ABSTRACT
The beginning of this chapter gives an overview of the structures and disciplines of combat sports, as well as samples of combat-specific performance requirements. In contrast to many other sports, only a few authors have focused on performance analysis in combat sports. Known methods and results of several topics of performance analysis (analysis of techniques, modelling and investigation of stress, energy cost, match analysis, and anticipation) will be presented for karate, judo, taekwondo, boxing, and others. The potential to apply these topics to the other combat sports, as well as required modifications, will also be discussed.
