bachelor´s thesis records author´s existing experience with martial arts and it´s subsequent blending with performing arts techniques. The thesis is divided into four parts. In the first part, individual martial arts are discussed. In the second part, the author outlines her perception of the parallels between the martial arts disciplines and psyschosomatic disciplines of KATaP. The third section covers "the warrior archetype", an archetypal component of every human being. The fourth and fifth parts reflect in more detail author´s theatrical experience, as influenced by Eastern culture