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Postural adaptations specific to preferred throwing techniques practiced by competition-level judoists.

Thierry Paillard1, Richard Montoya, Philippe Dupui

  • 1Department of Sport Sciences, University of Pau, 55 Avenue d'Azereix, 65000 Tarbes, France. thierry.paillard@univ-pau.fr

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology : Official Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology
|March 28, 2006
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Judo athletes develop specific postural control adaptations based on their preferred throwing techniques, whether performed in a two-leg (bipodal) or one-leg (monopodal) stance. These adaptations impact balance differently depending on the support base used during evaluation.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Biomechanics
  • Kinesiology

Background:

  • Postural control is crucial for athletic performance, particularly in dynamic sports like judo.
  • Judo techniques (tokui-waza) are executed from either a two-leg (bipodal) or one-leg (monopodal) stance.
  • Understanding sport-specific postural adaptations is essential for effective training and injury prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the postural regulation strategies adopted by judoists for their favorite throwing techniques (tokui-waza).
  • To investigate how bipodal stance (BS) versus monopodal stance (MS) tokui-waza influences dynamic balance.
  • To determine if specific movements induce particular postural adaptations in elite judoists.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-three regional-level judoists (aged 16-20) were divided into bipodal stance (BS) and monopodal stance (MS) groups based on their tokui-waza.

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  • Dynamic balance was assessed using a seesaw platform on a force platform, evaluating medio/lateral and antero/posterior control.
  • Balance was tested on both one-leg and two-leg support conditions.

    • Main Results:

    • Judoists in the bipodal stance (BS) group demonstrated greater efficiency on two-leg support compared to the monopodal stance (MS) group.
    • Conversely, judoists in the monopodal stance (MS) group showed superior efficiency on one-leg support compared to the bipodal stance (BS) group.
    • These findings indicate distinct postural adaptations related to the stance used for tokui-waza.

    Conclusions:

    • Specific movements practiced in judo, particularly the stance adopted for tokui-waza, induce specialized postural adaptations.
    • These sport-specific adaptations significantly influence dynamic balance capabilities.
    • Postural control evaluation protocols for athletes must consider these unique, movement-induced adaptations.