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Martial arts as a leisure sporting activity
RAŠEK, Dominik
The thesis deals with martial art as a free time activity. It explains the difference between martial art, combat sport and self-defense. It describes the chosen martial arts - kung-fu, taekwon-do, karate, judo, aikido and caopeira. It lists the basic characteristics of individual martial arts and historical development, used fighting styles and techniques. It describes the levels of technical skill and competitive disciplines. It deals with the moral aspect of every martial art, its influence on the psychological and moral side of an individual, pedagogical influence of a master or a trainer on its pupil. The thesis compares the chosen martial arts from the technical, competitive and spiritual side. Martial arts have positive affect on the formation of personality of individual, supports harmony of both spiritual and physical aspect and so they can find suitable application in free time activities.
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Employment of former fighters on the labor market
Kotrčová, Anna ; Janák, Vladimír (advisor) ; Zdobinský, Adam (referee)
Title: Employment of former fighters on the labor market Objectives: The aim of the diploma thesis is to research the employment of former professional fighters instance disciplines onthe labor market and to create recommendations for their employment on the labor market after the end of their sports career. Methods: Primary data collection was needed to fulfill the main objective of the thesis. The research used a quantitative method, specifically a questionnaire survey. An electronic questionnaire, which was distributed among former professional fighters, then provided the obtained data necessary for the subsequent interpretation of the results. In addition, the obtainedresults were enrichedwith a qualitative method,inthe framework of which structured interviews were also conducted with former professional fighters. Results: Employees from the ranks of former fighters are a specific group of employees who often enter the labor market with insufficient experience. The obtained results show that ex-wrestlers are competitive on the labor market compared to other employees due to the distinctive and specific personality traits and competencies acquired within the sports career. At the same time,the results show how important earlypreparationfor future working life is. Employers should be aware of the...
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Educational potential of combat sports training on adolescents' behavior
Schneider, Jonatan ; Janošová, Pavlína (advisor) ; Mazáčová, Nataša (referee)
Anotation This thesis examines both positive or negative educational potencial of combat sports training on youth's education. By doing in-depth interviews with expert trainers I searched for their own professional opinions on this subject. Collected data were analysed and compared with similar studies from the past. The aim of this thesis was to support or refute previous studies and my research expectations that show combat sports as a fully respected part of a sports industry capable of positive influence on its participants psyche and behavior. Results of the research confirmed that training of these sports can help adolescents cultivate good manners and healthy habits.
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Pre-competition reduction of body weight in MMA
Hrdlička, Jaroslav ; Coufalová, Klára (advisor) ; Pavelka, Radim (referee)
Title: Pre-competition reduction of body weight in MMA Objectives: The main aim of this work was to identify what weight reduction methods are used by professional MMA fighters and how many kilograms they reduce before fights. We also wanted to determine the time they start to work with their body weight and whether they feel any psychological changes or fatigue due to weight reduction. We were also interested in what supplements fighters use during weight cut. Methods: A survey method was used for data collection. The research sample consisted of 20 professional MMA fighters between the ages of 18 and 40. Results: We have found out that MMA fighters usually reduce their weight through reduced caloric intake and subsequent dehydration the most. The majority of respondents reported a reduction of 6 to 10 kilograms in the course of 2 to 4 weeks before the fight. Respondents feel weakened during weight loss and experience psychological impacts such as irritation, mood swings, aggression and sedation. Before the fight, 60% of fighters do not experience any signs of weakness, as the time period from weighting to the fight itself is sufficient to allow them to regenerate. The most commonly used supplements during weight loss are BCAAs, fat burners, proteins, multivitamins and multiminerals. Keywords:...
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The use of gymnastic ball in combat sport.
Novotná, Jaroslava ; Pavelka, Radim (advisor) ; Krištofič, Jaroslav (referee)
Title: The use of gymnastic ball in combat sport. Objective: The aim of this work is to create a stack of exercises for martial arts wrestlers usable for training and improvement of movement on the ground. The exercises used use a gymnastic ball, which replaces the absence of a sparring partner. The partial aim of the thesis is to find out the difficulty of the proposed exercises based on the respondents' subjective perception. Methods: Based on a long-term observation of martial arts training in conjunction with professional resources dealing with the issue, gymnastic ball exercises were profiled. There were 18 respondents who distinguished the difficulty of the 8 selected exercises. A 10-point Borg Scale was used to evaluate the difficulty, which records the individual perception of the effort required to perform the exercise. Results: The result of the work is a set of exercises on the gymnastic ball suitable for training fight positions and situations for combat on the ground. Furthermore, individual evaluation of the difficulty of selected exercises wrestlers combat sports. The exercises were evaluated by the respondents from simple ones, such as the "Shifting feet while lying on belly" exercise to very demanding "Kneeling on one leg" exercises. The overall assessment suggests that the...
