Expert analysis of the competitive level of young russian judo athletes who train for active attack fighting

摘要

Purpose and materials: This article presents an analysis of the competitive level training of young Russian judocontestants (18 to 20 years old) who represent the Krasnoyarsk territory and the Siberian Federal District. Theinvited experts (i.e., judges and coaches) analysed competition battles of a number of athletes. The expertsfocused on the number of faults (shido), the number of real attempts at applying techniques either from astanding position (Nage-waza) or on the ground (Ne-waza), the number of successfully executed techniques bythe judo athletes, and the combat dynamics. Results: The expert analysis showed that a number of criteria (e.g.,active combat in the standing position during the entire bout, active combat on the mat, and tactics forconducting a competition battle) were not met by the athletes, which prevented them from obtaining bettercompetitive results. Additionally, the experts provided positive feedback on the general fighting dynamics of thecontestants and the quantity of technical moves they performed. Conclusions: Overall, according to thespecialists who participated in the analysis, the judo contestants in the control group did not fall short intechnique mastery compared with their foreign counterparts. However, it is necessary to make some changes tothe tactical preparation process of athletes for competitions.