Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and inhibitory control: effects of practice on secondary public school students in Abu Dhabi, UAE

摘要

Executive Functions (EF) are related to the amount of necessary and regulatory processes neededto maintain the focus, attention and resistance to external or internal distractions (Diamond, 2013).Through this process, it is possible to play with ideas, think before acting, as well as anticipatechallenges by resistance to temptations and impulses. Since the 1950s, we have seen a progressiveincrease in studies involving physical activity, academic performance and cognition (Castelli, et al.2015). Only more recently the Martial Arts (MA) become a greater interest to the scientificcommunity due to its impact on human behavior. Faced with this, we have shown an increase in thenumber of school age children who have participated in MA training centers.