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Karate and karate injuries.

The origins of karate and its evolution as a sport are described. Karate injuries tend to occur in three main areas: the head and neck, the viscera, and the limbs. Effective legislation controlling karate, which could help prevent injuries, is lacking at the moment and should be established. Recommendations for the prevention of injury include the introduction of weight classes, mandatory prov...

Karate white belt finger.

Traditional Shotokan Karate training requires hand conditioning using the Okinawan traditional padded punching board, the " makiwara " (maki-" roll up " or " wrap " , and wara-to " straw "). Karate practitioners used to work out for hours with this device, to toughen the hands and strengthen the wrists to be able to deliver more powerful hand techniques. However, even though they may not use a ...

Somatotype and Disease – A Review

The clustering of the risk factors in the families for many organic diseases indicates that there exists some common link between physiology, constitution, genetics, somatotype and pathology, however, the physiological path indicating the clear cut relationship between the two remains obscure. Many organic diseases seem to have a complex multifactorial etiology where neither the genetic nor env...

Somatotype of elite Italian gymnasts.

The somatotyping method is especially helpful in sports in which the body could directly influence the biomechanics of movements and the performance's results. The purpose of this study was to determine the somatotype of elite Italian gymnasts and to compare it in terms of competition levels. The sample comprised 64 elite gymnasts (42 females (F), somatotype 1.4-4.4-3.2; and 22 males (M), somat...

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