Health benefits of hard martial arts in adults: a systematic review

S Origua Rios, J Marks, I Estevan… - Journal of sports …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Participation in organized sports is promoted as a means of increasing physical activity
levels and reducing chronic disease risk in adults. Hard martial arts practice (ie using body …

Safe landing strategies during a fall: systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Moon, JJ Sosnoff - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To systematically synthesize information on safe landing strategies for a fall, and
quantitatively examine the effects of the strategies to reduce the risk of injury from a fall. Data …

Protective responses of older adults for avoiding injury during falls: evidence from video capture of real-life falls in long-term care

SN Robinovitch, A Dojnov, V Komisar, Y Yang… - Age and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background falls are common in older adults, and any fall from standing height onto a rigid
surface has the potential to cause a serious brain injury or bone fracture. Safe strategies for …

Sideways fall-induced impact force and its effect on hip fracture risk: a review

M Nasiri Sarvi, Y Luo - Osteoporosis international, 2017 - Springer
Osteoporotic hip fracture, mostly induced in falls among the elderly, is a major health burden
over the world. The impact force applied to the hip is an important factor in determining the …

Motion analysis systems as optimization training tools in combat sports and martial arts

E Polak, J Kulasa, A VencesBrito… - Revista de Artes …, 2015 - donbot-servicios.unileon.es
[ES] Introducción: Durante los últimos años se han publicado algunos trabajos de revisión
sobre las posibilidades que ofrece la utilización de los sistemas de análisis del movimiento …

Five weeks of Yuishinkai karate training improves balance and neuromuscular function in older adults: a preliminary study

H Mustafa, A Harrison, Y Sun, GEP Pearcey… - BMC Sports Science …, 2022 - Springer
Background Martial arts training has shown positive impacts on balance and physiological
measurements. Further investigation of the contents and feasibility of an effective therapeutic …

The role of exercise on fracture reduction and bone strengthening

W Kemmler, S von Stengel - Muscle and exercise Physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Exercise might be the most effective therapy of osteoporosis and thus an ideal vehicle to
prevent low-traumatic fractures. However, due to the multiple training aims involved (ie …

Kinematics of judo breakfall for osoto-gari: Considerations for head injury prevention

S Koshida, T Ishii, T Matsuda… - Journal of sports …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Previous studies suggest that increasing the skill level of judokas will decrease the number
of head injuries sustained during judo. However, the kinematics are poorly understood …

Effects of judo training on bones: a systematic literature review

S Ciaccioni, G Condello, F Guidotti… - The Journal of Strength …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Ciaccioni, S, Condello, G, Guidotti, F, and Capranica, L. Effects of judo training on
bones: a systematic literature review. J Strength Cond Res 33 (10): 2882–2896, 2019—The …

A 10-week judo-based exercise programme improves physical functions such as balance, strength and falling techniques in working age adults

M Arkkukangas, KS Bååthe, A Ekholm, M Tonkonogi - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Falls and fall-related injuries are major threats not only for older adults but also
for younger age groups such as working-age adults. It has been shown that it is possible to …