Use of games allows developing all motor qualities, it is essential to improve sensory-motor reactions, to provide improvement of coordination activity. At the same time various and multi-directional motor activity of students during the game is followed by manifestations of positive emotions and increases interest in physical exercises. Questions of using sports and outdoor games in physical education of students were raised by many authors. Purpose of the research: to find out the possibility of inclusion of outdoor games in educational and training process of students of martial arts sections with the purpose of improvement of professional and applied physical education. Material and methods of the research. The questioning with male students, in which 87 students who are engaged in sections of different types of martial arts took part, was carried out during 2017-2018 in Kherson state maritime academy. Research methods: theoretical analysis of references, questioning, pedagogical observations. Results of the research. As a result of the questioning of students of Kherson state maritime academy it is established that only 18.2% of students in their training activity constantly use specialized outdoor games in technical and tactical preparation, 12.1% of students represent the full volume of activities for this question, but possess insufficient information of technique use of outdoor games. Conclusions. It is established that sports and outdoor games are interesting to students and can act as one of the fixed means of professional and applied physical education. The essential reserve for inclusion of specialized outdoor games in section without prejudice to the general development of program material is in training programs on physical education of higher education institutions. Introduction of the gaming method positively affects emotional mood of students, in turn promotes stabilization of the contingent and efficiency of development of training programs. Use of the specialized outdoor games, close on structure to actions in single combats, in sections of wrestling, affects their physical fitness of students and effectiveness of technical and tactical actions of wrestlers in competitions.