Paweł Adam Piepiora

Paweł Adam Piepiora
  • Habilitated doctor in the field of medical sciences and health sciences in the discipline of physical culture sciences
  • Associate Professor at Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

I conduct research in the discipline of physical culture sciences.

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Introduction
Research areas: combat sports, education, generational change, health promotion, health protection, innovative agonology, management in education, management in sports, martial arts, mental training, safety, self-defense systems, sports, sports psychology.
Current institution
Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Current position
  • Associate Professor

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Background and Study Aim: In conjunction with the evolution of karate, a variety of systems for sport competition kumite have emerged, including semi contact, knockdown, full contact, and mix fighting. These systems are distinguished by divergent rules for resolving confrontations, which in turn affects the health and safety of competitors. At pres...
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The 'Karkonosze pro-mental health' project is based on active tourism with a psychologist who uses psychological methods and techniques during hikes to restore the client's mental balance. This short communication is a report from the pilot stage of this project.
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The present study explores the emerging interest in the phenomenon of the Alpha generation, a subject on which there is a paucity of both theoretical and empirical works. To date, there has been no organised attempt to synthesise the extant knowledge on the lifestyles of today’s youngest generation of students from different countries worldwide. Th...
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Background and Study Aim: In the social space, journalistic phraseology and the language of emotion permeate not only statements concerning the attraction and mystery still associated with karate. From karate practitioners and didacticisms, science (scientists with the competence of karate practitioners) should first be expected to formulate premis...
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This report presents a synthesis of the two phases of the author’s research on the Big Five personality traits among athletes which was conducted between 2014 and 2024 on a Polish population of athletes from different sports using the NEO-FFI tool. The initial phase of the study sought to identify the personality traits that distinguish elite athle...
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High-level team sports competition creates considerable degree of mental workload for the players, particularly in teams with prominent players displaying characteristics of subclinical narcissism. This affects team effectiveness, which is contingent upon the harmonization of the players’ personalities. This perspective examines the specific applic...
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Background & Study Aim: Our research is compatible with the 11th United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal: ‘Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable’. The aim of the study is to fill the research gap and examine the housing market of the local level of county in Poland, excluding the cities with county rights...
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Background: The scientific frameworks for this study are the General Theory of Fighting Arts and the holistic Anthropology of Martial Arts. These theories provide definitions and conceptional framework for all combat sports and martial arts (CSMA). The problem and aim of this study were to explain the perception of success in international groups o...
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Mental preparation for sports competition in karate is significant, as it is deeply embedded in the philosophical and ethical values that underpin this combat method. In practice, the mental preparation of karateka varies depending on the type of competition, for example preparation for kata (forms) and kumite (fights). Thus, this perspective offer...
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Background/Objectives: To date, the health effects of karate have not been identified. Therefore, the aim of this article is to learn more about the health effects of karate training based on a review of current research. Methods: The Scopus database was searched from 2000 onwards for available articles related only to karate. The following interme...
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Introduction. Physical culture encompasses all activities aimed at maintaining health through physical activity. This can be implemented in five distinct areas: physical education, physiotherapy, recreation, sports and tourism. Such physical activity is indicative of physical fitness, which is a contributing factor to overall health. Prior research...
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Background. This article continues a new interdisciplinary line of research into the geography of Olympic combat sports. Problem and aim. A precise assessment of the point value of medals won at modern Olympic championships was assumed to be relative to the population of the countries concerned. The overarching aim of the article was to construct a...
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One of the main problems of physical culture science in Poland is the decline in interest in physical education lessons among primary school students. At this educational stage, most educational institutions have an Alpha generation (digital). The research problem is to clearly present the possibility of using new technologies in selected physical...
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Background Digital interventions present potential solutions for aftercare and relapse prevention in anxiety and depressive disorders. This systematic review synthesizes evidence on the efficacy of internet- and mobile-based interventions for post-acute care in these conditions. Methods A systematic search was conducted in electronic databases (ME...
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The use of social media by athletes can support them in difficult moments, but it can also become a source of negative emotions and psychological distress. This perspective critically examines psychoanalytic psychotherapy as a method for restoring athletes' psychological well-being after experiencing negative effects from social media use. The pape...
