Research article summary (published 29 Nov 2005):

Influence of postural regulation in male judokas' direction of falls.

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In competitions, judokas tend to have a predominant direction of fall: forwards or backwards. A relationship was hypothesized between the direction of fall and certain parameters of the judokas' postural activities. 20 judokas, 16 to 19 yr. old (17.7 +/- 0.4 yr.), had practised judo for at least seven years. They were separated into two groups. The group of forward fallers (n = 9) and the group of backward fallers (n = 11) performed posturokinetic tests to assess their static and dynamic balance. One parameter assessed through the analysis of postural activities, the average position of anteroposterior dynamic oscillations, was inversely related to the judokas' direction of fall. Postural activities might not play a direct role but perhaps an indirect one in the direction of falls by expert judokas.

Author information

Author/s: Paillard, Thierry (T); Montoya, Richard (R); Dupui, Philippe (P);

Affiliation: Departement STAPS, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, ZI Bastillac Sud, 65000 Tarbes, France. Thierry.paillard(-atsign-)univ-pau.f

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2005-Dec; vol 101 (issue 3) : pp 885-90

Dates: Created 2006/02/22; Completed 2006/05/24; Revised 2008/11/21;

PMID: 16491693, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Percept Mot Skills. 2006 Oct;103(2):318-20. (PMID: 17165394)

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Adolescent Adult Humans Kinesthesis Male Martial Arts - psychology

Orientation Postural Balance Posture Practice (Psychology) Proprioception Psychophysics

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