Purpose. The aim of this study was to establish the impact of body height on the techniques preferred in combat and the achievement level of senior judo fighters. Basic procedures. The research material included the video recordings of 518 judo fights that had taken place during Polish Judo Championships in Chorzów (1998) and Wroclaw (1999). The competitors were surveyed about their height. Using the criterion x- ± 0.5 SD, the fighters were divided into tall, medium and short in every weight category. Following the division a comparative analysis was made of the actions preferred in combat by the representatives of the particular groups. The analysis covered initiative in attack and proportions of its elements, techniques used and their reliability and average scores. Main findings. It was established that: (1) Body height of the fighters was moderately connected with the preferred techniques in combat. Hand techniques were preferred by short and medium-height fighters and leg techniques by tall fighters. Techniques including trunk rotation were more o ften p erformed b y medium-height fighters. Techniques including leaning o ut/forward w ere more o ften u sed by medium height fighters. (2) There was a strong relationship between body height and reliability of the techniques in the case of counterattacks and a moderate one that concerned the techniques including leaning forward. (3) The height of fighters was only moderately related with the level of achievements. Conclusions. The points listed above should be taken into consideration by club trainers when planning training loads, selection of TOKUI-WAZA (techniques preferred by fighters) and selection of weight category.
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