Training the brain in hyper-competitive South Korea | MINDSET | EP 3

With 27 gold medals, South Korea has dominated archery at the Olympics for three decades.
In a sport that requires significant mental strength and focus, sport psychologists play a key role in keeping the country’s archers on target.
Beyond the shooting range, competitiveness is fostered in Korean society from a young age in a school system known for its rigidity.
Whether it's in the classroom or on the sports field, South Koreans strive to be the best on the global stage.
Mindset meets the sports psychologists and “brain trainers” pushing South Koreans to be number one.
Credits:
Presenter and Series Producer: Drew Ambrose
Producers: Medhavi Arora, Ye-rinne Park, Seungku Lee
Cinematographer and Drone Operator: Lee Ali
Production Manager: Susanna Low
Digital Producer: Hasham Cheema
Opening Titles: The Bureau
Theme Music: Vicki Hansen
Picture Editor: Andy Mees
Supervising Producers : Liz Gooch and Nick Olle
Executive Producer: Sharon Roobol
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Al Jazeera's new and thought-provoking series, Mindset, asks big questions about how we can improve our wellbeing. In Episode 4, Mindset meets the sports psychologists and “brain trainers” pushing South Koreans to be number one. Watch the previous episode on Ukrainian therapists fighting to keep a population sane in a country at war: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJzShJ2IZ6l2gpo

[@Kampfgruppe9260]

If you look at the murals in the ancient Korean tombs from the 4th to 5th centuries, you can see why Koreans are good at archery.

[@user-eg3yq5hr3y]

Respect to South Korea from Pakistan

[@beastjemzo]

North korea

[@user-eg3yq5hr3y]

@@beastjemzo what about North Korea?

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Respect to you from within Pakistan brother.

[@user-eg3yq5hr3y]

@@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 respect to You

[@WorldPeace-dn4fm]

Respect to South Korea, from the United States as well. Sports bring peace

[@michaelman1135]

Affirmation. Meditation. Not to survive, but to transform the highly competitive society...

[@ainasd]

❤after south korea clinched 4/5 medal in archery wanted to know more their good management team

[@dongheon3922]

Brain training is very interesting and impressive. It seems one of very effective training to build up resilience.

[@Otto-Just]

What is brain training?

[@spiritwalker341]

This is my absolute favorite sport❤. Focus 🏹

[@user-qr2rl2tl2y]

브레인트레이닝을 활용햐 BR뇌교육 화풀이캠프 너무 좋네요

[@sirajuddin1846]

Excellent report as ever as like al Jazeera

[@YODAJJ]

They also have the best eyes

[@hazelmint6671]

Yes haha I think so too! Their eyes are pretty cool 👀

[@softcookiessuck160]

And skin and bone structure

[@Pussaychop]

Very into their biometric approach towards brain training. Seems more reliable than the psychological/emotional stuff, on the other hand - the more aged archery guru seems to be finding success in both methodologies. Good show.

[@user-st9oe1vw3n]

모두가 감정에 주인으로 건강하고 행복했으면 좋겠습니다.

[@user-st9oe1vw3n]

브레인 트레이닝 꼭 필요한거 같아요.

[@dongheon3922]

브레인트레이닝의 효과가 대단하군요

[@alexdolly6077]

In the end it all comes down to one five letter word. MONEY. Korea ranks among the highest rate of suicide among the ages 10 to 39, with over 50% of those death is from young people in their 20's.the bulk being, (but not all) coming from poor working-class families. I saw this 1st hand in the early 80's when Korea wasn't even a blip on the screen. The pressure to succeed in education was so great for young people that college entrance exams were televised, and nets were place along tall buildings to catch those who made the choice to end their life because they didn't get into the premier Korean College. Take a poll of all those on the Korean archery Team and you will find that all their parents either have or come from MONEY with rarely few coming from a poor working-class families.

[@blues.]

cool story but archery in korea is one of the few things that are purely merit based

[@alexdolly6077]

@@blues. Yes, but long before that merit is measured, you still Need money to keep up with the pack to one day be considered to be a part of the big dance. You're Not the child of a single parent working class household or someone working a part-time job and trying to keep up with these guys. I lived in country from 84 to 85 then from 86 to when Korea held the Olympics in 88. Then in Inchon in 2014 Asian games and seen what it took to even be look at.

[@Dmwntkp99]

This is the same for Japan and China pressured to excel and obtain high status or die trying, these countries cannot stand being humiliated, quite different mindset to south east asians generally.

[@zhirenzhiren9845]

かわいい♡

[@valt3692]

Genetic Lazer eye 😑 focus maybe? 😮 Sorry I couldn’t resist 😂...dry joke from a people lover

[@opensarangthem4782]

Respected to the South Korea🇰🇷 from MANIPUR, CHINA 🇨🇳. Because South Koreans worship the true God. So they achieved all this respected from the people. 🙏

[@noneed5700]

You really know how to get. On people's nerve

[@HasanBabasi]

I love my Korean siblings, but I think the pressure of Korean schools and the social pressure to be extremely successful would drive me to madness.

[@gbjb6606]

i think that's why they have some exceptional profesionals despite low populations

[@sungtaekim507]

​@@gbjb6606 52 Million people. Says South Korea is a size of state Indiana. Indiana has only 6.8 Million.

[@Barbarossa-heir]

❤❤❤❤

[@esahm373]

Aren't they also they country with the highest number of suic. among teenagers?

[@saltandvinegar4444]

It's an unfortunate tradeoff - you get pushed to the limit and either achieve the best you can offer or become over burdened

[@blairwich1935]

Lol it's called "Go".

[@josocalify]

The reporter is accurate. In Korea, it's called 바둑 (baduk). Also called "go" elsewhere.

[@purpleheadedmonster8735]

I would rather live a middle class life in Uganda or ghana than living in South Korea

[@LL-cz5ql]

True and based

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Thank you so much for providing cheap labors and cheap natural resources to developing countries 😉

[@scottleo8363]

Uganda…??? Are you really sure?

[@HappiRaspberry]

Thank you! I’m so glad you made that decision.

[@affren3148]

​@@abcdefg1223You're welcome

[@livefastdieyoung8703]

Since the Koreans are chornic physical and beauty conscious people's 99% of its population takes up only archery as the only sports because its non physical and non contact sports so its the reason why they are very good in archery .....

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[@LaneP]

Women have NOTHING to do with war Why even fight them ? Isa 3:12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. Isa 32:9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. Rev 9:8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

[@ninong213]

King jumong blood runs on their vein i guess