Background & study aim: The first Austrian Judo championships took place in 1947. Since then there hasn`t been any scientific literature about technical, tactical or physical preparation about the participants. In addition, there hasn`t been any trauma statistics of Austrian tournaments either. Some scientific studies describe Judo associated injuries on Olympic or international level, but how gentle is the "gentle way"? Are there any associations between techniques and injuries? Material & methods: In order to perform this research audiovisual records of the "care system" of all medal fights during the Austrian Judo championships of 2014 and 2015 were analyzed. For 2014 the judo associated injuries were classified by video analysis by a medical doctor. For 2015 they were documented by medical doctors who treated the injuries during the competition time (mat doctors). SPSS was used for statistics. The significance level for the difference of the number of medical intervention dependent on the sex of the fighter was determined at p<0,1 by Chi-square test. Results: The number of fight interruptions because due to injuries for men and women was analyzed. They were 15 out of 84 for men and 4 out of 54 for women. The Chi-square value (p<0.1) showed significant difference. The percentage of injuries were 18% for men and 7% for women, respectively. Bronze medal fights needed more medical interventions than gold ones. Conclusion: It seems that gender determines the fighting style and also the risk of an injury. The high rate of hand and finger injuries shows the importance of the grip fight.
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