Motrivivência
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Abstract
MULLER JUNIOR, Ivo Lopes; SONODA-NUNES, Ricardo João and CAPRARO, André Mendes. Profile of muay thai scientific production (1996 - 2018). Rev. Motriviv. [online]. 2020, vol.32, n.63, e72399. Epub Sep 21, 2020. ISSN 2175-8042. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2020.e72399.
The objective of this work was to draw an overview of the scientific production written in theses, dissertations and scientific articles about Muay Thai. Papers written in Portuguese, English and Spanish were analyzed in order to ascertain the thematic profile of research related to Muay Thai, highlighting the main authors / co-authors and institutions, as well as their collaborative networks. The following databases were used: CAPES Journal Portal, Google Scholar, PubMed, EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), accessed through the CAPES interface. Being analyzed a thesis, 12 dissertations, 88 academic articles, totaling 101 listed items. It concludes a scenario, somewhat promising for the development of this sport in the world context, making it important to highlight how Muay Thai has been researched with the academic environment.
Keywords : Muay Thai; Martial arts; Combat sports; Fight.