Energy absorbed by electronic body protectors from kicks in a taekwondo competition
Objective: Although some scientific information on electronic body protectors in taekwondo is available, no research has been done to assess the impact of kicks in a competitive situation. The purpose of this study, then, was to assess the energy absorbed by these protectors from kicks performed in...
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doaj-ddb9093f1bd24995adb4a67f9e08ee9e2020-11-24T22:38:17ZengTermedia Publishing HouseBiology of Sport0860-021X2011-03-012817578Energy absorbed by electronic body protectors from kicks in a taekwondo competitionF.B. Del VecchioE FranchiniA.H.M. Del VecchioW PieterObjective: Although some scientific information on electronic body protectors in taekwondo is available, no research has been done to assess the impact of kicks in a competitive situation. The purpose of this study, then, was to assess the energy absorbed by these protectors from kicks performed in an actual taekwondo competition. Methods: Subjects consisted of junior (14-17 years) and senior (≥18 years) male taekwondo-in, who participated in an open tournament. Data on the energy imparted by valid kicks in Joules (J) were collected from a public visual electronic monitor. Results: Energy was higher for the seniors: 264.31 ± 56.63 J versus 224.38 ± 48.23 J for the juniors (eta2 = 0.121). The seniors scored lower in percent impact but the effect was trivial: 123.46 ± 24.77% versus 136.70 ± 26.33%(eta2 = 0.087). Conclusions: The difference between senior and junior taekwondo-in in absolute energy generated was small, while the difference in relative energy impact was trivial in favour of the junior taekwondo athletes.http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=935878Taekwondoevaluationathletic performance |
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Energy absorbed by electronic body protectors from kicks in a taekwondo competition |
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Energy absorbed by electronic body protectors from kicks in a taekwondo competition |
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Energy absorbed by electronic body protectors from kicks in a taekwondo competition |
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energy absorbed by electronic body protectors from kicks in a taekwondo competition |
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Termedia Publishing House |
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Biology of Sport |
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0860-021X |
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2011-03-01 |
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Objective: Although some scientific information on electronic body protectors in taekwondo is available, no research has been done to assess the impact of kicks in a competitive situation. The purpose of this study, then, was to assess the energy absorbed by these protectors from kicks performed in an actual taekwondo competition. Methods: Subjects consisted of junior (14-17 years) and senior (≥18 years) male taekwondo-in, who participated in an open tournament. Data on the energy imparted by valid kicks in Joules (J) were collected from a public visual electronic monitor. Results: Energy was higher for the seniors: 264.31 ± 56.63 J versus 224.38 ± 48.23 J for the juniors (eta2 = 0.121). The seniors scored lower in percent impact but the effect was trivial: 123.46 ± 24.77% versus 136.70 ± 26.33%(eta2 = 0.087). Conclusions: The difference between senior and junior taekwondo-in in absolute energy generated was small, while the difference in relative energy impact was trivial in favour of the junior taekwondo athletes. |
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Taekwondo evaluation athletic performance |
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