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There is evidence of a decline in interest in physical activity among the Alpha generation. It is therefore evident that physical culture must adapt to the specific characteristics of the youngest generation if it is to survive. In light of the aforementioned considerations, the objective of this humanist article is to ascertain whether physical cu...
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Jednym z wiodących obszarów badań poruszanych w naukach o kulturze fizycznej jest społecznie malejące zainteresowanie aktywnością sportową. Prawdopodobnym czynnikiem tej sytuacji może być niedostosowany przekaz kultury fizycznej dla aktualnie żyjących pokoleń: BB (baby boomers), X (wielka niewiadoma), Y (milenialsi), Z (płatki śniegu), Alpha (cyfro...
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In this cross-sectional study, we explore the influence of age, Body Mass Index (BMI), appetitive traits, and internalizing psychopathology on exercise self-efficacy among 52 participants, framed within the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) model. Appetitive traits were assessed using the Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire (AEBQ), e...
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Problem statement Goal orientations, which influence learning and motivation, are categorized into task orientation (focused on skill development and personal mastery) and ego orientation (focused on outperforming others and gaining recognition). This study aims to explore how different demographics perceive success in martial arts. Approach and p...
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Data on the relationship between personality traits and athletes’ level of sportsmanship are not sufficiently documented. Therefore, it is reasonable to look for differences in personality traits between athletes from different levels: amateur, competitive and professional, as these groups of athletes function differently on a daily basis. Therefor...
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This paper deals with karate activity in the areas of physical culture in the broad sense. It is a concise and clear approach to the topic, which aimed to conceptualise the inclusion of karate in areas of physical culture as a contemporarily attractive physical activity. Karate was described here as a combat sport, martial art, and self-defence sys...
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Nowadays, generational changes are determined by technological advances. Generation Z is entering the labour market and is best positioned on the line between the virtual and real worlds. The Alpha generation, on the other hand, will soon be entering secondary schools, as they are technologically proficient and need to be online all the time. With...
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One of the leading areas of Polish research addressed in the physical culture sciences, is the declining interest in physical activity. The likely reason for this situation may be the inadequate communication of physical culture to today's generations: BB (baby boomers), X (great unknowns), Y (millennials), Z (snowflakes), Alpha (digital). Therefor...
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Background and Study Aim: Personality traits significantly influence athletic performance and the development of athletes. However, these traits vary at different levels of sport. This knowledge gap makes it difficult to effectively tailor training and support programs. Thus, the purpose of this article is to identify differences in the expression...
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WSTĘP: We współczesnych treningach siłowych zauważa się rosnącą modę na używanie smartfonów. Jest to szczególnie widoczne wśród pokolenia Z. Trenujący łączą ćwiczenia siłowe z korzystaniem z różnych funkcji smartfonów. Dlatego celem badania było pozyskanie wiedzy na temat wykorzystywania smartfonów w treningach siłowych przez pokolenie Z. METODYKA:...
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This article aims to present a new argument on the validity of utilizing karate in youth safety education. First, the important role of safety education and the need to seek new means of influencing young people is presented and the significant role of sport in this area. The field of Far Eastern combat sports was underlined here as being particula...
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Cite this chapter as: Piepiora, P., Witkowski, K., and Jarmułowicz, M. (2024). Sprawność fizyczna a środowisko pochodzenia funkcjonariuszy Oddziału Prewencji Policji we Wrocławiu. In: M. Sokołowski (ed.), Kultura Fizyczna w Służbach Mundurowych: Wczoraj - Dziś - Jutro (pp. 273-280). Poznań: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. E. Piaseckiego w Pozna...
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Background and Study Aim: Each generation has attitudes, expectations, behaviours and experiences that are unique to it. The Alpha generation is characterised by widespread access to technology from an early age. Technological proficiency is both their strength and weakness in functioning in society. The overload on the nervous system of the Alpha...
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The main aim of this study is to use comprehensive statistical analyses to evaluate measurement reliability of selected variables that characterize postural stability. The study examined twenty-nine healthy nonathlete students. The examinations were performed twice, with a one-week interval. The Microgate GYKO inertial sensor system was used to eva...
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The purpose of this paper is to answer a research question: has the economic value of recreational assets of Bóbr Valley Railway during the Covid-19 pandemic increased? A motivation to conduct the analysis was the information concerning the possibility of the restoration of the examined line. We carried out a survey and estimated the economic value...
