Bianca Miarka
Biographic Data
| ID | 2197520 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bianca Miarka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bianca |
| FAMILY NAME | Miarka |
| SIGNATURE | MIARKA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7513-7605 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From cumulative points to the ‘Best of Three’ system: A comprehensive analysis of World Taekwondo rule changes and their performance implications
Taekwondo competition rules underwent profound transformations between 2012 and 2026, driven by the need for transparency and to increase spectator appeal. This study analyzed the regulatory evolution of taekwondo and its impact on match dynamics and performance. To this end, we reviewed official World Taekwondo documents and scientific literature to synthesize changes in scoring, technology, and combat structure. The main results indicated that …
Predictive power of deep squat and Abalakov jump tests in roundhouse kick performance among elite striking athletes
This study investigated the relationship between variables of the deep squat jump (DSJ) and the Abalakov jump (ABK) and the performance of the rear leg roundhouse kick in elite combat sport athletes. Twenty-seven elite taekwondo athletes (12 females) performed three attempts of each movement: DSJ and ABK (measured with Pasco® force platforms), and the roundhouse kick (analyzed with Vicon® motion capture systems). The key findings demonstrated tha…
Comparison of Temporomandibular Disorder Signs and Symptoms in CrossFit® Athletes and Sedentary Individuals
(1) Background: A sedentary lifestyle may aggravate temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms, increasing pain sensitivity and functional limitations. Physical exercise is recommended for pain management and improving quality of life. Comparing CrossFit ® athletes to sedentary individuals allows for examining whether regular high-intensity exercise impacts pain sensitivity and functional limitations associated with TMD. This cross-sectional study…
Long-Term Cognitive Decline in MMA Fighters: A Two-Year Cohort Study on Executive Function Impairments Due to Repetitive Head Strikes
These findings highlight the detrimental effects of MMA competitions on cognitive function, emphasizing the need for monitoring and interventions to preserve fighters' health and performance
Women on the mat: Unspoken stories of machismo and harassment in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Influence of sexual maturation on anaerobic performance of male adolescent wrestlers
This study aimed to examine the impact of sexual maturation on the anaerobic performance of male adolescent wrestlers. Methods: We included a sample of 29 freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers from various clubs in Barinas, Venezuela. Their physical characteristics were as follows (mean ± SD): age, 14.99 ± 1.83 years; body mass, 54.68 ± 16.80 kg; height, 161.06 ± 12.78 cm; body fat, 12.09 ± 4.11%; body mass index (BMI), 20.58 ± 3.79 kg/m2; and trai…
A New Developmental Approach for Judo Focusing on Health, Physical, Motor, and Educational Attributes
Judo is currently the most practiced combat sport in the world. There is no doubt of its importance for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. However, due to its inherent complexity, coaches tend to place greater or lesser emphasis only on one of its multiple domains during the judoka formative years. The present study presents a novel developmental approach signaling Judo as an excellent way for physical, motor, educational, and health dev…
Judo combat time, scores, and penalties: Review of competition rules changes between 2010 and 2020
This study aimed to describe and analyze the main changes in the official competitive rules of judo between 2010 and 2020, highlighting changes in combat time, scores and penalties. In this retrospective study, a search was performed for official documents which regulated judo rules between 2010 and 2020 on the websites of the International Judo Federation and the Brazilian Judo Confederation, as well as refereeing manuals of the Sergipe Judo Fed…
Effect of a Warm-Up Protocol with and without Facemask-Use against Covid-19 on Cognitive Function: A Pilot, Randomized Counterbalanced, Cross-Sectional Study
The present study aimed to verify the effect of a warm-up protocol with and without facemask-use on cognitive function. The sample was composed of 17 healthy, non-smoking physical education students (age = 17.6 years, height = 1.71 m, and body mass = 69.7 kg). They were randomized to perform 15 min of warm-up exercises, while wearing a cloth facemask (EXP) or no mask (CON) on two separate occasions, with at least 48-h separating conditions. Rate …
Mitos, simbolismos e o conhecimento acadêmico-científico na capoeira: Um Brasil de resistência
O artigo pretende discutir questões sócio-históricas da capoeira para auxiliar na organização de sua história, considerando os mitos sistematizados historicamente e a produção acadêmico-científica que acaba desvelando as formulações ancoradas nos mitos. Isto se engendra pela relação da capoeira no processo de formação dos mitos desenvolvidos no imaginário da formação social brasileira. Partindo-se de um estudo de revisão bibliográfica, buscamos i…
História e Historiografia da Educação Física: Concepções E Métodos De Pesquisa
Este artigo traz uma discussão sobre as diferentes abordagens e métodos de pesquisas científicas na área de História e Historiografia da Educação Física realizados no Brasil. Para isso, realizou-se a análise de trabalhos publicados em uma base eletrônica de dados, a Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO). A busca foi feita com as palavras-chave e/ou termos específicos indexados: "história" e "historiografia" em combinação com o termo "Educa…
