Martial Arts - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Personality traits and endocrine response as possible asymmetry factors of agonistic outcome in karate athletes.

29 Jun 2009 Individual variations of plasma levels of hormones testosterone (T) and cortisol (C), before (pre) and after (post) Kumite (real fight) and Kata (ritualized fight) were measured in male karate athletes and analyzed in relation with the agonistic ... Read more...

The roots of resistance to women's self-defense.

8 Feb 2009 Those who teach or research women's self-defense often encounter significant resistance from others. In this article, the author discusses three major types of resistance to women's self-defense (and to women's resistance to violence more ... Read more...

A review of the effects of martial arts practice on health.

30 Jan 2009 Martial arts are ancient forms of combat, modified for modern sport and exercise. Participation in the martial arts is increasing, particularly for youth. Martial arts provide health-promoting and meaningful exercise for millions of practitioners. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Martial Arts - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Personality traits and endocrine response as possible asymmetry factors of agonistic outcome in karate athletes. 29 Jun 2009
• The roots of resistance to women's self-defense. 8 Feb 2009
• A review of the effects of martial arts practice on health. 30 Jan 2009
• Combination of gradual and rapid weight loss: effects on physical performance and psychological state of elite judo athletes. 13 Jan 2009
• When the referee sees red... 30 Jul 2008
• Technical variation in a sample of high level judo players. 30 May 2008
• No effect of blue on winning contests in judo. 20 May 2008
• Effect of mental imagery on the development of skilled motor actions. 29 Nov 2007
• A reversal theory analysis of psychological responses during sports injury rehabilitation. 30 Oct 2007
• Developing ecological research in judo. 29 Sep 2007
• Response to Calmet's Comment on Paillard, et al. (2005): "Influence of postural regulation in male judokas' direction of falls". 30 Mar 2007
• Eating attitudes, body esteem, perfectionism and anxiety of judo athletes and nonathletes. 4 Oct 2006
• Influence of postural regulation in male judokas' direction of falls: comment on Paillard, et al. (2005). 29 Sep 2006
• Frequency and direction of competitive anger in contact sports. 30 Aug 2006
• Gender differences in the psychological response to weight reduction in judoists. 30 Mar 2006
• Taking charge: a pilot curriculum of self-defense and personal safety training for female veterans with PTSD because of military sexual trauma. 30 Mar 2006
• The effects of self-handicapping on attributions and perceived judo competence. 27 Feb 2006
• Competition and food restriction effects on oxidative stress in judo. 30 Jan 2006
• Food restriction, performance, biochemical, psychological, and endocrine changes in judo athletes. 30 Dec 2005
• Influence of postural regulation in male judokas' direction of falls. 29 Nov 2005

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Technical information about 'Martial Arts'

Definition: Activities in which participants learn self-defense mainly through the use of hand-to-hand combat. Judo involves throwing an opponent to the ground while karate (which includes kung fu and tae kwon do) involves kicking and punching an opponent.

Descriptor UI: D016139

Alternative terms: Martial Arts; Arts, Martial; Tae Kwon Do; Karate; Kung Fu; Gongfu; Gong Fu; Fu, Gong; Aikido; Judo;

Related Mesh Headings: Wrestling;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; injuries; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; physiology;

Tree Number: I03.450.642.845.560;

History Note: 91

Technical Notes: /inj: coord IM with specific inj (IM); Manual 30.15.1