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Background and Study Aim: Sport competition in karate is constantly changing and trying to adapt to the modern age, where an escalation of neo gladiatorism has recently been noted. Therefore, the objective of this article is the most general conclusion (knowledge) resulting from synthetic reflection on the effects of transformation of competition f...
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The aim of this paper was to determine the influence of adolescence, training discipline, and training regime on the personality formation of adolescent sports acrobats. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to study the relationship between the personality traits and the sports classes of Polish junior sports acrobatics representatives. The res...
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Background & Study Aim: Smart organization is a digital organization, an essential aspect of which is the use of mobile digital technologies in the management of combat sports services, and, in particular, the management including diagnosis and monitoring of one’s own physical activity. Smart organization means converting resources, converging proc...
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Editorial on the research topic "Physical culture from an interdisciplinary perspective".
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Background & Study Aim: It is noted that postural defects in children and adolescents negatively affect their health and physical fitness. It was assumed that there is a relationship between physical fitness and postural defects. The purpose of this article was to verify the relationship between physical fitness and postural defects in boys aged 10...
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The three sets of premises imply the most general hypothesis about the supreme criteria of the value of global civilization. This hypothesis can be defined more concretely, but to ignore it would be to consent to self-destruction at our own request. Such a prospect is real in a much shorter time frame than the most optimistic (in fact naive) predic...
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WSTĘP: Współcześnie zauważa się wzrost popularności niegdysiejszych europejskich sztuk walki. W Polsce to zainteresowanie ma przełożenie na miecz długi. W związku z powyższym celem niniejszego badania było określenie motywów podejmowania aktywności fizycznej przez walki mieczem długim. MATERIAŁ I METODY: W badaniu wzięło udział 110 Polaków władając...
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The gradual introduction of combat sports into the modern Olympic disciplines was dictated by their popularity, global prestige and meeting International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines. The spatial differentiation and development of Olympic combat sports is the premise of this paper. The aim of the paper is an in-depth reflection on the phenome...
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Background & Study Aim: Investment expenses are instruments for stimulating city growth and have considerable influence on the process of investment planning and management. A city determines the scale and directions of investments by making decisions about public investments. The result of investments is the creation of financial, economic, and so...
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The main aim of this study was to determine the relationships between postural stability and the place in the ranking of badminton players. The study examined 10 elite players from Polish national badminton team. The scope of the study included basic somatic characteristics, such as body height, body weight, BMI, and training experience. A Microgat...
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A noticeably increased interest in mountain climbing, both as the form of extreme sport and a form of tourism, has been observed in Poland recently. The assumption of this study is that practicing different varieties of mountaineering influences the personality of Polish climbers in a different manner. The aim of the research was to compare the per...
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This article first introduces the trend of cognitive psychology and its influence on the discipline of physical culture sciences, resulting in the emergence of the field of mental preparation. Then the difference between the most popular mental exercises of visualization and imagery has been outlined. In applied sports psychology, visualization and...
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Background and Study Aim: World-level judo athletes are characterized by a high level of technical-tactical skills. The purpose of this study was knowledge of the probable differences in the technical-tactical training of judo athletes of the Japanese, Georgian and French national teams. Material and Methods: The research material consisted of aud...
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The aim of this study is to determine the influence of training and selection on postural stability and its relationship with the sports level of judo practitioners aged 11–14 years. The study group consisted of 21 children judokas, aged 11–12, and 80 of their non-training peers, as well as 19 adolescent judokas, aged 13–14, and 76 of their non-tra...
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Background & Study Aim: Public security in the face of the current large-scale migration crisis in Central and Eastern Europe, which is the first since World War II, is an issue that should be examined taking into account various criteria (social, economic, political, extreme threat, etc.). The aim of this paper is to answer the research questions:...
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The premise for writing this communication was the difficulty of students in systematizing their knowledge of the main issues of postural defects. Therefore, the authors made an attempt to make postural defects more understandable. Reference was made to basic relevant concepts from the terminology of the physical culture sciences that are commonly...
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Background & Study Aim: Set-jetting’ is also known as ‘movie tourism’, ‘film tourism’, ‘screen tourism’ or ‘movie-induced tourism’. It can be defined as the phenomenon of visiting places known from the screen. None of the existing set-jetting researches has applied the contingent valuation method yet. The existing research on set-jetting consists m...
