A. Gioftsidou, I. Barbas, Daulet Turlykhanov, B. Podlivaev, Harold Tunnemann, Yuri Sahmouratov, D. Curby, B. Mirzaei, P. Malliou, A. Beneka, E. Giannakou, Nikolaus Aggeloussis, G. Godolias
{"title":"Wrestling+ and New Structures for Youth Wrestling","authors":"A. Gioftsidou, I. Barbas, Daulet Turlykhanov, B. Podlivaev, Harold Tunnemann, Yuri Sahmouratov, D. Curby, B. Mirzaei, P. Malliou, A. Beneka, E. Giannakou, Nikolaus Aggeloussis, G. Godolias","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1107663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1107663","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. Wrestling is one of the most physically demanding sports among high school and college athletics. As expected in a physical contact sport, the athletes are prone to occasional injury. The common injuries sustained in wrestling relate to musculoskeletal strength, flexibility, and skill level. It is really important to find ways to prevent many of those injuries. To properly design an injury prevention program, one should take into account parameters such as injury characteristics, the mechanism of injury, and information about the sport's physical demands. Taking these parameters into account, an injury prevention program called Wrestling + was designed. The key elements of Wrestling + are core strength, shoulder and leg strength, and balance. Wrestling + has 3 parts and 14 exercises. A key point in the program is to use proper technique during all of the exercises. Part 1 includes running exercises at a slow speed combined with active shoulder stretching, grips, and bridge positions; Part 2 includes 5 sets of exercises focusing on core, shoulder and leg strength, and balance, each with three levels of increasing difficulty; and Part 3 includes wrestling simulation exercises.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132039884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Serotonin and Mood State Changes in Response to a Period of Yoga Training in Well-Trained Wrestlers","authors":"M. Karimi, Ali Yazdani Noori","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1116647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1116647","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. Overtraining syndrome is accompanied by changes of some neurotransmitters and an increase in mood disturbances. This study aimed to describe changes of plasma levels of serotonin and mood state, after a period of yoga training in well-trained wrestlers. Twenty-four volunteered well-trained wrestlers divided randomly into 2 equal groups: control and experimental. The experimental group completed 8 weeks of yoga training concurrent with wrestling training, 3 sessions per week, with each session lasting 60–75 min. Blood samples were collected from all participants, before and after yoga training. Plasma levels of serotonin and mood state were evaluated using standard commercial ELISA kits and Brunel questionnaire (BRUMS), respectively. Statistical comparisons were made using covariance analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient (p < .05). There is a significant difference between groups in serotonin levels (p = .0001) and mood disturbance scores (p = .0001), although there is no significant relation between serotonin levels and mood disturbance scores (r = 0.19; p = .54). It seems that doing yoga training concurrent with heavy wrestling training in the precompetition phase of competition season may be affected some psychological indices contributed with overtraining syndrome. Yoga as a safe intervention during heavy wrestling training may lead to prevention of overtraining syndrome.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114065527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technical Profile of Top Four Women's Wrestling Teams in the 2014 Senior World Championships and Correlations with Selected Performance Variables","authors":"David-Eduardo López-González","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1028124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1028124","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. The technical profile of the top four women's wrestling teams in the 2014 Senior World Championships is presented, with the significant relationships between its technical arsenal and selected performance indicators, including the final individual place, characterized from 290 scoring technical-tactical combinations (TTC) executed by these athletes during the tournament. After classification into technical groups, technical profiles by team were obtained and their frequencies were correlated with indicators of the result (final individual place), as well as with the type of victory or loss and activity interval indicators. The significant values found point to specific techniques as related with the performance, which could be important and easily provided to coaches of women wrestlers as they prepare for major competitions.