Pembelajaran beladiri dalam Pendidikan Jasmani, Olahraga, dan Kesehatan (PJOK) di sekolah dasar memiliki potensi untuk mengembangkan keterampilan gerak dan kemampuan motorik peserta didik. Namun, pelaksanaannya masih menghadapi kendala berupa rendahnya partisipasi peserta didik dan penggunaan metode pembelajaran yang kurang variatif, sehingga penguasaan teknik dasar beladiri belum optimal. Penelitian terdahulu mengenai penggunaan media punching pad masih terbatas pada peningkatan teknik tertentu dan belum mengintegrasikannya dalam bentuk permainan untuk mengembangkan keterampilan dasar beladiri secara menyeluruh. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis peningkatan keterampilan dasar beladiri peserta didik kelas V SDN 2 Loktabat Utara melalui pembelajaran berbasis permainan menggunakan media punching pad. Penelitian menggunakan desain pre-experimental dengan pendekatan one group pretest-posttest. Sampel penelitian terdiri atas 23 peserta didik kelas V A yang dipilih melalui teknik purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian telah melalui uji validitas dan reliabilitas oleh dua validator ahli bidang pencak silat dan beladiri. Data dianalisis menggunakan IBM SPSS melalui statistik deskriptif, uji normalitas Shapiro-Wilk, Paired Sample t-test, dan analisis N-Gain Score. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan skor rata-rata dari 53,8 pada pretest menjadi 84,39 pada posttest. Uji hipotesis menunjukkan nilai Sig. (2-tailed) sebesar 0,000 < 0,05, yang berarti terdapat perbedaan signifikan antara sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan. Nilai N-Gain pada sembilan aspek keterampilan berada pada rentang 62,1–69,9% dengan kategori sedang. Dengan demikian, pembelajaran berbasis permainan menggunakan media punching pad efektif meningkatkan keterampilan dasar beladiri peserta didik sekolah dasar. Improving Basic Martial Arts Skills Througs Games Using Punching pads Among Fifth-Grade Students at SDN 2 Loktabat Utara Banjarbaru City South Kalimantan Abstract Martial arts learning in Physical Education, Sports, and Health (PJOK) at the elementary school level has the potential to develop students’ movement skills and motor abilities. However, its implementation still faces several challenges, including low student participation and the limited variety of instructional approaches, resulting in suboptimal mastery of basic martial arts techniques. Previous studies on the use of punching pad media have mainly focused on improving specific movement techniques and have not yet explored its integration into game-based activities to comprehensively develop fundamental martial arts skills. This study aimed to analyze the improvement of fundamental martial arts skills among fifth-grade students at SDN 2 Loktabat Utara through game-based learning assisted by punching pad media. The study employed a pre-experimental design using a one-group pretest–posttest approach. The participants consisted of 23 fifth-grade students from class V A selected through purposive sampling. The research instrument was validated and tested for reliability by two experts in pencak silat and martial arts. The collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS through descriptive statistics, the Shapiro–Wilk normality test, paired sample t-test, and normalized gain (N-Gain) analysis. The results showed an increase in the mean score from 53.8 in the pretest to 84.39 in the posttest. The hypothesis testing revealed a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.000 < 0.05, indicating a significant difference between students’ performance before and after the intervention. The N-Gain scores across nine skill aspects ranged from 62.1% to 69.9%, categorized as moderate improvement. Therefore, game-based learning integrated with punching pad media is effective in enhancing elementary students’ fundamental martial arts skills.
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