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Background and Study Aim: Military hand-to-hand combat is a part of physical training of soldiers that is very different from the typical preparation for competition in combat sports. But military hand-to-hand combat training uses methods, forms and means from physical culture to ensure soldiers’ all-round psycho-physical development. The combative...
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Background and Study Aim: This article continues the research line on the geography of Olympic combat sports. It is based on the perspective of their spatial differentiation and development. The aim of the paper was to reflect on the phenomenon of geography of Olympic combat sports, which have their roots in ancient times – boxing, fencing, modern...
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Background and Study Aim: For years, in the Tatra Mountains, avalanches have been claiming human lives and property: in 1938 the snow avalanche from Marchwiczna Pass in the Rybiego Potoku Valley killed 1 person and affected another one and the avalanche’s blast broke the windows and moved a stove in a mountain shelter; in 1956 the snow avalanche un...
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Background and Study Aim: In traditional karate, the kumite competition is dominated by hand techniques. Due to the specific nature of this competition, most probably a hypothesis is true that kumite athletes will have an athletic body build with a predominance of upper limbs. The aim of this study was to verify this hypothesis and the knowledge on...
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Background and Study Aim: The gradual introduction of combat sports into the modern Olympic disciplines was dictated by their popularity, global prestige and meeting International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines. The perspective of spatial differentiation and development of Olympic combat sports is the premise of this paper. The aim of the paper...
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This article is a continuation of the research on personality in combat sports in karate. The authors’ goal was to verify the relationship between personality and age of kyokushin karate practitioners. The male national team of Ukraine in karate kyokushin (N = 7) participated in the personality study with the use of the Big Five model. The NEO-FFI...
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TŁO I CEL: Niniejsze badanie mieści się w nauce o kulturze fizycznej w obszarze psychologii sportu. Za tło badań przyjęto osobowość jako moderator zachowań wykształconych pod wpływem oddziaływań środowiska sportu. Celem pracy było porównanie osobowości siatkarzy i zawodników sportów walki (pięściarstwo i kickboxing). METODYKA: W tym celu dobrano lo...
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Background and Study Aim: We assumed that a better club position in the league is associated with a more desirable personality of young football players. The aim of the research was the knowledge about relationship between a club’s position in the league and the personality of Wrocław football players at the junior and pre-junior level. Material an...
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In this short article, we took a look at the importance of rituals in sports. First we explained the concepts of religion, creed, superstitions, fallacies and rituals. Then we described superstitious thinking and religiosity in psychological terms and on this basis we referred to rituals in sport. We explained the meaning of rituals in sport based...
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Background and Study Aim: The widely understood mental training was adopted as the background of the work as it has a sound grounding in numerous scientific papers as well as in the experience of trainers and coaches. The aim of the paper was to verify the opinions of kyokushin karatekas on mental training. Material and Methods: The Polish represen...
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Niniejsza publikacja jest pokłosiem trzech konferencji naukowych poświęconych karate. Odbywały się one w cyklu 6-letnim. Pierwsza konferencja zatytułowana „Zarządzanie sportem. XXX lat karate shotokan na Dolnym Śląsku” miała miejsce w Gościńcu na Starówce w Kowarach w dniu 20 lutego 2009 r. Towarzyszyła Otwartym Mistrzostwom Polski Karate Shotokan...
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More and more research reports assert that sport experience has an influence on shaping the personality of athletes. This paper aims at validating the connection between personality and sport experience. The research subject of were young Polish male athletes (N = 1,260) aged 20–29, out of 42 sports disciplines, with sport experience ranging from 3...
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Background and Study Aim: Research on personality in sport often concerns the senior stage, that is why we are interested in the junior stage. The aim of this research is the personality traits profiles of athletes training combat sport and team sport at the level of the Polish representation of juniors and seniors. Material and Methods: The subjec...
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Background and aim. Kickboxing is a full-contact combat sport that has evolved from the knockdown formula characteristics of Kyokushin karate. The aim of the article was to attempt to determine the personality of people training in Kyokushin karate and kickboxing. Material and method. The study involved people practicing Kyokushin karate (n1 = 30)...
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Research on personality in sport is very popular as it allows prediction of the behavior of players in the starting situation. Hence, verifications of players due to their sports level may turn out to be crucial. Due to the dynamic development of American football in Poland, we undertook research to verify the relationship between the sports level...
