ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Integrating Kata Training into School Education: Effects on Sustained Attention and Cognitive Performance in 8-9-Year-Old Children.
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- Differences in Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Power Between Young Karate Athletes of Different Competing Disciplines: A Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- One-Week Home-Based HRV Biofeedback with Supervised Sessions Versus Passive Relaxation: Effects on Autonomic, Sensorimotor Functions and Kata Performance in Eastern Martial Arts Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Karate interventions in children and adolescents: a scoping review of psychosocial and cognitive outcomes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
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Abstract
(1) Background: The ability to sustain attention in primary school children aged 8-9 years plays a critical role in maintaining focus for extended periods, enabling them to comprehend and integrate large amounts of information. Enhancing sustained attention during this formative stage significantly improves a child's capacity to acquire and consolidate new skills and knowledge, laying a strong foundation for academic and cognitive development. (2) Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of an 8-week kata training program on attention and its components in 8-9-year-old school-age children, a critical developmental period for attention. (3) Methods: After excluding the participants who gave a low number of correct answers in the pre-test or created a ceiling effect, 43 participants, aged 9.12 ± 0.40 years, were included in this study. This study, conducted during the academic term, included three measurement phases and a familiarization session. Attention parameters were evaluated using the Bourdon-Vos Test, and participants were categorized into Low Performers (LP) and High Performers (HP) based on pre-test scores. The intervention group (INT) underwent kata training thrice weekly for 8 weeks, while the control group (CON) followed their regular activities. Post-training, attention parameters were reassessed using the Bourdon-Vos Test. (4) Results: In the post-intervention analysis, significant improvements in the number of correct responses were observed in both the LP (
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