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ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Effects of Participating in Martial Arts in Children: A Systematic Review.

Aleksandar Stamenković, Mila Manić, Roberto Roklicer, Tatjana Trivić, Pavle Malović, Patrik Drid

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Review in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Aleksandar StamenkovićFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.
Mila ManićFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia.
Roberto RoklicerFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Tatjana TrivićFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Pavle MalovićFaculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, 81400 Nikšić, Montenegro.ORCID 0000-0001-7091-8130
Patrik DridFaculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2075-6038
University of Novi Sad · RSUniversity of Nis · RSUniversity of Montenegro · ME

Funding

Pokrajinski Sekretarijat za Nauku i Tehnološki Razvoj 142-451-2594
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe application of various martial arts programs can greatly contribute to improving the of physical fitness of preschool and school children. The purpose of this review paper was to determine the effects and influence that martial arts program intervention has on children's physical fitness, which includes motor skills and the aerobic and anaerobic abilities of children.

methodWe searched the following electronic scientific databases for articles published in English from January 2006 to April 2021 to gather data for this review paper: Google Scholar, Pub Med, and Web of Science.

resultsAfter the search was completed, 162 studies were identified, of which 16 studies were selected and were systematically reviewed and analyzed. Eight studies included karate programs, four studies included judo programs, two studies contained aikido programs, and two studies contained taekwondo programs. The total number of participants was 1615 (experimental group = 914, control group = 701). Based on the main findings, karate, judo, taekwondo, and aikido programs showed positive effects on the physical fitness of the experimental group of children. According to the results, the effects of these programs showed statistically significant improvements between the initial and final measurements of most of the examined experimental groups.

conclusionWe concluded that martial arts programs were helpful for improving the physical fitness of preschool and school children, especially for parameters such as cardiorespiratory fitness, speed, agility, strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance.

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cardiorespiratory fitnesscombat sportsmotor skillsphysical fitness

Identifiers

PMID36010093
PMCPMC9406432
OpenAlexW4290999129

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