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The motto of this scientific essay is the statement that “since man has not transformed himself in a positive sense, he systematically - and to great effect - reinforces what is negative both in himself and outside”. The aim of the essay is expressing the view of the authors on the recurring phenomenon of bloody gladiator fights under a camouflaged...
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Background & Study Aim: In different varieties of sports karate, the rules of competition in kumite are constantly being modified. This underscores the importance of technical preparation in karate training. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to present the allowed kumite techniques in sports karate. Material & Methods: The method of analyz...
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The aim of the Karate Compendium was to characterize the training and forms of karate, as well as the physical and mental skills of karatekas. It is the first book of this type, based on over thirty years of knowledge, experience, and skills of the author in various karate styles, as well as his expertise in physical culture sciences. The content o...
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The aim of the study is to describe personality profiles and determinants of success in sports in relation to the Big Five Personality Model. In order to achieve this aim, personality profiles of players from various sports disciplines was set against the personality profile of champions—players who are considerably successful in sports competition...
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The objective of the research is to study the attitudes towards Karate correlated with the world of values of the apprentices. A diagnostic survey is the main method of the study: a direct extended questionnaire from Cynarski (2006), as an auxiliary questionnaire A and a survey questionnaire "Perception of martial arts by young practitioners. Motiv...
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The purpose of this article is to define the perspective from which a coach should analyze and evaluate personality traits that influence sports performance in team sports. The subjects of the research are Polish players (N = 300) in senior age (20–29 years) from 10 team sports (each n = 30). A sample of champions (n = 13) was selected from the stu...
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Background and Study Aim: Judo is a speed-strength discipline and requires a high level of motor preparation from competitors. Judorelated effort is general and activates more than 30% of the athlete’s body mass, both in the upper and lower body, but the flexor muscles of the arm and elbow are the most involved. The aim of the study was knowledge a...
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Background Research on personality in sport is popular because it allows you to forecast the greediness of actions in sports competition situations. The purpose of this paper is to determine which personality traits characterize individual sports champions. Materials and Methods The subjects of the research were Polish athletes (N = 600) between 2...
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(1) Study aim: This is a comparative study for judo and jujutsu practitioners. It has an intrinsic value. The aim of this study was to showcase a comparison of practitioners of judo and a similar martial art jujutsu with regard to manual abilities. The study applied the measurement of simple reaction time in response to a visual stimulus and handgr...
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Background and Study Aim: Material and Methods: Results: Conclusions: Karate competitions take place in the kata and kumite competitions. Karate athletes, depending on their preferences in the training process, focus on specializing in kata or kumite. Karate shapes the personality of practitioners. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to answer...
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Background and aim. The important role of sports psychology is often emphasized. But not everyone is aware that it applies to the entire area of physical culture. The aim of this article is to present the role of sports psychology and the positioning of this discipline in physical culture sciences. Material and method. The collected material consis...
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The subject of the research was the description and explanation of the role, significance and course of logistics processes in organizing a mass sports event on the example of the XII Shotokan FSKA Karate World Championships, which took place in Poland in Kowary and Karpacz on September 23-26, 2010. The purposeful selection of the sample was dictat...
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Background and aim. The significant role of personality in sport is often emphasized. The purpose of this article is to review the research in sport psychology that has contributed to the understanding of relationships and potential avenues for research into personality traits in sport. Material and method. The collected material consisted only of...
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Background & Study Aim: Previous studies on personality in sport have shown that there is a profile that characterizes athletes. But in terms of the relationship between personality and gender, the results are not clear. The aim of the study was the knowledge about the personality of male and female practicing competitive football. Material & Metho...
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Background and Study Aim: The problem, which has long been the area of interest of sport psychologists, trainers and athletes, concerns the determination of the personality factors of the master in sport. This specific task would have to be to determine the personality traits of athletes that are necessary for their success in sport. It is accepted...
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Background & Study Aim: Martial arts shape the character of practitioners, while combat sports rely on the direct clash of two competing athletes. The aim of the study was the knowledge about the personality profile of people training kyokushin karate as a martial art. Material & Method: Twenty nine athletes (14 men and 15 women) between 18 and 54...
