Combat Sports

Combat sports are gaining increasing global interest, as reflected in the rapid growth of scientific research across various aspects of these disciplines. There is a wide variety of combat sports, five of which will be included in the next Olympic Games (boxing, judo, fencing, taekwondo, wrestling), while many others, such as karate and mixed martial arts, are widely practiced by people around the world. From a sport science perspective, combat sports present exciting opportunities for research in Physiology and Metabolism, Biomechanics, Psychology and Training/Testing – all core themes of the ECSS Congress.