Incidence and nature of karate injuries

Destombe, Claire; Lejeune, Laurent; Guillodo, Y.; Roudaut, Anne; Jousse, Sandrine; Devauchelle, Valérie; Saraux, Alain

doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.02.003

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“…Most of these injuries could be prevented by hand, foot, and shin protectors. The significant injury sites are the head, neck, shoulder, and lower back (4,24). The strength training program in karate would include the neck, rotator cuff, and core stability and flexibility exercises.…”

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Physiological Responses of Simulated Karate Sparring Matches in Young Men and Boys

Iide

Imamura

Yoshimura

et al. 2008

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the duration of each series of offensive and defensive techniques and the cardiovascular, metabolic, and perceptual responses during 2- and 3-minute bouts of simulated karate sparring. Six young men (age, 18-20 years) and 6 boys (age, 16-17 years) participated in this study. We formed 3 pairs of men and 3 pairs of boys to create a demanding competitive environment. After a rest period, each pair performed a 2-minute bout of sparring, sat quietly for 60 minutes, and then performed 3-minute bout of sparring. We measured oxygen uptake (Vo2), heart rate (HR), and blood lactate responses and ascertained the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and energy expenditure (EE) during these sparring bouts. The ventilatory threshold was estimated from ventilatory equivalent and Vo2 obtained during the treadmill test. The duration of each series of offensive and defensive techniques was videotaped. During the 2- and 3-minute bouts of sparring, the duration of longest series of offensive and/or defensive combination techniques performed were 2.1 +/- 1.0 and 1.8 +/- 0.4 seconds, respectively; the mean total times of performing offensive and defensive techniques were 13.3 +/- 3.3 and 19.4 +/- 5.5 seconds, respectively. The mean oxygen uptake (Vo2), the percentage of maximum oxygen uptake (%Vo2max), HR, percentage of maximum HR, RPE, and EE for a 3-minute bout of sparring were significantly higher than for a 2-minute bout of sparring. The mean %Vo2max values for these bouts of sparring were below the ventilatory threshold. It is recommended that karate practitioners perform more specific weight training, plyometric exercises, and interval training to increase the ability to buffer acid muscle and blood concentrations and to build lean body mass, strength, and power to develop the specific motor skills required in sparring.

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Physiological Responses of Simulated Karate Sparring Matches in Young Men and Boys

Iide

Imamura

Yoshimura

et al. 2008

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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“…The incidence of injuries observed in Shotokan Karate in the present study is similar to what is observed in the literature. A study which assessed 186 karate fighters found that the main sites for injuries were feet, hands and head, with 35%, 28.9% and 26.5%, respectively (7) . Safety was also evaluated in 114 athletes in which the authors concluded that training load lower than or equal to three hours per week presented low injury incidence, corroborating that training can be harmful when excessively performed (8) .…”

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Lesões no Karate Shotokan e no Jiu-Jitsu: trauma direto versus indireto

Souza

Faim

Nakashima

et al. 2011

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Introduction: Karate and Jiu-Jitsu are martial arts sharing a common origin but showing distinct movement biomechanics. The main features of Shotokan Karate are the impact blows, whereas JiuJitsu utilizes projections, strangulations, torsions and immobilizations. These differences can provoke different sites of lesion. Objective: To verify the frequency of lesions in Karate and Jiu-Jitsu and confront their respective lesions between the two studied groups. Methods: Ninety-four athletes from three different competitive levels (international, national and state) were transversally evaluated through an open-closed-question questionnaire. Data regarding starting age and period of training were also assessed. The T-Student test and Chi-Square test were applied for the group comparison. Statistically significant differences were considered when p<0,05. Results: 148 lesions were reported from a sample of 53 karate players, and 160 lesions from 41 Jiu-Jitsu athletes. The most frequency site of lesion in karate was the hands and fingers (15.5%) and, in Jiu-Jitsu, the knees (16.3%). The places which presented significant differences between the two groups were: legs (p=0.042), mouth and teeth (p=0,028), neck (p=0,038), shoulder (p=0,000), elbow (p=0,001), and ear (p=0,000). Conclusion: Karate and Jiu-Jitsu show differences as regards frequency and incidence of lesion sites. These findings contribute to the elaboration of specific preventive and therapeutic measures for each sport.

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“…The study of Destombe et al 3 among national and international level athletes revealed a higher risk of injury during competition than during training, both in karate and in other combat sports. It is important to note that most of the studies were done retrospectively and before many of the rules changes that have been accomplished in the past 15 years aiming to reach higher safety in WKF karate competition 4…”

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confidence: 93%