Experience, Training Preferences, and Fighting Style Are Differentially Related to Measures of Body Composition, Strength, and Power in Male Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athletes—A Pilot Study

Almeda, Christian G.; Mangine, Gerald T.; Green, Zackary H.; Feito, Yuri; French, Duncan N.

doi:10.3390/sports11010013

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“…Additionally, it might be predicted that martial arts students' HGS and weight are related, which is congruent with the data in the literature [8,11,31,[54][55][56]. The same holds true for HGS and age [51,57]. We have also seen comparable results for HGS and skill level.…”

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Handgrip Strength as a Distinguishing Factor of People Training Martial Arts

Bajkowski,

Cynarski

2023

Applied Sciences

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Jujutsu is a close-contact grappling combat sport. Karate is a long-distance combat sport, primarily using strikes and kicks. Well-designed strength characteristics should be capable of differentiating between participants of martial arts and combat sports, especially if, due to training preferences, they develop particular preferences for grappling or striking that differentiate them, as is the case in jujutsu and karate. One hundred and seventy-eight participants were tested for their age, weight, years of training, style (modern jujutsu, Polish and German groups, karate Kyokushin, karate Shotokan), skill level (Kyu or Dan grade), gender, and handgrip strength (HGS). An analysis of variance utilizing age, weight, years of training, martial art, gender, and skill in explaining HGS showed that variance in skill level and the interaction between skills and weight were significant. Furthermore, a post-hoc Tukey’s HSD test based on skills separated practitioners with the second Kyu from those with the sixth Dan grade. There were two groups identified when a similar analysis was conducted for the interaction between skill and weight. The first one encompassed all athletes below the fifth grade, whereas the second one comprised the remaining practitioners. Principal component analysis with gender as a grouping variable showed that women formed a partly separated group of athletes, with the most differentiating factors being age and years of training. When the grouping variable was skill level, the most influential variables were weight, HGS, and age. Finally, utilizing martial arts as a grouping variable showed that age, years of training, and skill were the essential variables. Our study has demonstrated that by utilizing HGS in combination with such characteristics as weight, age, years of training, gender, Dan grade, and martial arts, it is possible to identify differences between people training distinct martial styles, those with varying skills, and those representing opposite sexes. However, the differentiation is only sometimes apparent.

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“…The Kyu and Dan ranks were incorporated into the analysis as they were suggested to be correlated with body mass and HGS [51].…”

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Handgrip Strength as a Distinguishing Factor of People Training Martial Arts

Bajkowski,

Cynarski

2023

Applied Sciences

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“…However, relying solely on this classification for athletes is suboptimal, as it considers only body mass and stature without accounting for body composition constituents. Notably, predominant values indicative of high muscle mass and low body fat levels suggest that the observed elevated BMI in females in this study is a consequence of significant muscle mass development (Andreato et al, 2012;Franchini et al, 2014;Almeda et al, 2023).…”

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“…Scientific evidence supports the notion that an appropriate level of carbohydrate intake is associated with increased strength and enhanced muscle glycogen storage (Artioli et al, 2013;Greene et al, 2017;Murray & Rosenbloom, 2018;Januszko & Lange, 2021). In "grappling" Jiu-Jitsu sports, there is a heightened reliance on anaerobic lactic metabolism (Andreato et al, 2017;Almeda et al, 2023). The protein intake recommendation in Jiu-Jitsu athletes' diets is notably higher compared to non-training individuals, aiming to ensure consistent muscle protein synthesis (Januszko & Lange, 2021).…”

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Nutrition status of elite Jiu-Jitsu athletes during training season

Paiyarat,

Techakriengkrai,

Jamphon

et al. 2024

sci. j. sport perform.

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Optimizing high-intensity Jiu-Jitsu requires careful nutritional consideration, impacting body composition and performance. Balancing dietary intake with expenditure enhances athlete performance. This study, conducted with ten healthy Jiu-Jitsu athletes from the Jiu-Jitsu Association of Thailand, scrutinized their dietary intake compared to recommendations and its correlation with body composition to enhance performance and training adaptations. Participants completed three days of 24-hour dietary recalls. body composition was assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Across both genders, total energy intake is inadequate, with carbohydrate consumption falling significantly below the recommended levels (p < .05). Female athletes showed significant positive correlations between dietary intake and body composition, notably with protein intake and skeletal muscle mass percentage and the skeletal muscle mass index (r = .895, and .963, respectively, p < .05). Conversely, male athletes displayed no significant correlations, but a broader analysis across genders revealed a strong positive correlation between protein consumption and muscle mass (r = .685, p < .05). The study highlights inadequate dietary intake, particularly in carbohydrates, among Jiu-Jitsu athletes during training, potentially compromising competition performance due to insufficient energy sources. Addressing these nutritional deficiencies is crucial to optimizing performance and body composition, emphasizing the need for dietary practice improvements among Jiu-Jitsu athletes.

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Influence of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Belt Graduations on the Performance of Elite Female Combat Athletes

Santos,

De Albuquerque Maurício,

Soto

et al. 2024

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. In Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ), match durations are determined by belt rank according to the rules. However, a detailed understanding of the dynamics in female matches across belt levels is lacking. Gaining this insight could refine training, better meeting the needs of female athletes at each progression stage. Therefore, this study aims to conduct a comparative time-motion analysis of combat phases among elite female practitioners across different belt ranks. Material and Methods. The sample was composed of White (n = 60), Blue (n = 150), Purple (n = 108), Brown (n = 56), and Black (n = 48) belts. All combats were analyzed using a BJJ time-motion protocol according to the sequential actions of the combats (i.e., approach, gripping, attack, defense, transition, guard, mount, side control, low-intensity movements, and total time), p ≤ 0.05. Results. The main results indicated longer time in the black belt division vs. white and blue belts in low-intensity movements [170(63;311.6) s vs. 75.1(39.7; 201.9)s, and 93.1 (34.2; 168.7)s], defensive actions [31(10.2;76.6)s vs. 12.2(50.5; 22.4)s, and 22.4(11; 49.4)s], and approach actions [9.1(5.5;23.3)s vs. 5.2(2.5; 9.9)s, and 4.8(1; 12)s], respectively. Conclusions. No effects were observed in combat-determining domain actions such as gripping, transition actions, side control, and mount, even with differences in the rules, suggesting a progressive reduction in intensity accompanying the increase in total combat time as the rank in BJJ increases.

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Experience, Training Preferences, and Fighting Style Are Differentially Related to Measures of Body Composition, Strength, and Power in Male Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athletes—A Pilot Study

Cited by 5 publications

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Handgrip Strength as a Distinguishing Factor of People Training Martial Arts

Handgrip Strength as a Distinguishing Factor of People Training Martial Arts

Nutrition status of elite Jiu-Jitsu athletes during training season

Influence of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Belt Graduations on the Performance of Elite Female Combat Athletes

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