Combat sports are gaining an increased interest globally, and this is also reflected by a rapid growth of scientific research in various aspects of combat sports. There is a large number of combat sports, with six of them being included in the modern Olympic Games (boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo, wrestling and fencing), while several others are practiced by a large number of people. From a sport science perspective, combat sports offer an exciting opportunity for research in the fields of Physiology and Metabolism, Biomechanics and Psychology, and Training/testing, all of which constitute core themes in the ECSS Congress.
The aim of this group will be to establish a sustainable network fostering evidence-based research and practice of combat sports, in order to promote health and safety of combat sport participants, enhance their performance and improve training and competition practices.

Date: Wednesday 5 July, 12:45 - 13:45 (during Lunch Break) 
Lecture room: 352A

Organisers:

Gregory Bogdanis
Professor, School of Pysical Education and Sport Science
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens, Greece
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Emerson Franchini
Associate Professor, School of Pysical Education and Sport Science
University of São Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil
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Fabio Yuzo Nakamura
Professor, Instituto Universitário da Maia
Maia, Portugal
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Pinelopi Starvinou
PhD, Department of Life Sciences
Univesity of Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus
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