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"32 23","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"113973379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the Experiences of Elite Female Wrestlers From Developed and Developing Countries","authors":"A. Stanec, Jennifer A. Bhalla","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1028128","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1028128","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. The sport of wrestling lays claim to being the world's oldest sport, with artifacts from Sumeria depicting wrestling from over 5,000 years ago, and was widely practiced in many ancient cultures (Petrov, 1993). Widespread female involvement in the sport is relatively new compared to male formal amateur competition. For example, while male wrestling has been a part of the program of the modern Olympic Games since 1896, female wrestling debuted at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Consequently, the research on elite female wrestlers is limited. Research that has been published exploring issues related to female wrestling has typically been done so at the national level, and primarily examining gender issues (Khan & Ali, 2011; Macro, Viveiros & Cipriano, 2009; Miller, 2010; Stuart & Whaley, 2005).","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128587929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Ohya, Wataru Takashima, Masahiro Hagiwara, Marie Oriishi, M. Hoshikawa, Shigeki Nishiguchi, Yasuhiro Suzuki
{"title":"Physical Fitness Profile and Differences Between Light, Middle, and Heavy Weight-Class Groups of Japanese Elite Male Wrestlers","authors":"T. Ohya, Wataru Takashima, Masahiro Hagiwara, Marie Oriishi, M. Hoshikawa, Shigeki Nishiguchi, Yasuhiro Suzuki","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1030006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1030006","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. We investigated the physical fitness of Japanese elite male wrestlers and compared results by groupings of weight classes. Twenty-two elite Japanese male wrestlers (light, participants' body weight 59–65 kg, n = 7; middle, 71–88 kg, n = 8; and heavy, 99–122 kg, n = 7) recruited from wrestling squads participating in national training camps participated in this study. The 90-s maximal anaerobic power test (90-MAT) and maximal graded exercise test (MGT) were performed on a cycle ergometer. Relative peak power during the 90-MAT did not differ among groups (light: 9.0 ± 0.4 W·kg−1, middle: 9.3 ± 0.4 W·kg−1, heavy: 9.0 ± 0.5 W·kg−1, p > 0.05), but mean relative power in the heavy group was lower than that in the other groups (heavy: 4.5 ± 0.5 W·kg−1 vs. light: 5.3 ± 0.3 W·kg−1, P = 0.006, effect size [ES] = 1.83; vs. middle: 5.3 ± 0.4 W·kg−1, P = 0.009, ES = 1.61). Relative O2peak during the MGT was lower in the heavy group than that in the other groups. The present study provides baseline physiological data that can be used in the prescription of individual training programs for wrestlers.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126765396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Arakawa, Daichi Yamashita, T. Arimitsu, Kazuhito Sakae, S. Shimizu
{"title":"Anthropometric Characteristics of Elite Japanese Female Wrestlers","authors":"H. Arakawa, Daichi Yamashita, T. Arimitsu, Kazuhito Sakae, S. Shimizu","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1028123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1028123","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. The purposes of this study were to disclose the anthropometrical characteristics of elite Japanese female wrestlers and to compare them with those of other athletes reported in the literature. To this end, we tested 17 elite Japanese female wrestlers (nine and eight wrestlers, in light and heavyweight categories, respectively), most of who had won gold medals at the internationally recognized tournaments. Body composition, circumferences, and limb lengths were tested based on multi-frequency bioimpedance analysis (InBody 730, Biospace, Inc.) and whole-body scanning system (Body Line Scanner, Hamamatsu Photonics KK). The main results indicate that the participants are characterized as having great FFMI (fat-free mass divided by height squared, 18.8 ± 0.8 in light and 20.5 ± 0.8 in heavyweight groups) with intensely enlarged circumference especially within the arms (30.0 ± 2.7 cm for upper arms and 24.2 ± 1.5 cm for forearms). These findings suggest that elite female wrestlers have site-specific hypertrophied musculature only in the upper body, despite a general awareness of difficulty in developing upper limb muscles in women. We concluded that extreme development of fat-free tissue, specifically around the upper body, is an important requirement for female wrestlers to win the worldwide prestigious tournaments.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116295486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Survival of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles: A Personal Retrospective","authors":"A. Kaya","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1040534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1040534","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. This paper addresses the survival story of International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) as well as personal reflections and experiences on reshaping the organization during the campaign for survival after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed wrestling from the program of the Olympic Games on February 2, 2013.