O wushu como uma ferramenta para o desenvolvimento motor, cognitivo e socioafetivo na escola: Um estudo exploratório
The present work investigated the use of wushu at school by Physical Education teachers (PEF) as a tool for the motor, cognitive and socioaffective development, and compared practitioners and non-practitioners in concept, understanding and application of wushu resignified practices in Elementary School grades I and II in São Paulo, Brazil. For this purpose, 40 PEFs were assigned to one of two groups, wushu Practitioners (PW, n =27) or Non wushu P…
Análise de frequência das ações técnico-táticas competitivas no taekwondo: Uma revisão
O taekwondo (TKD) é um esporte de combate que focaliza em chutes na cabeça, giratórios, e saltos. A enfase em combinações técnico-táticas com velocidade e agilidade é uma característica essencial dessa modalidade. Portanto, esse artigo objetiva contribuir com uma análise crítica sobre ações técnico-táticas de taekwondistas, utilizando momentos relativos de esforço e pausa em competições oficiais. Essa revisão investigou arranjos táticos (i.e., at…
Análise da ansiedade pré-competitiva e competitiva de jovens judocas
Aim: The present study aimed to verify levels of trait anxiety in juvenile judo athletes (between 14 and 18 yrs.) in pre-competitive and competitive moments. Method: Therefore, 40 athletes (20 boys and 20 girls) with 5 ± 2 yrs. of judo practice were analyzed. The instrument used was the "Sport Competition Anxiety Test” (SCAT). In statistical analysis, we observed differences with Friedman and Mann-Whitney tests, p ≤ 0.05. The Spearman correlation…
Técnica y táctica en judo: Una revisión
The aim of this paper is to scrutinize various studies on technical and tactical aspects of judo matches. In addition, it also discusses how variables can have practical implications, preceded by a conceptual and historical perspective of the technical and tactical analysis through observation, notation and application of tactical systems of combats. This research deals with important tasks for technical and tactical analysis, such as comparisons…
Reinterpreting the History of Women's Judo in Japan
This paper reassesses the role of women in judo in Japan, from its secluded and restricted beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the gradual changes in gender and social paradigms triggered by the influence of Western feminist struggle from the 1960s onwards. Judo has been considered in theory an inclusive martial art because its creator, Jigoro Kano, stressed safety, etiquette and moral teachings irrespective of age, size or gender of its…
Reinterpreting the History of Women's Judo in Japan
This paper reassesses the role of women in judo in Japan, from its secluded and restricted beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the gradual changes in gender and social paradigms triggered by the influence of Western feminist struggle from the 1960s onwards. Judo has been considered in theory an inclusive martial art because its creator, Jigoro Kano, stressed safety, etiquette and moral teachings irrespective of age, size or gender of its…
Reinterpreting the History of Women's Judo in Japan
This paper reassesses the role of women in judo in Japan, from its secluded and restricted beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the gradual changes in gender and social paradigms triggered by the influence of Western feminist struggle from the 1960s onwards. Judo has been considered in theory an inclusive martial art because its creator, Jigoro Kano, stressed safety, etiquette and moral teachings irrespective of age, size or gender of its…
Técnica y táctica en judo: Una revisión
The aim of this paper is to scrutinize various studies on technical and tactical aspects of judo matches. In addition, it also discusses how variables can have practical implications, preceded by a conceptual and historical perspective of the technical and tactical analysis through observation, notation and application of tactical systems of combats. This research deals with important tasks for technical and tactical analysis, such as comparisons…
Análise da ansiedade pré-competitiva e competitiva de jovens judocas
Aim: The present study aimed to verify levels of trait anxiety in juvenile judo athletes (between 14 and 18 yrs.) in pre-competitive and competitive moments. Method: Therefore, 40 athletes (20 boys and 20 girls) with 5 ± 2 yrs. of judo practice were analyzed. The instrument used was the "Sport Competition Anxiety Test” (SCAT). In statistical analysis, we observed differences with Friedman and Mann-Whitney tests, p ≤ 0.05. The Spearman correlation…
Análise de frequência das ações técnico-táticas competitivas no taekwondo: Uma revisão
O taekwondo (TKD) é um esporte de combate que focaliza em chutes na cabeça, giratórios, e saltos. A enfase em combinações técnico-táticas com velocidade e agilidade é uma característica essencial dessa modalidade. Portanto, esse artigo objetiva contribuir com uma análise crítica sobre ações técnico-táticas de taekwondistas, utilizando momentos relativos de esforço e pausa em competições oficiais. Essa revisão investigou arranjos táticos (i.e., at…
O wushu como uma ferramenta para o desenvolvimento motor, cognitivo e socioafetivo na escola: Um estudo exploratório
The present work investigated the use of wushu at school by Physical Education teachers (PEF) as a tool for the motor, cognitive and socioaffective development, and compared practitioners and non-practitioners in concept, understanding and application of wushu resignified practices in Elementary School grades I and II in São Paulo, Brazil. For this purpose, 40 PEFs were assigned to one of two groups, wushu Practitioners (PW, n =27) or Non wushu P…
