Combat Sports Medicine

Kordi, Ramin

doi:10.1007/978-1-84800-354-5

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“…In combat sports, sudden and rapid displacement, hand and foot combination with the same skill, or the ability to defend and attack at the same time, it is important to provide their own body balance while doing these. In kickboxing, situations such as athletes staying on one foot while kicking or even switching to the other foot as a second attack are among the difficulties of the sport [15,16]. At the same time, athletes staying on one leg by holding the opponent while attacking and putting their own weight on it is one of the positions where balance is difficult to achieve in wrestling.…”

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“…At the same time, athletes staying on one leg by holding the opponent while attacking and putting their own weight on it is one of the positions where balance is difficult to achieve in wrestling. It is stated that it is of great importance to determine the balance performance of athletes who are actively involved in these two combat sports with such challenging movements and techniques [15,17]. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the balance performances of wrestling and kickboxing athletes.…”

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Investigation of balance performance of wrestling and kickboxing athletes

Löklüoğlu,

Yılmaz,

Özcan

et al. 2024

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Background and Aim. Balance performance is one of the significant requirements to achieve success in wrestling and kickboxing. Although the evaluation of balance performance is important in both sports branches, there are a limited number of studies on this subject. Additionally, there is no study comparing the two branches in terms of balance performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the balance performances of wrestling and kickboxing athletes. Material and Methods. Thirteen Greco-Roman wrestlers (age: 20.69 ± 1.32 years, height: 176.0 ± 4.30 cm, body mass: 75.54 ± 6.81 kg) and thirteen kickboxers (age: 20.23 ± 2.49 years, height: 177. 62 ± 5.03 cm, body mass: 77.08 ± 8.44 kg) who participated in national competitions were included in the study voluntarily. The Biodex Balance System (BBS, Biodex Medical Systems Inc., Shirley, NY) was used to test dynamic balance and three index scores were recorded: overall stability index (OSI), anterior-posterior stability index (APSI) and medio-lateral stability index (MLSI). Dynamic balance measurements of the participants were conducted with eyes open condition. An independent sample t-test was used to compare the outputs of the dynamic balance tests of wrestlers and kickboxers. All statistical analyses were conducted using the SPSS software package, version 24.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results. The comparison of dynamic balance between kickboxers and wrestlers revealed no significant differences in the OSI, APSI, and MLSI parameters (p > 0.05). These findings suggest that despite the inherent differences in technical requirements and training protocols between kickboxing and wrestling, both groups of athletes demonstrate similar levels of proficiency in maintaining dynamic balance. Such parity challenges potential assumptions regarding disparities in balance performance across these disciplines. Conclusions. The balance performances of wrestling and kickboxing athletes are similar, as evidenced by the lack of significant differences in dynamic balance parameters between the two groups. This suggests that balance performance may be influenced by the specific features of each sport and the training levels of the athletes, rather than inherent differences between the sports themselves.

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Investigation of balance performance of wrestling and kickboxing athletes

Löklüoğlu,

Yılmaz,

Özcan

et al. 2024

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“…It requires a variety of complex skills and tactical excellence. Kickboxers are classified by gender, body mass, and age (Kordi et al, 2009). Kickboxing is characterized by continuous changes in movement structure under undetermined conditions, with variable work intensity and load duration (Krupalija et al, 2010).…”

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Physiological Responses and Bout Analysis in Elite Kickboxers During International K1 Competitions

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Background: Kickboxing is a combat sport with various forms of competition. Kickboxing according to the K1 rules is one of the most interesting and quickly developing forms of kickboxing. According to the K1 rules, it is possible to use a variety of techniques with great force. The aim of this study was to investigate the physiological responses during a real sports fight and to perform a technical and tactical analysis of the kickboxing bout according to the K1 rules.Methods: This study was conducted during two cycles of the international kickboxing league according to the K1 rules in a group of 15 elite athletes. The indicators of technical and tactical training were evaluated in real sports bout. Blood lactate (LA) levels and heart rate (HR) were measured during and after the bout.Results: The efficiency of the attack was on average 59.3 ± 2.7, its effectiveness was 50.3 ± 10.01, and its activeness was 112.3 ± 29. The peak LA concentration was 14.6 ± 1.9 mmol/L. LA concentration did not decrease to baseline after 20 min of recovery.Conclusion: A kickboxing bout was found to induce strong physiological stress for the participants. Reported HR and LA concentration show that the intensity of the fight was close to maximal, and anaerobic metabolism played an important role during a fight.

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