From 17 to 19th September 2015 in Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa, Poland took place the 1st World Congress on Health and Martial Arts in Interdisciplinary Approach.

The main organizer and the member of the Scientific Committee of the conference was Professor Jacek Wąsik from Poland, the member of the All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation Scientific Research Committee.

The subject of the conference was the discussion on the scientific grounds of use of martial arts elements in the health prevention, in the rehabilitation as well as in forming of a healthy life style among adults, children and youth.

Prof. Roman Maciej Kalina - outstanding specialist and scientist, author of many publications on martial arts

In the Congress took part representatives of Brasil, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, USA and Poland.

The participants had an opportunity to familiarize themselves with practical use of martial arts’ elements in different therapeutic context during the workshops and demonstrations held within the conference.

Unique and not published earlier lectures and posters of outstanding specialists and scientists from a few continents, who took part in the conference, will be available in the prestigious scientific magazine Archives of Budo (IF=1,238).

The lectures about Taekwon-Do were presented by the mentioned earlier Prof. Jacek Wasik, but also by Doc. Ph. D. Zbigniew Bujak, 7th Degree from Biała Podlaska and many others.

First from right: Prof. Jacek Wąsik - organizer and member of the Scientific Committee of the conference

The list of lectures on Taekwon-Do:
1. The assessment of the anterior and posterior spine curvatures in taekwon-do practitioners and the socially unadjusted from Juvenile Detention Centres
Marta Motow-Czyż, Jacek Wąsik, Marek Kluszczyński
http://proceedings.archbudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/68_ArchBudoConfProc.pdf

2. Physiological aspects of post-training adaptation in martial arts
Karol Pilis, Jacek Wąsik, Anna Pilis, Krzysztof Stec, Cezary Michalski, Michal Zych, Wiesław Pilis
http://proceedings.archbudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/107_ArchBudoConfProc.pdf

3. Determinant factors of aerobic and anaerobic power in martial arts
Anna Pilis, Karol Pilis, Michał Zych, Cezary Michalski, Jacek Wąsik, Pilis Wiesław, Krzysztof Stec
http://proceedings.archbudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/115_ArchBudoConfProc.pdf

4. Influence of different versions of the straight forward punch on the obtained force, energy and power – measurements of taekwon-do ITF athletes’ performance
Jacek Wąsik, Karina Nowak
http://proceedings.archbudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/158_ArchBudoConfProc.pdf

5. Dealing with anger by taekwondo practitioners of a different level of advancement and age
Jacek Wąsik, Dorota Ortenburger, Tomasz Góra
http://proceedings.archbudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/184_ArchBudoConfProc.pdf

6. Rates of injuries in martial arts and combat sports on the example of two taekwon-do styles
Zbigniew Bujak, Dariusz Gierczuk, Mirosław Zalech
http://proceedings.archbudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/186_ArchBudoConfProc.pdf

A short footage from the conference can be seen in the Orion Television under the following link:
http://www.tvorion.pl/?action=show_news&idNews=18961

More photos by Paulina Przepióra can be found in the Facebook gallery Sport Department of Jan Długosz University in Czestochowa under the link:
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Fot. Paulina Przepióra