We investigated static and dynamic balance in combat sport athletes chronically exposed to head impacts. MMA, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai (AE: n = 19; 14 men, 5 women; 30.2 ± 4.5 years; 1.76 0.1 m; 75 9.2 kg) impacts were compared non-exposed (AnE: 25; 18 7 25.1 3.2 1.78 77.4 10.3 kg), control individuals (CON: 23, 13 10 25.5 5.8 1.75 0.1m; 70.4 12 kg). Static was assessed using the Balance E...

Background and Study Aim. Combat sports are among the most popular nowadays. Scientific support of combat is one urgent tasks modern science. The purpose this article an analytical analysis studies devoted to kickboxing. Material methods. bibliometric database Web Science Core Collection (WoS) analyzed. 194 articles that met search criteria were selected for primary analysis. We used methods pr...

Advanced nutritional interventions are one of the key components elite sports performance in general. Combat require a high percentage muscle mass with minimum body weight to generate maximum power possible. An adequate level nutrition knowledge, particularly respect identifying energy needs while avoiding confusion over dietary supplements and false perceptions steroid requirement, which may c...