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Motor Learning, Feedback and Movement Screening

and sports medicine, including PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Sci-
ence, and Google Scholar. Search terms were combined using Boolean
operators and included combat-sport-related keywords (e.g., ‘combat
sports,’ wrestling, judo, ‘Brazilian jiu-jitsu’) alongside concept-related
terms (e.g., ‘motor learning,’ ‘attentional focus,’ ‘external focus,’ feed-
back, ‘ecological dynamics,’ ‘constraints-led approach,’ ‘challenge point
framework,’ ‘movement screening,’ ‘Functional Movement Screen,’ FMS,
‘Y-Balance Test,’ ‘injury prevention,’ and ‘training load’).

Selection and Synthesis
Included sources were prioritised if they were peer-reviewed and relevant
to at least one of the following domains:
1. attentional focus and feedback strategies in motor learning,
2. constraints-led or ecological dynamics perspectives on practice de-
sign, and
3. movement-screening tools and screening frameworks used in ath-
letic populations.

Where combat-sport-specific evidence was limited, high-quality evi-
dence from broader sport-science contexts was included when the un-
derlying mechanisms were considered transferable to open-skill, oppo-
nent-interactive performance environments.
Scope and Limitations
This contribution does not constitute a formal systematic review and
therefore does not include exhaustive database coverage, preregistered
protocols, or quantitative meta-analytic pooling of effect sizes. As with
narrative syntheses generally, interpretation of the evidence may be in-
fluenced by study heterogeneity and the variable quality of the avail-
able literature across subtopics, particularly in areas where combat-
sport-specific research remains limited. The conclusions are therefore
intended to provide an evidence-informed applied framework rather
than definitive causal claims regarding individual interventions across
all combat-sport contexts.

Results and Discussion
The Role of Motor Learning and Feedback in Correcting
Movement Patterns
The development of appropriate movement patterns in combat sports
depends not only on strength, mobility, and stability, but also on how

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