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Abstract

At higher levels of competitiveness, there is a need to create injury prevention programs in the judo and jiu-jitsu modalities. Both modalities present in common the excessive forearm muscular request. One tool that has been used within these programs is the Infrared Thermography (IRT), which allows the identification of a possible injury. However, in order to avoid misunderstanding of the results, it is necessary to know the athlete's thermal profile. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify and compare the skin temperature (T sk ) of judo and jiu-jitsu athletes in the forearm region, as well as to verify the level of attention for asymmetry in the forearm of these athletes. The sample consisted of 26 male athletes, 12 judokas and 14 jiu-jitsu practitioners. The results of the comparison of T sk of the forearm between the groups did not present any significant differences. The T sk of judo and jiu-jitsu athletes in the forearm are similar, something that may help in future research using thermography with both modalities.

Selected Indices of Anaerobic Capacity and Their Changes during Special Judo Fitness Tests at Different Ambient Temperatures Performed among Judo Athletes

“…The nature of competition in judo requires very good psychophysical preparation, which suggests that attention should be paid to determining, through research, the level of functional, psychological and somatic variables that may affect the way an athlete competes and reaches the final result. It is also noteworthy to evaluate the same variables under different thermal conditions [12]. A high level of aerobic capacity (VO 2max ) is one of the predictors of effective fighting, mainly in the second part of the combat [2,[13][14][15].…”