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Background and Study Aim: The snow avalanches occur in very high mountains like Himayalas where the avalanche occurred on Pumori killing 19 people on 04.25.2015 or in high mountains like the Apennines where the avalanche appeared on Gran Sasso d’Italia and caused 29 deaths on 01.18.2017. They can also appear in not high mountains. The aim of this s...
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Background and aim. Personality is shaped through external interactions and interests. The aim of the study was to check whether university students have a similar personality (as applicants for higher education) or a different personality (due to their field of study). Material and method. 60 full-time students aged between 20 and 29 years old wer...
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Background & Study Aim: Combat sports, in relation to other sports groups, are distinguished by a utilitarian factor, which manifests itself in the use of acquired skills in self-defence. The cognitive aim of this study was to answer the question: whether the personality of combat sports fighters at the championship level distinguishes them in some...
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Access to sports services is important for the physical development and functioning of blind and visually impaired people. Access to this type of activity also affects the rehabilitation of people with visual impairment and their daily functioning. Sport activity and participation in various forms of recreation is a very broad concept in physical c...
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Background & Aim: In sports, three groups of sports disciplines can be distinguished depending on the way of performing movement actions: a group with a significant degree of kinematic stabilization in the structure of sports technique; a group with a significant degree of stabilization of the dynamic structure of sports technique; a group with a s...
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The aim of the study was to try to determine the personality of the ultimate frisbee players. The following hypothesis was accepted for verification: the personality profile of the ultimate frisbee players is similar to the profile of players practicing the same sport. The subjects of the cognitive experiment were people training ultimate frisbee (...
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Background and objective. Differences in the psyche of sportsmen and sportswomen are ambiguous. However they can be seen in contact sports. This study has been an attempt at evaluating the personality profile of women practising contact sports. Material and methods. The study involved the best Polish female karate kyokushin competitors (n=30) and f...
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Background and Study Aim: Football is one of sports that causes most injuries throughout the world. The reasons vary, because competition in football very often becomes fierce. The objective of the study was answer the questions which injuries are most frequently sustained by female and male football players, circumstances in which injuries are sus...
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Background and Study Aim: Combat sports are characterised by a high dynamics of activities. One of the unwanted elements of the training process are injuries. The aim of this study was the knowledge about the body type of persons practising judo in accordance with Wanke’s typology and to specify injuries that are characteristic of individual body t...
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Background & Study Aim: In combat sports (martial arts), numerous competitors with short training experience are injured relatively quickly. Such injuries, improperly treated or not treated, turn into a persistent, chronic conditions. The goal of this study was the knowledge about on prevention and treatment methods for martial arts practitioners....
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This research presents the organisational model of digitisation of sport institutions as the element of development shifting towards digital models of sport business. Empirical research concerns: the level of saturation of information and communication technology (ICT) in sport institutions and media coverage of organizational space in sport as the...
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Football competition due to the largest number of violations of public order and order. They force the need to send significant police units to ensure their proper conduct. These violations occur both during the match and during the transport of supporters. This article presents safety issues at football matches. The hazards that may occur in a sta...
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Aim. The aim of the study was to check if there are differences in the personality of volleyball players in Poland at different levels of sports advancement. Method and subject. The study was conducted with the NEO-FFI Personality Inventory on three groups of Polish volleyball players: first league (n = 30), second league (n = 30), third league (n...
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This article addresses the subject of personality in the shooting discipline, which can be included in the broader field – sport psychology. The attempt to characterize the personality of Olympic archery athletes depending on the life records obtained was to show the differences between good and best athletes, to then determine the direction of per...
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Sports disciplines can be divided due to the type of contact allowed with the opponent. We distinguish disciplines with direct and indirect contact as well as non-contact disciplines. The intention of this study was to check if the behavior of professional athletes is determined by the type of contact of sports disciplines. 180 competitive athletes...
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Aim: The aim of the research was to examine and demonstrate whether there are links between physical activity and styles of coping with stress, and to estimate with what force these possible relationships are manifested. Material and methods: 60 people aged 18-30 were randomly selected for the study. The first group consists of physically active pe...
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Aim. The aim of the study was to check the relationship between individual personality traits and the subjective assessment of the weight of tennis players. Material and methods. Personality assessment was performed using the NEO-FFI questionnaire, subjective assessment of body weight was made using a questionnaire. 15 tennis players aged 19.13 yea...

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