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Motivation of combat sports
Šimáček, Pavel ; Pavelka, Radim (advisor) ; Zdobinský, Adam (referee)
Titleofwork: Combat sports motivation. Workobjective: The aim of this diploma thesis is to determine motives for participating in certain combat sports and to examine if the individual combat sports vary from each other or whether there is a common motive. The further objective is to examine a motive for combat sports in general. Usedmethods: The diploma thesis is designed as a quantitative research using a questionnaire survey. To compile the anonymous questionnaire, the international multidimensional standardized questionnaire The Sport Motivation Scale "SMS-28" was used. The standardized questionnaire was supplemented by questions to determine the sex, age and type of combat sport. The data acquired were then statistically evaluated using pivot tables and research questions were acquired by Pareto analysis. Results: It was discovered that the most important component of motivation for combat sports in general is the inner motivation to experience, on the contrary, the least important for the respondents was the external regulation. The individual combat sports differentiated then by a different spectrum of motivation. However, there were three combat sports, in particular, karate, MMA and judo, which had common type of motivation, particularly to experience the inner motivation. Regarding...
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Development of mixed martial arts in Czech Republic
Menšík, Lukáš ; Pavelka, Radim (advisor) ; Stich, Jaroslav (referee)
Name: Development of mixed martial arts in Czech republic Objectives: The purpose of this thesis is to analyze wide public audience in the Czech Republic and its awarenessof martial arts and sports in general. The thesis will be mainly focused on martial art called MMA. Finding general information about the clubs involved in MMA in the Czech Republic , for example: How long they work, how many members they like. In theoretical part deals with the history and development of combative martial arts , both in the Czech Republic and abroad. The research , part two analyzes conducted polls. Methods Quantitative research, Method questionnaire survey. Results The survey showed that the general public people in the Czech Republic has a relatively high knowledge of martial arts and MMA . In the second survey questioned MMA clubs shows that most MMA clubs operating in the Czech Republic for more than 10 years , have more than 100 members , aged 21-45let . Key words Mixed martial arts , martial arts, history, development.
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Mapping the occurrence of teaching martial activities in PE at primary schools and grammar schools in Prague
Sochor, Jakub ; Zdobinský, Adam (advisor) ; Pavelka, Radim (referee)
Title: Mapping the occurrence of teaching martial arts in physical education at primary schools, secondary schools and grammar schools in Prague. Objective: The goal of the research is to find out how education in P.E. classes reflects the recommendation of framework education programme about education of martial arts, what percentage of clasśes do martial arts take in P.E. and to describe current trends of implementing martial arts to the curriculum or discover the reasons behind not implementing from the P.E. teacher's perspective. Methods: Analysis of literature of the given topic. We chose a survey as a research instrument. Based on previously published survey, which asked about the education of martial arts at a smaller selection of schools in Moravian region (Reguli, Ďurech, Vít, 2007), we created a purposeful survey. The survey was made on a platform service survio.com and distributed via e-mail to individual headmasters. They passed on the survey to P.E. teachers Results: Based on the evaluation of the survey, it was found that 75 of 84 teachers involve combat activities in P.E. classes. Of all of the questioned, 48 respondents were men and 34 women. Most of our respondents were between 31-40 years old. Most respondents teach only at E.P.A., 48 in total. Falling techniques are included by...
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Acute effect of warm-up on the force of a punch
Rudolf, Jan ; Pavelka, Radim (advisor) ; Zdobinský, Adam (referee)
Title: Acute effect of a warm-up on the force of a punch Objectives: The aim of this diploma thesis is to test whether a warm-up before a performance affects the force of a punch at a sample participants practicing full-contact combat sports. Further goal is to analyze a change in the force of a punch depending on elapsed time after warming up. Methods: Each participant in this experimental study with intra-subject design went through all phases of the measurement, where the force of a punch was tested in four specified times (before a warm-up and then 4, 10 and 25 minutes after the warm-up). Results: No statistically significant effect of a warm-up on the force of a punch was observed, nor was there a statistically significant change in the force of a punch during the time following a warm-up. However, a warm-up did have a significant effect on change in heart rate and body temperature. Keywords: Combat sports, performance, fight, dynamic stretching, explosive power, punch sensor
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Comparison of reaction times between combat sport athletes competing in matches and technical patterns
Novotný, Mikuláš ; Třebický, Vít (advisor) ; Pavelka, Radim (referee)
Title: Comparsion of reaction times between combat sport athletes competing in matches and technical patterns. Objectives: The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to compare the simple reaction times between two disciplines (sports fighting and technical patterns) in Taekwondo (WT, ITF) and Karate (JKA, ČSKe). Methods: To collect the data, we used a purpose-built questionnaire containing questions about basic demographic information, martial art and its discipline, length of experience, achieved technical level, and self-rated reaction speed. We measured reaction times using a purpose-built test through PsychoPy3 and the Pavlovia platform. The entire participation took place on-line and was mainly distributed through advertisements on social media and contacting associations of the studied sports. A total of 112 people took part in the study. Results: We found no statistically significant differences in mean reaction times between the sports fighting and technical patterns. Further, reaction times were statistically significantly negatively associated with the length of experience and age. Keywords: reaction time, visual signal, combat sports, on-line
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