About us ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** The mission of the department is to educate students in movement activities of a gymnastic fighting nature. The department develops competencies in the creation of exercise programs range of target groups and the application of acquired knowledge and skills in pedagogical practice.  Selected gymnastic subjects are focused on the cultivation of movement expression, on the of movement activity and the experience of movement as compensation for the current lifest the creation and verification of the effectiveness of programs focused on the prevention o muscle imbalances, on influencing the components of physical fitness and motor-functional and, last but not least, on music-movement education.  The subjects provided by the department are focused on the training process in gymnastics sports, in the field of sports for all and elite sports, including applications for people needs. Another area is also the usability of combat skills in self-defense as maintaining of perception of own safety and also implementation combatives in strength and conditionin Research and scientific-publication activities are focused on examining the quality of mov selected aspects of sports performance in gymnastics and combat sports, on pedagogical res disciplines in school physical education. Another focus is monitoring the impact of profes sports on the quality of life.  Additional activities of the department are aimed at supporting quality practice that refl requirements of society, modernization of teaching and implementation of new teaching proc accredited by the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports.