Tactile and auditory stimuli can improve the specific physical performance of para-judo athletes with varied origins of visual impairment

RL Kons, JM Patatas, E Franchini… - … and motor skills, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Our aim in this study was to compare performance adaptations based on tactile or sonorous
stimuli in para-judo athletes with congenital or acquired visual impairment. Twenty judo …

Psychometric suitability of adaptations to the special judo fitness test for athletes with visual impairment

RL Kons, E Franchini, JR Bragança… - Perceptual and Motor …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aimed to test the reliability, sensitivity, construct and logical validity of an adapted
Special Judo Fitness Test (SJFT) for judo athletes with visual impairment. Twenty judo …

The effect of vision impairment on competitive and technical–tactical performance in judo: is the present system legitimate?

RL Kons, K Krabben, DL Mann… - Adapted Physical …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
In judo competition for visual impairment, athletes of different classes compete against each
other in the same category; B1 athletes are totally blind, whereas B2 and B3 athletes are …

[HTML][HTML] Neuromuscular and postural control in visually and nonvisually impaired judo athletes: case study

RL Kons, RL Sakugawa, M Rossato… - Journal of exercise …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study aimed to analyze neuromuscular and postural control in visually and nonvisually
impaired judo athletes. Two judo athletes, one visually impaired and the other nonvisually …

Are male judokas with visual impairments training properly? Findings from an observational study

A Gutiérrez-Santiago, JM Cancela… - Journal of visual …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction One aim of the study was to describe the temporal structure of judo combat
among male judokas with visual impairments. Another aim was to determine the possible …

The development of evidence-based classification of vision impairment in judo: A Delphi study

KJ Krabben, RHJC Ravensbergen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Most para-sports group athletes into “classes” to compete against others with
similar activity limitations. Judokas with vision impairment (VI) instead all compete in the …

Effect of vision impairment on match-related performance and technical variation in attacking moves in Paralympic judo

R Kons, K Krabben, DL Mann… - Journal of Sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In Paralympic judo for athletes with vision impairment (VI judo) all eligible athletes (ie B1, B2
and B3 classes) compete against each other in the same competition. Evidence suggests …

May the best-sighted win? The relationship between visual function and performance in Para judo

K Krabben, E Mashkovskiy… - Journal of Sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to establish the optimal cut-off point (s) between classes in a new,
evidence-based classification system for VI judo. We collected results from international VI …

A scoping review on Para Judo

A Gutiérrez-Santiago… - American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
This scoping review aimed to summarize the literature on Para judo comprehensively. A
systematic search on WOS, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, and Scopus was carried out up to July …

Jump and balance test in judo athletes with or without visual impairments

R Spera, I Belviso, F Sirico, S Palermi, B Massa… - 2019 - rua.ua.es
The study was conducted for four months with 8 judo athletes: 4 sighted people (4 M) and 4
visual impairment people (3 M and 1 F), aged between 18 and 52 (30.75±12.74). According …