Abstract

MARTINEZ PEREZ, Omar; VARGAS GELIGA, Eglys; ALVAREZ BERTA, Luis Michel  and  PAZ FORTUN, Mileidy. Systematization of studies on the utility of laterality in combat sports. Rev Podium [online]. 2023, vol.18, n.1  Epub Apr 18, 2023. ISSN 1996-2452.

The project "Study of laterality patterns of elite athletes in Cuba" has as its objective the diagnosis, characterization and assessment of laterality patterns of active and retired athletes with high sports results, but so far it lacks a deepening in the usefulness that laterality can have in the technical-tactical preparation in combat sports, so the objective of this article was to systematize the main researches related to the use of laterality in these sports. For this, the inductive-deductive, analysis-synthesis and bibliographic review methods were used in order to determine the background and interpret the main reference research on this subject. It was concluded that among the main aspects addressed were: the competitive advantages of left-handed athletes, the technical volume that was carried out in competitions, the characterization of the athlete according to their lateral preferences and how they influence sports performance. However, no study was observed regarding the use of laterality patterns in technical-tactical preparation in combat sports, which became a lack, for the study of these sports disciplines.

Keywords : Laterality patterns; athletes; sports performance; combat sports..

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