DEPARTMENT OF THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF COMBAT SPORTS

HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Uzbek State University of Physical Education and Sport is one of the largest institutions in Central Asia training highly qualified specialists in the field of physical education and sport in Uzbekistan. The Institute was originally established in 1955. In 1958, the Department of Boxing, Wrestling and Weightlifting was founded, with Yu.I. Sirotkin being the first to serve as its head. Among the department's teachers and graduates, to this day the majority hold the academic degree of Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences and the academic title of Professor. These include: Sh.A. Abdullaev, G.B. Abdurasulova, V. Alekseenko, Sh.N. Zokirov, Z.T. Kosimbekov, A. Rafikova, I. Sadriddinov, M.I. Sidikov, F.K. Turdiev, V.N. Shin, A.A. Kodirov, R.A. Maksumov, X.I. Muxammedov, B.N. Nazarov, T. Polatov, I.Y. Shamsematov, A.S. Gelyagen (boxing), K.A. Tojieva, O.A. Zaburnyagin, L.I. Efremova, P.A. Kutelnas, V. Mixaylov, E.N. Sokolova, and N.A. Fetisova (fencing) — all of whom worked at the department for many years. Following the addition of the Taekwondo specialty to the department in 2008, the department was renamed the “Department of Theory and Methodology of Boxing, Fencing and Taekwondo.” After the Uzbek State Institute of Physical Education was granted university status by a Presidential decree in 2017, the department was renamed the “Department of Theory and Methodology of Boxing, Taekwondo and Fencing.”By 2021, the department was renamed the “Department of Theory and Methodology of Boxing and Fencing.” This was because the Taekwondo specialty merged with the Karate discipline to form a separate department, while the Kickboxing specialty was, in turn, incorporated into the Department of Theory and Methodology of Boxing and Fencing.

Since September 2023, following the addition of the sport of Muay Thai, the department was renamed the “Department of Theory and Methodology of Boxing, Kickboxing and Muay Thai.” In that academic year, the department's teaching staff numbered 26, comprising 5 professors, 1 acting professor, 3 associate professors, 1 acting associate professor, 4 senior lecturers, and 11 lecturers. Today, the teaching staff working at the department possess a high level of expertise, including Doctors of Science Prof. R.D. Xalmuxamedov and S.S. Tajibayev, as well as professors T.M. Qilichev, V.D. Anashov, and Sh.S. Dilmurodov; associate professors Gʻ.Q. Rajabov, Q.A. Umarov, and Gʻ.R. Matkarimov; acting associate professor R.N. Abduxamidov; senior lecturers Q.S. Abdullaev, Sh.K. Karimov, M.Y. Ergashev, and R.K. Gafurov; and lecturers Sh.B. Xudoyberdiyev, F.K. Qilichev, R.T. Roʻzioxunov, I.I. Akramov, S.S. Eshpoʻlatov, N.N. Abduxamidov, Sh.R. Nizamova, Sh.X. Badalova, A.Sh. Qahhorjonov, Sh.U. Nabiyev, and F.X. Orifjonov. Starting from the 2026–2027 academic year, the sports of Taekwondo, Fencing, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai were incorporated into the department, and it was renamed the “Department of Theory and Methodology of Combat Sports.” Today, the renewed department includes Honored Coaches of Uzbekistan, professors, Doctors of Science, holders of the academic title of Associate Professor, and Candidates of Science.

The department maintains ongoing cooperation with related departments of physical education institutes throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States. There are plans to establish a research laboratory at the department in the future, equipped with scientific and medical equipment, in order to carry out research work. Alongside training worthy, highly qualified personnel for our republic, the Department of Theory and Methodology of Combat Sports has produced numerous Olympic, world, and Asian champions among its ranks.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT

INFORMATION ABOUT THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT