Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition in Aikido Practitioners

Although aikido is a non-competitive martial art, it is recognised by SportAccord as worldwide practiced combat sport. There is a lack of scientific research in aikido and the influence of aikido practice on the human body is not known. This is the first study that presents anthropometric characteri...

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Autores principales:	Reguli,Zdenko, Bernaciková,Martina, Kumstát,Michal
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2016
Materias:	Matiegka Bioimpedance Martial arts Body mass
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220160002000012016-07-13Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition in Aikido PractitionersReguli,ZdenkoBernaciková,MartinaKumstát,Michal Matiegka Bioimpedance Martial arts Body mass Although aikido is a non-competitive martial art, it is recognised by SportAccord as worldwide practiced combat sport. There is a lack of scientific research in aikido and the influence of aikido practice on the human body is not known. This is the first study that presents anthropometric characteristics and body composition data in aikido practitioners. 33 adult male aikido athletes (age 36.5±9.6 years, height 178±8 cm, weight 81.2±10.1 kg) were measured. All subjects were divided from beginner to intermediate and advanced group, and were recruited from the Czech Aikido Federation which is officially recognised by the centre of aikido in Japan. As main methods, bio impedance and skinfold measurements were realized. In aikido, body composition does not play an important role compared to other martial arts. Average values are similar to reference of non-athlete population (BMI 25.6±2.7 kg/m, BF 17.18±5.18 %, FFM 65.71±7.69 kg, BSA 1.98±0.15 m2). Even though, aikido has positive effects on body composition, it does not have a high impact. Thus, aikido players should also gain benefits from other aspects of martial arts.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.34 n.2 20162016-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022016000200001en10.4067/S0717-95022016000200001
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description	Although aikido is a non-competitive martial art, it is recognised by SportAccord as worldwide practiced combat sport. There is a lack of scientific research in aikido and the influence of aikido practice on the human body is not known. This is the first study that presents anthropometric characteristics and body composition data in aikido practitioners. 33 adult male aikido athletes (age 36.5±9.6 years, height 178±8 cm, weight 81.2±10.1 kg) were measured. All subjects were divided from beginner to intermediate and advanced group, and were recruited from the Czech Aikido Federation which is officially recognised by the centre of aikido in Japan. As main methods, bio impedance and skinfold measurements were realized. In aikido, body composition does not play an important role compared to other martial arts. Average values are similar to reference of non-athlete population (BMI 25.6±2.7 kg/m, BF 17.18±5.18 %, FFM 65.71±7.69 kg, BSA 1.98±0.15 m2). Even though, aikido has positive effects on body composition, it does not have a high impact. Thus, aikido players should also gain benefits from other aspects of martial arts.
author	Reguli,Zdenko Bernaciková,Martina Kumstát,Michal
author_facet	Reguli,Zdenko Bernaciková,Martina Kumstát,Michal
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title	Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition in Aikido Practitioners
title_short	Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition in Aikido Practitioners
title_full	Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition in Aikido Practitioners
title_fullStr	Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition in Aikido Practitioners
title_full_unstemmed	Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition in Aikido Practitioners
title_sort	anthropometric characteristics and body composition in aikido practitioners
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2016
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Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition in Aikido Practitioners

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