Is fear of injury associated with breakfall kinematics for Osoto-gari in novice Judokas

21th Congress European college of Sports Science

The result indicates that the fear of injury may not alter the breakfall kinematics and possible injury risk by being thrown with osoto-gari in novice judokas, suggesting that a coach probably should not rely on the learner’s feeling when making a progress on the breakfall learning process. Because the severe head injury usually occur in the novice judokas, it must be necessary for coaches to develop the proper evaluation skill of the breakfall motion for osoto-gari.

越田専太郎，石井孝法，松田雅弘，橋本俊彦