This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ICPESK 2015 : 5 th International Congress of Physical Education, Sports and Kinetotherapy Principles, Methods and Tools of the Sustainable Approach in the Contents of Karate-Do Teaching Sergejs Čapulis a *, Valerijs Dombrovskis a , Svetlana Guseva a * Corresponding author: Sergejs Čapulis, sergejs.capulis@du.lv a Daugavpils University, 1 Parades iela , Daugavpils, Latvia Abstract Currently the emphasis in physical education is on sport achievements, leaving the effect of physical education on the development of adolescents’ personality to drift along. In Latvia, the implementation of the humanistic approach in physical education is topical. We believe that today’s organisation of physical education requires significant changes in the usage of principles, methods and tools in the frame of the sustainable approach. Karate- do, as a kind of martial arts in the framework of humanistic approach, stimulates self-development of adolescents’ personality. In addition, the teaching process content of the sustainable approach includes adolescents’ health culture education and upbringing, as well as the integrity of the body and mental development. Implementation of the sustainable approach of physical education in teaching Karate-do is vital, as it ensures development of the uniqueness of adolescent’s personality and intrinsic potential. During the course of theoretical work, organisation and management methodology of the Karate-do teaching process in the context of the sustainable approach was designed. Within this methodology, a system of principles, methods and tools that allows implementing the sustainable approach in Karate-do was developed. It is suggested to use a system of methods in the sustainably- oriented Karate-do teaching process – words, demonstrations, exercises and games. The designed thematic conversation is proposed as one of the most important work techniques and relevant tools in the sustainably- oriented Karate-do teaching process. Doing Karate-do in the framework of the sustainable approach provides adolescents with satisfaction, positive perspective and self-confidence. © 2016 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk Keywords: Adolescent; Karate-do teaching; sustainable approach. 1. Introduction There are two practices in the system of martial arts which agree on the technique of element execution, but differ in teaching aims – these are Karate-do and Sport Karate. Sport Karate is viewed as a system for preparing adolescents for combat performance, and the main emphasis is placed on achieving results and on the number of wins. We believe that in Sport Karate not enough emphasis is http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.06.5