Are martial arts and combat sports a school for life? Relationships between sport attitudes and quality of life (intermediate results)

Abstract Study aim: Martial arts and combat sports have been an alternative for individuals seeking the health benefits of physical activity and exercise, but little is known about its practitioners’ quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the quality of life of practitioners of five of the most common modalities in Brazil. Material and methods: A total of 922 young men, competitive and recreational practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, kung-fu, and taekwondo, answered the Brazilian version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Results: The results for each domain – physical, psychological, social, and environmental – are, respectively, as follow (mean ± standard deviation): Brazilian jiu-jitsu: 74 ± 11, 75 ± 12, 77 ± 17, 67 ± 14; judo: 74 ± 13, 75 ± 12, 77 ± 15, 64 ± 12; karate: 76 ± 13, 75 ± 12, 78 ± 15, 64 ± 13; kung-fu: 77 ± 13, 75 ± 13, 74 ± 17, 65 ± 13; taekwondo: 76 ± 12, 76 ± 11, 78 ± 16, 64 ± 13; total: 75 ± 13, 75 ± 12, 77 ± 16, 65 ± 13. There was no difference between modalities and no interaction between modalities and experience level. All groups and the total sample presented higher values than the normative national data in the physical and psychological domains. This was also the case for the judo, karate, and taekwondo groups, as well as the total sample in the social domain, and for the Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the whole sample in the environmental domain. Additionally, in the whole sample competitors scored higher than recreational practitioners in the psychological domain. Conclusion: These findings reveal that the practice of these modalities is associated with higher quality of life than the normative values. Longitudinal studies are warranted for a better understanding of this association.

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Selected Healthy Behaviors and Quality of Life in People Who Practice Combat Sports and Martial Arts

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16050875 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 875 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Katarzyna Kotarska ◽

Leonard Nowak ◽

Mirosława Szark-Eckardt ◽

Maria Nowak

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Martial Arts ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Effective Means ◽

Future Research ◽

Behavior Patterns ◽

Combat Sports ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

Master Level

Background: The quality of life of a society is conditioned by many factors, and depends, among other things, on preferred behavior patterns. Combat sports (CS) and martial arts (MA) have a special educational potential in the area of shaping positive behavior patterns and transmitting moral values which could help reduce aggression in society. The aim of the work was to determine the relationship between health behaviors and the quality of life of people who practice combat sports and martial arts (CS and MA) recreationally, in addition to practicing other sports, and as competitors at the master level. Methods: The research embraced 543 people who practice combat sports and martial arts. Three groups were selected: recreational (n = 362), people who reconciled practicing various sports (n = 115), and competitors who practiced combat sports or martial arts at the master level (n = 66). The average age of the respondents was 24.49 ± 7.82. The standardized WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and another questionnaire for a lifestyle survey were applied. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare several independent samples. In the case of determining statistical significance of differences the Mann-Whitney test was employed, and for the qualitative data analyses the trait frequency and the independence chi-square test were used. The effect size was calculated for each test ( E R 2 , rg, Cramér’s V). The value of p ≤ 0.05 was assumed to be statistically significant. Results: The highest quality of life (in the physical, psychological and environmental domains) was characteristic of the competitors, who practiced only combat sports and martial arts. They also displayed the most health-oriented behaviors. The surprising results were: lower quality of life in the assessment of nondrinkers and nonsmokers, and higher among people who were overweight. Conclusions: We have found positive correlations between practicing CS and MA, health behaviours and higher scores in quality of life self-evaluation, particularly where practitioners are exclusively focused on CS and MA and practice these at a competitive level. Our findings thus support the growing evidence that competitive level CS and MA are an effective means of improving people’s quality of life. Future research needs to clarify whether CS and MA can also be recommended to recreational and non-competitive practitioners as a means to improve their subjective quality of life.

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Effects of Martial Arts Exercise on Body Composition, Serum Biomarkers and Quality of Life in Overweight/Obese Premenopausal Women: A Pilot Study

Clinical Medicine Insights Women s Health ◽

10.4137/cmwh.s11997 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. CMWH.S11997 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ming-Chien Chyu ◽

Yan Zhang ◽

Jean-Michel Brismée ◽

Raul Y. Dagda ◽

Eugene Chaung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Body Composition ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Martial Arts ◽

Premenopausal Women ◽

Serum Biomarkers

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Intermediate results of health related quality of life after vertical banded gastroplasty

International Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1038/sj.ijo.0801879 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 277-280 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

MEE Sabbioni ◽

MH Dickson ◽

S Eychmüller ◽

D Franke ◽

S Goetz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Vertical Banded Gastroplasty ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Banded Gastroplasty ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Intermediate Results

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PO-186 Effects of Shaolin Ba Duan Jin on Hypertensive Patients

Exercise Biochemistry Review ◽

10.14428/ebr.v1i4.12793 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Xianfeng Hua

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Martial Arts ◽

Hypertensive Patients ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Before And After ◽

Life Scale ◽

Blood Pressures

Objective To investigate the effects of Shaolin Ba Duan Jin on patients with hypertension. Methods In the hypertensive patients detected in the national physical fitness test of public officials in Guiyang City, 40 patients with hypertension were selected. The experiment was started after Shaolin Ba Duan Jin has been practiced for seven days and the subjects had learned it. Experimental method: Frequency of subjects practicing Ba Duan Jin is 7 days a week, subjects practice once a day, practicing time is 6:00-7:30 am or 18:00 -19:30 pm, practicing lasts 1.5 hours each time (practicing has 3 groups, 14 minutes in each group；subjects rest 2 minutes between groups,；preparing part is 8 minutes；ending part is 5 minutes), record the blood pressure of the subjects before and after each experiment, and fill in the quality of life scale (WHOQOL-BREF scale) regularly for a period of 12 weeks. Questionnaire method: Fill in the quality of life scale every three weeks and measure heart rate and blood pressure before and after each exercise. Mathematical statistics: The paired sample t test was used to analyze the changes in blood pressure before and after the 12-week experiment. Results 1) The systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the subjects were significantly lower than before the experiment (P <0.01). 2) The WHOQOL-BREF scale after 12 weeks has improved significantly in all areas than before the experiment. Conclusions 1) Martial arts Ba Duan Jin has a good influence on the circulatory system of hypertensive patients. The performance is that the heart rate is slow and the systolic and diastolic blood pressures have a downward trend. 2) Martial arts Ba Duan Jin has significant improvement in the physiology, psychology, social relations, environment and other fields .

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