Effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescents
Abstract Purpose Motor skills are essential for carrying out daily tasks and the practice of physical activities can help to increase these skills. Being combat sports, it can be an alternative practice with this objective. However, it is not known which is the ideal modality. Therefore, the aim was...
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| author | Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva William Rodrigues Tebar Amanda Barbosa Dos Santos Ewerton Pegorelli Antunes Stefany Carolaine Bezerra Silva Débora Toshimi Furuta Gerson Ferrari Leandro Dragueta Delfino Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro |
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| description | Abstract Purpose Motor skills are essential for carrying out daily tasks and the practice of physical activities can help to increase these skills. Being combat sports, it can be an alternative practice with this objective. However, it is not known which is the ideal modality. Therefore, the aim was to analyze the effects of nine months of practicing Muay Thai (MT) and Judo on the motor skills of children and adolescents. Methods A sample of 109 young people from a Philanthropic Institution was distributed into: control (n = 36), Judo (n = 29) and MT (n = 44). The following motor skills tests were carried out: balance on the beam, side jumps, single-leg jump and transfer onto the platform. The intervention lasted nine months, twice a week for one hour. Results After nine months, the Judo and Muay Thai groups showed increased values in lateral jumps (Judo p-value < 0.001; Muay Thai p-value < 0.001), and transfer platform (Judo p-value = 0.007; Muay Thai p-value < 0.001) from the pre-moment compared to the post-moment. In the single-leg jump, the Judo (p-value = 0.011) and MT (p-value < 0.001) groups were different compared to the control group. Conclusion The practice of combat sports was effective in causing improvements in the motor skills of young. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2ff5989cdb641c78b61554d7a02b5dd2025-08-20T03:06:05ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312025-07-012511710.1186/s12887-025-05814-2Effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescentsBruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva0William Rodrigues Tebar1Amanda Barbosa Dos Santos2Ewerton Pegorelli Antunes3Stefany Carolaine Bezerra Silva4Débora Toshimi Furuta5Gerson Ferrari6Leandro Dragueta Delfino7Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro8Movement Sciences, School of Technology and Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP)Health Sciences, University Hospital, Center of Clinical and Epidemiological Research, University of São Paulo (USP)Movement Sciences, School of Technology and Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP)Movement Sciences, School of Technology and Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP)Movement Sciences, School of Technology and Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP)Movement Sciences, School of Technology and Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP)Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia, ChileMovement Sciences, School of Technology and Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP)Department of Physical Education, School of Technology and Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP)Abstract Purpose Motor skills are essential for carrying out daily tasks and the practice of physical activities can help to increase these skills. Being combat sports, it can be an alternative practice with this objective. However, it is not known which is the ideal modality. Therefore, the aim was to analyze the effects of nine months of practicing Muay Thai (MT) and Judo on the motor skills of children and adolescents. Methods A sample of 109 young people from a Philanthropic Institution was distributed into: control (n = 36), Judo (n = 29) and MT (n = 44). The following motor skills tests were carried out: balance on the beam, side jumps, single-leg jump and transfer onto the platform. The intervention lasted nine months, twice a week for one hour. Results After nine months, the Judo and Muay Thai groups showed increased values in lateral jumps (Judo p-value < 0.001; Muay Thai p-value < 0.001), and transfer platform (Judo p-value = 0.007; Muay Thai p-value < 0.001) from the pre-moment compared to the post-moment. In the single-leg jump, the Judo (p-value = 0.011) and MT (p-value < 0.001) groups were different compared to the control group. Conclusion The practice of combat sports was effective in causing improvements in the motor skills of young.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05814-2ChildrenAdolescentsMotor skillsJudoMuay Thai |
| spellingShingle | Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Saraiva William Rodrigues Tebar Amanda Barbosa Dos Santos Ewerton Pegorelli Antunes Stefany Carolaine Bezerra Silva Débora Toshimi Furuta Gerson Ferrari Leandro Dragueta Delfino Diego Giulliano Destro Christofaro Effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescents BMC Pediatrics Children Adolescents Motor skills Judo Muay Thai |
| title | Effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescents |
| title_full | Effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescents |
| title_short | Effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescents |
| title_sort | effects of different modalities of combat sports on the motor skills of children and adolescents |
| topic | Children Adolescents Motor skills Judo Muay Thai |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05814-2 |
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