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

Abstract

Purpose and materials: This article presents an analysis of the competitive level training of young Russian judo contestants (18 to 20 years old) who represent the Krasnoyarsk territory and the Siberian Federal District. The invited experts (i.e., judges and coaches) analysed competition battles of a number of athletes. The experts focused on the number of faults (shido), the number of real attempts at applying techniques either from a standing position (Nage-waza) or on the ground (Ne-waza), the number of successfully executed techniques by the 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 for conducting a competition battle) were not met by the athletes, which prevented them from obtaining better competitive results. Additionally, the experts provided positive feedback on the general fighting dynamics of the contestants and the quantity of technical moves they performed. Conclusions: Overall, according to the specialists who participated in the analysis, the judo contestants in the control group did not fall short in technique mastery compared with their foreign counterparts. However, it is necessary to make some changes to the tactical preparation process of athletes for competitions.