Report on the first Combat Sports Special Interest Group meeting at the 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, and call for action

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https://doi.org/10.18002/rama.v18i2.6211

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Martial arts, combat sports, conference, science, education, training

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Abstract

This short report describes the process of creating the Combat Sports Special Interest Group (CSSIG), its first meeting at the 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS, Paris 4-7 July, 2023), and to make a call for action for the next events. The first contact between the group that proposed the creation of the CSSIG was made after a session of the Annual Congress of the ECSS held in 2022, but the idea and format of the proposal was initiated in January 2023. After its approval the CSSIG set the topics for the first meeting. During the 2023 edition the ECSS event had eight special interest groups, including the CSSIG. The first meeting of the CSSIG included the presentation of its goals, and two short presentations: one related to combat sports athletes’ health, and the other on testing and training monitoring of judo athletes. The aim of the CSSIG is to establish a sustainable network fostering evidence-based research and practice of combat sports, in order to: (a) promote health and safety of combat sports participants, (b) enhance their performance, and (c) improve training and competition practices. Thus, this report is also a call for action for the next events.

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Emerson Franchini, Martial Arts and Combat Sports Research Group, Sport Department, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo

Emerson Franchini (Brazil) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sport of the School of Physical Education and Sport of the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where he is the coordinator of the Martial Arts and Combat Sports Research Group. He is involved with combat sports research since 1995, investigating primarily physiological responses, testing development, and training processes for these modalities. He has worked in the training organization of judo Olympic and World Championship medal winners. He is a second dan in judo. Email: efranchini@usp.br

Pinelopi S. Stavrinou, Department of Life Sciences, University of Nicosia

Pinelopi Stavrinou (Cyprus) is an exercise physiologist currently working as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. Her research interests in combat sports include the examination of physiological responses during training and competition, the effects of weight loss on health and performance, and the protection of combat sports athletes’ health. As an athlete, she was a Cyprus judo champion and a member of the national team representing Cyprus in international competitions. She is also a judo instructor and she holds 5 DAN from the International Judo Federation. Email: stavrinou.p@uni.ac.cy

Fábio Y. Nakamura, University of Maia

Fábio Y. Nakamura (Portugal) is a Professor at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences of the University of Maia, Portugal. He has been publishing research papers on sports physiology, strength and conditioning and athlete testing. In combat sports, he has been mostly working with judo and karate, especially using physiological monitoring tools to gauge training adaptations. Email: fnakamura@umaia.pt

Gregory Bogdanis, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Gregory Bogdanis (Greece) is a Professor of Sport and Exercise Training at the School of Physical Education and Sport Science of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He has published numerous research papers on exercise metabolism, strength and fitness training, with a number of papers on the physiological and neuromuscular adaptations to combat sports training. Email: gbogdanis@phed.uoa.gr

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Published

2023-09-07

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Franchini, E., Stavrinou, P. S., Nakamura, F. Y., & Bogdanis, G. (2023). Report on the first Combat Sports Special Interest Group meeting at the 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, and call for action. Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 18(2), 137–139. https://doi.org/10.18002/rama.v18i2.6211

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2023)

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Reports & Media Reviews

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