História e Historiografia da Educação Física: Concepções E Métodos De Pesquisa
Este artigo traz uma discussão sobre as diferentes abordagens e métodos de pesquisas científicas na área de História e Historiografia da Educação Física realizados no Brasil. Para isso, realizou-se a análise de trabalhos publicados em uma base eletrônica de dados, a Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO). A busca foi feita com as palavras-chave e/ou termos específicos indexados: "história" e "historiografia" em combinação com o termo "Educa…
Mitos, simbolismos e o conhecimento acadêmico-científico na capoeira: Um Brasil de resistência
O artigo pretende discutir questões sócio-históricas da capoeira para auxiliar na organização de sua história, considerando os mitos sistematizados historicamente e a produção acadêmico-científica que acaba desvelando as formulações ancoradas nos mitos. Isto se engendra pela relação da capoeira no processo de formação dos mitos desenvolvidos no imaginário da formação social brasileira. Partindo-se de um estudo de revisão bibliográfica, buscamos i…
Effect of a Warm-Up Protocol with and without Facemask-Use against Covid-19 on Cognitive Function: A Pilot, Randomized Counterbalanced, Cross-Sectional Study
The present study aimed to verify the effect of a warm-up protocol with and without facemask-use on cognitive function. The sample was composed of 17 healthy, non-smoking physical education students (age = 17.6 years, height = 1.71 m, and body mass = 69.7 kg). They were randomized to perform 15 min of warm-up exercises, while wearing a cloth facemask (EXP) or no mask (CON) on two separate occasions, with at least 48-h separating conditions. Rate …
Judo combat time, scores, and penalties: Review of competition rules changes between 2010 and 2020
This study aimed to describe and analyze the main changes in the official competitive rules of judo between 2010 and 2020, highlighting changes in combat time, scores and penalties. In this retrospective study, a search was performed for official documents which regulated judo rules between 2010 and 2020 on the websites of the International Judo Federation and the Brazilian Judo Confederation, as well as refereeing manuals of the Sergipe Judo Fed…
A New Developmental Approach for Judo Focusing on Health, Physical, Motor, and Educational Attributes
Judo is currently the most practiced combat sport in the world. There is no doubt of its importance for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. However, due to its inherent complexity, coaches tend to place greater or lesser emphasis only on one of its multiple domains during the judoka formative years. The present study presents a novel developmental approach signaling Judo as an excellent way for physical, motor, educational, and health dev…
Influence of sexual maturation on anaerobic performance of male adolescent wrestlers
This study aimed to examine the impact of sexual maturation on the anaerobic performance of male adolescent wrestlers. Methods: We included a sample of 29 freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers from various clubs in Barinas, Venezuela. Their physical characteristics were as follows (mean ± SD): age, 14.99 ± 1.83 years; body mass, 54.68 ± 16.80 kg; height, 161.06 ± 12.78 cm; body fat, 12.09 ± 4.11%; body mass index (BMI), 20.58 ± 3.79 kg/m2; and trai…
Comparison of Temporomandibular Disorder Signs and Symptoms in CrossFit® Athletes and Sedentary Individuals
(1) Background: A sedentary lifestyle may aggravate temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms, increasing pain sensitivity and functional limitations. Physical exercise is recommended for pain management and improving quality of life. Comparing CrossFit ® athletes to sedentary individuals allows for examining whether regular high-intensity exercise impacts pain sensitivity and functional limitations associated with TMD. This cross-sectional study…
Long-Term Cognitive Decline in MMA Fighters: A Two-Year Cohort Study on Executive Function Impairments Due to Repetitive Head Strikes
These findings highlight the detrimental effects of MMA competitions on cognitive function, emphasizing the need for monitoring and interventions to preserve fighters' health and performance
Women on the mat: Unspoken stories of machismo and harassment in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
From cumulative points to the ‘Best of Three’ system: A comprehensive analysis of World Taekwondo rule changes and their performance implications
Taekwondo competition rules underwent profound transformations between 2012 and 2026, driven by the need for transparency and to increase spectator appeal. This study analyzed the regulatory evolution of taekwondo and its impact on match dynamics and performance. To this end, we reviewed official World Taekwondo documents and scientific literature to synthesize changes in scoring, technology, and combat structure. The main results indicated that …
Predictive power of deep squat and Abalakov jump tests in roundhouse kick performance among elite striking athletes
This study investigated the relationship between variables of the deep squat jump (DSJ) and the Abalakov jump (ABK) and the performance of the rear leg roundhouse kick in elite combat sport athletes. Twenty-seven elite taekwondo athletes (12 females) performed three attempts of each movement: DSJ and ABK (measured with Pasco® force platforms), and the roundhouse kick (analyzed with Vicon® motion capture systems). The key findings demonstrated tha…
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