The aim of this paper is the presentation of a measurement station to determine the anticipation skills in combat sports. Therefore technologies of virtual reality (VR) are being used which create sports specific stimuli. An advantage of this measurement station is that stimuli are visually three dimensional and can be created standardized. Whereas a high immersion as well as a realistic three ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of karate practice level (national vs international level) and sex (women vs men) on physiological and perceptual responses in three modern karate training modalities (tactical-technical (TT), technical-development (TD), and randori). METHOD The study included 18 karatekas participating in an eight-session training camp of fo...

Perception and anticipation are important determinants in karate sports. Using the temporal and spatial occlusion technique in video presentations is a common method to determine anticipatory cues but the lack of information about depth in video presentations seems to affect the results. The aim of this study is to compare the responses of karate athletes to occluded attacks shown on a video sc...

BACKGROUND the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a Visual Feedback Training (VFT) of the centre of pressure (COP) on postural sway in young karate athletes. METHODS 38 young male karate athletes were recruited and randomly in 2 groups: experimental group (SG; n=19, age =16.54 ± 2.00 yrs) and the control group (CG; n= 19, age 16.45 ± 1.53 yrs). The SG performed a battery test ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the involvement of the primary motor cortex (M1) in the coordination performance of karate athletes through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). METHODS Thirteen right-handed male karate athletes (25.0±5.0 years) and 13 matched non-athlete controls (26.7±6.2 years) were enrolled. A single-pulse TMS was applied using a figure-eight coil stimulator. Resting motor t...

The aim of the study was to identify the motor structures that determine achievement of top results in karate. The study included a sample of 85 karateka aged 18-29 years, competing as senior category athletes of the Croatian Karate Society. Fourteen motor tests (9 basic motor tests and 5 specific motor tests) were used to assess technical efficiency; fighting efficiency was estimated on the ba...

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui Kondisi Fisik Pada Atlet Karate Putra Remaja Kota Jambi. Jenis merupakan deskriptif kuantitatif yang menggunakan metode survei dan teknik pengumpulan datanya tes pengukuran, sehingga memberikan gambaran mengenai apa akan diteliti berupa angka-angka diukur secara pasti. sampel digunakan dalam adalah putra remaja Jambi berusia 13-16 tahun, berjumlah 30 orang...

Kalaripayattu, an ancient traditional martial art form of Kerala, is considered as the basis for all martial arts viz. Karate, Kungfu, etc. physiological studies are more concentrated on Karate, Kungfu and other martial arts due to their global acceptance. Considering the limited knowledge available regarding the physiological profiles of Kalaripayattu practitioners, the present study was taken...

The aim of the study was to identify motor structures that determine high performance in karate. The study included a group of 85 karateka aged 18-29 years, competing as senior category athletes within the Croatian Karate Society. A battery of 22 motor tests (9 basic motoricity tests and 13 specific motoricity tests) were used. Factor analysis of the basic motor variables pointed to the existen...

BACKGROUND the aim of this study was to assess the validity of the session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) method and two objective HR-based methods for quantifying karate's training load (TL) in young Karatekas. METHODS eleven athletes (age 12.50±1.84 years) participated in this study. The training period/camp was performed on 5 consecutive days with two training session (s) per-day (d). ...