Kurash is a sport for everyone
Having a history of three and a half thousand years, Kurash has managed to receive worldwide recognition and honor today. Kurash is gaining its strong positions and authority in the world sports arenas, the need has increased for studying the scientific foundations of kurash, conducting research, attracting experienced foreign specialists to these processes, and introducing effective teaching aids. In order to implement these urgent tasks, the Educational Department of the International Kurash Institute conducts active research work. We talked about the current activities of this department, about research work with IKI assistant teacher Farrukh Akhmedov.
Question. Ask about future plans and tasks to be done.
Answer. Kurash is a historical sport. Kurash is a sport that has a positive effect on human education, both physical and moral-spiritual education. Anyone can do Kurash at any age. We need to be able to expose this feature to the general public. In general, the IKI team focused on the issue of comprehensive research of Kurash. We pay attention to the implementation of these tasks step by step.
Question. Briefly explain the importance of science in sports.
Answer. It is impossible to take a step forward in any field without science. Scientific research determines the future of each field, its future development. For this reason, scientific research is of great importance in sports, especially in today's fight for the Olympic Games.
Question. What kind of work is being done today by the researchers of the IKI to study the scientific basis of Kurash?
Answer. In the appropriate strategic development plans of IKI Management and IKA, the tasks of carrying out scientific work, in particular, research work, and organizing new and advanced experiences in combat are defined. Based on these tasks, the IKI research group has determined its specific research directions and tasks. On the basis of this plan, we are currently conducting scientific research work.
Question. What kind of work is being done in terms of scientific research of Kurash and the delivery of the received information to the world community?
Answer. It should be noted that fundamental research and in-depth scientific research on Kurash has not been carried out yet. For example, today in the field of scientific research, one can find a number of scientific works on Kurash in the international platforms (Scopus, Web of Science) that are recognized by scientists all over the world. And while it is possible to find enough scientific-research works, scientific articles, monographs and other sources on other martial arts belonging to the Olympic family or included in the program of the Asian Games. For this reason, our team has attached special importance to this direction from a scientific point of view. The scientific community of the world, scientists, and those interested in Kurash, express their confidence in the information available in the scientific databases that I mentioned above.
Question. What exactly is being done on Kurash, on studying its scientific foundations?
Answer. Currently, together with our team, we are focused on developing a clear and accurate structure of throws (usul), their naming, and methodological recommendations for their use. It is important to explain, describe, comment on the group of throws (usul). Because the world Kurash community is asking a lot of questions about the implementation of the throws (usul), their mutual difference, description. Another important aspect is related to the training system of kurash athletes, which is the issue of effective organization of training in different age and gender categories.
Question. If you express an opinion about foreign partners in the field of scientific research and the work carried out together with them.
Answer. Currently, scientists from countries such as India, Ukraine, Spain, and Thailand have been invited for cooperation in this matter. Cooperation relations have been established with the leading experts of the world's top 1000 universities. In particular, we are conducting practical work with experts from the University of Coruna, Spain, to reveal aspects of Kurash that distinguish it from other types of sports, to demonstrate its philosophical, theoretical, methodological, biomechanical, and physiological characteristics on a scientific basis. In addition, there is a collaboration with a professor at the prestigious Bonducherry University in India to research the reasons fear of failure.
Question. If you can provide information about the results of the scientific research work carried out on the Kurash
Answer. So far we've looked at the degree of variation in wrist strength between different levels of Kurash athletes. Based on the obtained information, a scientific article was prepared and sent to a prestigious international journal. In addition, the relationship between the pre-competition psychological state of kurash athletes and their technical-tactical indicators was studied on a scientific basis. It should be noted that our scientific article based on these obtained results was accepted for publication in an international scientific journal specializing in martial arts. Research of the Lung Vital Capacity of kurash athletes and determination of blood lactate concentration is currently being carried out.
It should be noted that a patent project has been developed and applied for to improve the ability of Kurash athletes to maintain balance. A grant project was also presented.
