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Background: Recently influenced by studies on the impact of martial arts on ADHD the self-consciousness of the society prevailed and fencing started spreading its roots into the field of healing methods by making use of the skills important to a warrior, such as speed, strength, accuracy and courage. As a means for developing self-perception, of competence in various areas of ability and function, self-confidence, physical conditioning, and emotional balance, Martial Arts activity was previously found to be a method for ameliorating ADHD symptoms. We appreciate that fencing, as a combat type Physical Activity (PA), can be used for similar purposes. Objectives: The present article focuses mainly on the Inattentive aspect of ADHD. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of a fencing training program activated on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosed children. Methods: The study population of 40 children mean age 10, diagnosed with ADHD, was divided into two groups: one undergoing a fencing training program and the other a control group of about the same age and characteristics undergoing a physical training program. For evaluation, we used ADHD Rating Scale – IV: Home Version questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the study. Data were processed statistically to evaluate reliability using Cronbach''''s Alpha. Overtime Inattentive Analysis, we performed 3 Way Anova using the factors time, gender and training and run for all questions followed by a Holm-Sidak Post Hoc test for interactions. Results: The performance evaluation disclose consistently positive greater total value for the fencing training program over the control group undergoing only PA training program by 11%. Conclusions: The fencing training program has greater total value on moderating ADHD Inattentive symptoms over the control group undergoing only PA training program.
Keywords: ADHD, fencing, physical activity, inattention, children
