Effects of Participating in Martial Arts in Children: A Systematic Review

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments for author File: Comments.docx

Author Response

Thank you for your comments and suggestions. All corrections have now been made as noted.

Reviewer 2 Report

I have included my comments and suggestions in the attached file.

Comments for author File: Comments.docx

Author Response

Thank you for your useful comment. The introduction has now been slightly expanded, and some of the suggested studies have been included (four).

Reviewer 3 Report

Thank you for permitting me to review this manuscript 

The aim of the review in the abstract and in the inroduction differs 

it is  written in the abstract 

This review paper  aims to analyze the collected research and determine the impact of different martial arts  programs on the physical fitness of preschool and school-age children.

while in the introduction it is written 

Hence, this review aimed to determine the effects  and influence of martial arts program intervention on children's physical fitness, which 80 includes motor skills and aerobic and anaerobic abilities of children. 

in the abstract version the reader may think that this review was designed to assess the effect of each martial art in the children while in the introduction bersion (which is appropiate , it is the effect of all martial art ) therefore please rephrase in the abstract 

Author Response

Thank you for your comment. The abstract is now rephrased accordingly.

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Yes, the article has been corrected, supplemented and is now worthy of approval for publication.