Czech gymnastics (Sokol)

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Czech gymnastics (Sokol) is a Czech physical education and nationalist movement emphasizing mass gymnastics displays, discipline, and cultural unity.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf gymnastics movement
nationalist movement
physical education organization
associatedWith Czech nationalism
Czechoslovak independence movement
pan-Slavism
componentOf Czech cultural heritage
coreValue collective solidarity
patriotism
self-discipline
countryOfOrigin Austria-Hungary
Czech lands
emphasizes collective drill
cultural unity
discipline
mass gymnastics displays
focusesOn harmonious development of body and mind
founder Jindřich Fügner
Miroslav Tyrš
hasHeadquartersLocation Prague
hasMainGoal civic education
moral education
promotion of Czech national consciousness
promotion of physical fitness
hasOrganizationalForm local units (jednoty)
national federation
regional unions
hasSymbol falcon
inception 1862
influenced Czech school physical education
Czechoslovak military training traditions
Slavic gymnastics movements
inspiredBy Turnverein movement
motto A sound mind in a sound body
organizes Slet gatherings
mass gymnastic festivals
politicalOrientation civic republicanism
liberal nationalism
practicedIn Czech Republic
Czech diaspora communities
Slovakia
targetAudience men
women
youth
typicalActivity apparatus gymnastics
marching drills
synchronized calisthenics
usesLanguage Czech language

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1932 Summer Olympics
demonstrationSport

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