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126610665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of 4% Rapid Weight Loss on Leptin, Adiponectin, and Insulin Resistance Among Elite Adult Freestyle Wrestlers","authors":"Mohammad Talaee, F. Nazem, M. Goodarzi","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1032160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1032160","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. Rapid weight reduction techniques that emphasize severe restrictions of food intake and water consumption during a short period of time are commonly employed by wrestlers before weigh-in. Along with the negative effects of rapid weight loss on a wrestler's physiological functions, we investigated leptin and adiponectin levels and insulin resistance in young wrestlers during their rapid weight loss program. Fifteen freestyle wrestlers were randomly selected as the subjects. They had a mean of age 23±1y and anthropometric characteristics of: weight 67.6±0.8, BMI 22.5±0.21 kg/m2, body fat percentage 6.12±0.18, waist-to-hip circumference ratio 0.82±0.08. Caloric intake (mean 7 days measured by food analyzer software) and anthropometric characteristics were measured by standard methods. The concentrations of the leptin and adiponectin hormones and insulin resistance index were measured with a sandwich ELISA kit method and (HOMA) from fasting glucose and insulin levels, respectively. Rapid weight loss program with a 4% weight loss had a significant impact on anthropometric factors, with decreasing leptin level, insulin resistance, and increased beta cell function, while the levels of adiponectin did not significantly change after weight loss. Rapid weight loss has harmful physiological effects on wrestler's bodies, but can be associated with improvements in the regulation of fatty acid, glucose metabolism, and insulin resistance.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131719923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mehmet Gul, M. Turkmen, Abdullah Doğan, Aydogan Soyguden
{"title":"Lost Tradition in Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling: Importance of Kispet and Ceremony of Kispet Wearing","authors":"Mehmet Gul, M. Turkmen, Abdullah Doğan, Aydogan Soyguden","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1031622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1031622","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. The pressures of globalization have contributed to the disappearance of some traditional sports, as well as various other elements of national culture. The annual Kirkpinar oil-wrestling tournament, in Edirne in Turkish Thrace, has been held since 1362. In recent times it has lost many of its traditional rituals, despite its inclusion in 2010 in UNESCO's “List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” The ceremonies associated with wearing the kispet (the leather pants worn by the oil wrestler, also called kisbet) is one example of this loss of tradition. This ceremony contained both old Turkish beliefs and Islamic themes. The kispet is very important for the pehlivan (the name given to the oil wrestler, meaning hero). Today's wrestlers do not practice or know these old traditions and rituals, even though the kispet is still worn when wrestling. This historical research is important for keeping oil wrestling and its traditions alive, as well as its role in Turkish national heritage. It is the aim of this research to examine the disappearance of the ceremony associated with wearing the kispet, and its place as an indispensable element of Kirkpinar oil wrestling. Live interviews and literature-tracking methods were used in this research. The results are a description of the ceremonies that are a part of wearing the kispet, which is characterized as a ritual in traditional Kirkpinar oil wrestling, having deep sociocultural and spiritual meaning.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127275889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Importance of Motor Tests in Reducing the Injury of Children Who Are New to Wrestling","authors":"M. Açak","doi":"10.1080/21615667.2015.1028126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21615667.2015.1028126","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT. The effectiveness of motor tests to reduce the injuries of athletes who are new to wrestling was analyzed. Wrestling is very popular in Turkey. It has been found out that in the initial learning stages of wrestling, injuries are quite common. In the current study, the use of an initial fitness test protocol screening can reduce the injury rate in beginning wrestlers. Specifically, candidate athletes who could score 40 points or higher on the test battery are less likely to be injured. The implementation of this initial fitness screening can be an important injury prevention practice in youth wrestling.","PeriodicalId":387289,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Wrestling Science","volume":"305 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114353904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}