Livro sobre sociologia das artes marciais e modalidades de combate

http://www.anthempress.com/fighting-scholars
Tem gente boa trabalhando no tema.

Comparando valores

Em matéria recentemente publicada no UOL foi divulgado que o Asley Gonzalez (Cuba, campeão mundial na categoria até 90 kg) recebe US$ 200/mês.
Por curiosidade fui ver quanto ganha o Rinner (França, campeão mundial na categoria acima de 100kg).
Não foi difícil encontrar:
http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f12/teddy-riner-interview-newspaper-his-future-mma-ishii-1885561/

Isso sim é usar bem a imagem de um grande campeão de judô...

Artigo no prelo sobre karate

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine 2013. 0(0):.

Physiological and perceived exertion responses during international karate kumite competition

Montassar Tabben, Rim Sioud, Monoem Haddad, Emerson Franchini, Anis Chaouachi, Karim Chamari, Claire Tourny-Chollet

Abstract

Purpose: Investigate the physiological and perceived exertion responses of elite karate athletes and establish the relationship between a subjective method (Session-RPE) and two objective heart-rate (HR) based methods to quantify training-load (TL) during international karate competition.

Methods: Eleven karatekas took part in this study, but only data from seven athletes who completed three matches in a international tournament were used (mean±SD - four men, age 22.5±1.2-years, body mass 76.2±8.5-kg, %body-fat 7.5±1.6%, height 1.83±0.06-m, and competition experience 5±1-years; - three women, age 22.3±0.3-years, body mass 56.9 ± 6.9-kg, %body-fat 18.4 ± 4.6%, height 1.70±0.05-m, and competition experience 5±1-years). The data inclusion criteria were the successful measurement of HR, blood lactate [La^-], and rating-of-perceived-exertion (RPE) across three matches during competition. Data from 21 combats were successfully recorded.

Results: Means total fights’ time, HR, %HRmax, [La^-], and RPE were 4.7±1.6-min, 182±9-bpm, 91±3%, 9.02±2.12-mmol/L and 4.2±1.2, respectively. No significant differences in %HRmax, [La^-], and RPE were observed across combats. Significant correlations were observed between RPE and both resting HR (r=0.60; P=0.004) and mean HR (r=0.64; P=0.02), session-RPE and Banister training impulse (TRIMP) (r=0.84; P<0.001) and Edwards TL (r=0.77; P<0.01). Banister TRIMP and Edwards TL were also correlated (r=0.95; P<0.001).

Conclusion: International karate competition elicited near-maximal cardiovascular responses, high blood lactate concentrations, but there was not any variation in competitors’ RPE, [La^-] and %HRmax across combats. Karate coaches who seek to quantify competition loads could use the RPE-method as it has been shown to be correlated to both Banister TRIMP and Edwards TL.

http://asjsm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/asjsm/article/view/445/pdf

Mundial de Judô 2013

http://esporte.uol.com.br/judo/ultimas-noticias/2013/09/02/teste-para-2016-mundial-de-judo-tem-apagao-erro-em-show-e-publico-inflado.htm

Suposto suborno a Gonzalez

http://esporte.uol.com.br/judo/ultimas-noticias/2013/09/03/judoca-cubano-teria-sido-subornado-para-perder-luta-no-mundial-do-rio.htm

Algum dia, em algum lugar, as pessoas aprenderão que não existe uma relação linear entre desempenho competitivo e caráter

http://100judo.com/post/again-japanese-judo-scandal--73kg-world-champ-ono-interview

Tem campeão que é gente boa e tem campeão que ...
O problema é que normalmente as pessoas acreditam que os campeões são referências de conduta, sem analisar adequadamente uma série de comportamentos...

Competição no Brasil deveria ter o técnico do atleta na beira da área

Muitos problemas estariam resolvidos e apareceriam aqueles que trabalham diretamente com os atletas...
http://esporte.uol.com.br/judo/ultimas-noticias/2013/09/02/judo-feminino-faz-historia-no-rio-mas-ex-atletas-se-revoltam-com-tecnica.htm#comentarios