[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic ankle instability and induced mediolateral muscular fatigue of the ankle on competitive Taekwondo athletes during single-leg drop landing. [Subjects and Methods] Fourteen competitive taekwondo athletes with chronic ankle instability and 14 healthy adults participated, and they performed three single-leg drop landings ...

PURPOSE To investigate the physiological responses and perceived exertion during international Taekwondo competition. METHODS Eight male Taekwondo black belts (mean +/- SD, age 22 +/- 4 y, body mass 69.4 +/- 13.4 kg, height 1.82 +/- 0.10 m, competition experience 9 +/- 5 y) took part in an international-level Taekwondo competition. Each combat included three 2-min rounds with 30 s of recovery...

The study aims to : - Identifying the relationship of some physical measurements in performance front circular kick skill sport Taekwondo.- percentage contribution body Taekwondo. researchers used descriptive approach using survey and correlation method, research community was identified with (60) players National Center for Care Sports Talent Taekwondo Nineveh Governorate. ), following conclus...

purpose the objective of this study was to compare the iranian taekwondo-in statistically in terms of total injury rates to international counterparts as gleaned from the extant literature. methods the iranian sample consisted of 204 male taekwondo-in participating in the national championship. the international sample included the participants in national and international tournaments. validat...

The purpose of this study was first, to determine whether there were differences in the roundhouse kicking leg kinematics performed by highly skilled Muay Thai, Karate and Taekwondo practitioners (n = 8 per group). Next, analysis aimed to identify the kinematic determinants of effective roundhouse kicking performance. Three-dimensional (3D) lower limb kinematics were recorded using a nine camer...

BACKGROUND Weight reduction cycles are used by weight classed athletes in Taekwondo to make a weight category. Tension, dizziness, headaches, and confusion have been associated with rapid weight loss (RWL). There is a lack of research in weight cycling and its benefits among Taekwondo athletes. PURPOSE To investigate the rate of weight cycling in Junior Taekwondo athletes and its effect on pe...

As photographing and video parsing techniques improved, it provides a boost for taekwondo technical researching. This paper make analysis of every stage features of back kick skills by using video parsing data, then based on analysis human gravity shifting features and relative features between hip angle and kick velocity in motion process, through analysis of each link of lower limbs’ velocity...

In order to evaluate the current effectiveness of nutrition and food safety education on the college taekwondo students in China, we analysed the difference of food knowledge, attitudes and practices among the Chinese college taekwondo students on the basis of local fraction algorithm who had or had not have food nutrition and safety education, in order to examine the necessarily of the provisi...

The first purpose of the study was to investigate biomechanical characteristics of eight different Taekwondo kicks and to categorize them by the newly defined index of coordination of hip and knee joint motions. The second purpose was to investigate the effect of the rhythmic hop (habitually performed by athletes in Taekwondo sparring) in order to find whether rhythmic hop improves kicking perf...