Laza Popović-A founder of Serbian Sokol Associations under the Austro-Hungarian rule Attracted by the romantic enthusiasm of the youth of Karlovac, young physician Laza Popović, after returning to Sremski Karlovci from his studies, professional, but also handsome, approachable, with a reputation in his native town and the surrounding area, found himself right in the midst of the storm. He quickly gained great trust and popularity, especially among the progressive nationally oriented youth that accepted his idea to establish the Sokol gymnastics association, ie "Belgrade Soko Gymnastics Association" (1892), which existed in the Kingdom of Serbia. He was suggested this idea by his patient, Joseph
SUMMARYThe previous studies on the gymnastic societies of the Principality and the Kingdom of Serbia did not seriously deal with the types of physical exercise practiced therein. It may be assumed that is due to a lack of the information preserved thereabout.For these reasons, in this study we searched for the findings about the types of physical exercise applied in the private training schools where some skills (fencing, swimming, archery, horse riding) were learnt and practiced, then in the societies for physical exercising (gymnastics) as well as in the chivalrous societies. The aim of this study was to determine the types and forms of physical exercise practiced in the private training schools, societies for physical exercising (gymnastics) and chivalrous societies of the Principality and the Kingdom of Serbia. The historical method was applied in this paper.
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