Sumo wrestling is unique in combat sport, and in all of sport. We examined the maximum aerobic capacity and body composition of sumo wrestlers and compared them to untrained controls. We also compared "aerobic muscle quality", meaning VO2max normalized to predicted skeletal muscle mass (SMM) (VO2max /SMM), between sumo wrestlers and controls and among previously published data for male athletes...

Profightstore.com was established in Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia (a country in South-East European region) in 2003. The company was established by the owner who is familiar with combat sports and who understands combat sports culture very well. At the time when the company was established the owner was a sole employee. In 2007 however the company employed two part-time journalists and t...

In combat sports, the specificity of training requires that athlete improve all performance indicators associated with match. For this reason, muscle power seems to be determinant during application techniques result in scores, specifically punches, kicks, elbows, knees, throwing techniques, transitions groundwork and some sometimes, win match by knockout. Based these information’s, present cha...

Emotional intelligence, neuroticism, and extroversion were studied in boxers, judokas, and non-athlete controls. The results based on the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale and Eysenck Personality Inventory showed that in understanding their own emotions boxers scored higher than judokas and controls (effect sizes d=.72, and .47). In appraising others’ emotions boxers and judokas did not...