Study on scientific production in martial arts in Spain from 1990 to present

This study presents a panoramic overview of the scientific production related to martial arts published in Spain from the last decade of 20th Century to the present. The research starts from the analysis of Doctoral Theses, scholar books and articles published in the main journals of Physical Educat...

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Autores: Gutiérrez García, Carlos, Pérez-Gutiérrez, Mikel
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/22072
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10612/22072
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Deporte
Educación Física
Artes marciales
Deportes de combate
Bibliometría
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Sumario:This study presents a panoramic overview of the scientific production related to martial arts published in Spain from the last decade of 20th Century to the present. The research starts from the analysis of Doctoral Theses, scholar books and articles published in the main journals of Physical Education and Sport Sciences as well as other Spanish scholar journals. The results show a diverse scientific production, covering Human and Social Sciences (Philosophy, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology, History, etc.) and Experimental and Health Sciences (Theory and Practice of Training, Physiology, Biomechanics, Sports Medicine, etc.). There are some relevant areas in both fields such as Pedagogy, History, Theory and Practice of Training or Physiology of martial arts. Likewise, it can be seen that judo is widely the most researched for martial arts. This is in accordance with judo institutional development in Spain, and especially with its presence as an important content of many current curricula in Physical Education and Sport Sciences Higher Education Degrees. The lack of studies on other martial arts, that nowadays have an important social presence, reveals the interest in orienting new researches on these practices in order to support their knowledge and development.