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Marina Dobnik, Rok Vatovec, and Matej Plevnik

Table 8.1 Comparison of Injury-Prevention Warm-Up Programmes
in Combat Sports
Item Wrestling Plus IPPON IPW MASS-12
Developer United World Amber L. von Jon Bell, Mark I. Wendi Bacon
Wrestling Gerhardt and Johnson, Kenzie and Rowan Wil-
(UWW) in col- colleagues (von Friesen, Saam son(Bacon&
laboration Gerhardt et al., Falahati and Wilson, 2024)
with a research 2023) Ashley Jones,
group (Gioftsi- plus knowl-
dou et al., 2015) edge transfer
group (Bell et
al., 2024)
Primary Wrestling Judo Grappling Striking combat
sport (freestyle) sports sports (karate,
taekwondo,
kickboxing,
other standing
sports)
Type of Grappling Grappling Grappling Striking/stand-
discipline ing disciplines
Possible Also applicable Also applicable Grappling Potentially also
use to other grap- to other grap- sports in other sports
pling sports (ju- pling sports with explosive
do, Brazilian (wrestling, ju- striking and
jiu-jitsu, sam- do, Brazilian changes of di-
bo, etc.) jiu-jitsu, sam- rection
bo, etc.)
Aim Injury preven- Judo-specific Evidence-based Evidence-based
tion, plus im- prevention proposal to re- prehabilitation/
provement of (shoulder, knee, duce injuries warm-up to re-
neuromuscular ankle) in grappling duce common
control sports injuries in strik-
ing sports
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jumps, and rapid directional changes are common, programmes such
as MASS-12 place greater emphasis on biomechanical retraining – par-
ticularly hip-knee-ankle alignment – alongside trunk and pelvic stability
and dynamic balance to address typical non-contact and overuse injury
profiles.
This contribution also highlights thatthe currentevidencebase varies
considerably across programmes. Some protocols are supported by sig-

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