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Background and objective. Differences in the psyche of sportsmen and sportswomen are ambiguous. However they can be seen in contact sports. This study has been an attempt at evaluating the personality profile of women practising contact sports. Material and methods. The study involved the best Polish female karate kyokushin competitors (n=30) and female handball players (n=30) aged 20-29. The method...
Achievement motivation is the tendency to act towards a specific goal attainment that makes it possible to gain personal fulfilment even if it is necessary to surmount some obstacles. According to studies described in the literature of the subject, it is associated with emotional intelligence, which plays an adaptive role. Emotional competences help the individual to cope with different situations...
Problem. The cognitive aim of the study is a factual analysis of the fighting arts environment, especially the researchers of this area. The study concerns the city of Rzeszow, the seat of the IPA and IMACSSS, and wider international scale. Scientific and methodological events and latest literature on the subject are evaluated. The paper also describes changes in the type of substance presented and...
Background. The evolution of competitive activities in fencing have given rise to the development of a system of training for competitive activities. Since it has proved impossible to increase the volume and intensity of the practice load for fencers, the problem of finding new ways and provisions to improve various aspects of fencers’ proficiency has cropped up. In the development of fencing several...
Background. Improved leg strength in taekwondo athletes has been suggested as a way to help prevent hamstrings injuries. Problem and Aim. Research on isokinetic leg strength in Malaysian taekwondo [WTF] athletes has been scarce, especially in recreational participants. The aim of this study was to compare isokinetic leg strength in adolescent Malaysian recreational taekwondo participants. Methods...
Background. Competitive anxiety and self-confidence can be influenced by a number of factors, including skills levels and changes during sporting events. However, the effect of changes in- event are unclear. Problem and Aim. We aimed to compare in-event competitive anxiety and self-confidence among Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) athleteswith different belt colors and compare the levels between the first...
This is a review of the book “Martial Arts and Combat Sports.Towards the General Theory of fighting arts” by Wojciech J. Cynarski, released in 2019. The contents of the book consist of thirteen chapters (excluding the introduction and summary). They concern the following issues: a review of the most important theoretical approaches; state of knowledge on martial arts; self-defence against martial...
Aim. This article focuses on the phenomenon of military items buried with individuals anthropologically identified as female. While the body of sources informing the analysis of this archaeological phenomenon have already been presented in a separate article [Bochnak 2010], this publication will discuss the possible lines of interpretation for such finds and attempt to explain them. Is the presence...
Background. The problem of aggression in sports – despite its ambiguous interpretation – is a subject of interest to sports theorists and psychologists as well as trainers. The concept of aggression can be variously-defined. Aggression in sport can be identified with self-assertion, but can also be linked to hostility. In Thirer’s classification of aggression it is defined as: destructive aggression...
Background. Notwithstanding the fact that the style of Taekwon- Do taught by the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) was inaugurated in the Republic of Korea (ROK; South Korea) during the 1950s and 60s by the ROK Army General Choi Hong Hi, that style is known around the world as “North Korean Taekwon-Do” since it is also practiced in the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK; North Korea)...
Background and study aim. Research on value orientation, whether general or focused on a population of university students, is a complex issue involving philosophical, psychological, sociological and educational dimensions. The fundamental question of our research was whether it is possible to influence the value preferences of students in subjects and discourses other than philosophy, ethics and...
Problem. The first goal of this paper is to describe and evaluate the Conference as a scientific event including digressions based on knowledge of certain national traditions and related insights. Next, the authors attempt to answer the research question, as to the reasons why specialists travel to and attend similar meetings, i.e, the features which attract them. More specifically, to what extent...
Background. Choosing to become a sports coach, as well as the selection of suitable coaching staff in sports organizations in Serbia, still does not have a proper and adequate set of sysytems. Sports activities as developed in the modern world are systems which take place within a particular organization. Every sports club represents a very complex, dynamic and open system of management that consists...
Background. The kumite section or karate kumite is characterized by high-intensity activity, including explosive actions. Problem and Aim. Determine the magnitude of the effect on the physical performance of karate athletes of the application of two protocols: HIIT-SPRINT and HIIT-JUMP performed at the beginning of a training session (20 minutes) for six weeks. Methods. Both the HIIT-JUMP and HIIT-SPRINT...
The Background. Between 1975 and 1998 the Bielsko-Biala voivodeship existed in southern Poland with its capital in Bielsko- Biala. It was established on 1 June 1975 following the introduction of a new administrative division in Poland. The area of the voivodeship was 3704 km2. It was divided into 18 towns and 59 communes, and it consisted of the present-day districts of Wadowice and Zywiec entirely,...
Background. This is a study of the outstanding achievements of the Indonesian Pencak Silat athletes at the 18th Asian Games (AG) sporting event. There are many aspects that determine sports success; one of which is the athletes’ psychological skills factor. The purpose of this study is to explore psychological skills of Indonesian Pencak Silat athletes at the 18th Asian Games. Method. This study employed...
Background. Boxing with an opponent may have a more important effects on postural control than hitting a punchbag. It might be vital for a boxer to know what happens to their body control after a slugfest. Problem and aim. We predicted that postural sway would be increased by fatigue after bouts under Bout and Bag conditions. Our other hypothesis was that sway in boxers after a bout would be higher...
Background and Study Aim. Early specialisation does not guarantee later competitive success. Development of general motor skills appears to be the key factor in achieving maximum success in sports at an older age. To prevent burn-out and early specialisation, the Slovak Karate Union introduced a new competition discipline – the Karate Agility Course (KAC), where young karateka apply their fundamental...
Problem. In this essay I have been asking the question where sport comes from and what values justify the reason for both the Olympic and the non-Olympic athlete’s activity. If sport exists as two types: the ludic and the Olympic, then two reasons must explain its origins. Method. The purpose of the research task, which was preceded by a historiosophic query, was to explain the hypothetical reason...
Problem. The paper presents a comparative analysis of the short- term memory of martial arts players and involved 45 participants in the martial arts (taekwondo, karate, judo, sambo, Greco-Roman wrestling) with different levels of skill. Material and Method. The 1st group included 17 male athletes, average age 16.88±0.48, who were general athletes and novice sportsmen. The 2nd group was 14 strong,...
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