The aim of the study was to assess fitness profile of elite Croatian female taekwondo athletes and to determine which physical, physiological and motor characteristics differentiate mostly the successful from the less successful fighters. Thirteen national taekwondo champions were divided into two groups according to their senior international competitive achievements. Physiological characteris...

The main aim of the study was to design a new system to measure punching and kicking forces as well as reaction times in combat sport athletes. In addition, the study examined whether there were any intergender differences in the force of punches thrown by boxers and kicking forces delivered by taekwondo athletes. Boxers (male, n = 13; female, n = 7) were examined for the force of single straig...

The aim of this study was to assess level of knowledge about prevention and dental trauma management among taekwondo coaches in Croatia. The questionnaire submitted to the taekwondo coaches contained 16 items about dental trauma prevention and management. The questionnaires were filled in by 131 taekwondo coaches; 28 females and 103 males. Descriptive statistics was used to describe and analyze...

the purpose of this study was to determine relationship between anthropometric, physiological and body composition characteristics of male elite taekwondo athletes with their success. for this 20 elite male taekwondo (age 25.75, weight 73.6, height 180.55) that invited to national team selected. anthropometric characteristics including weight, height, body fat percentage, bmi, and biomotor and ...

Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art combining foot (tae) and hand (kwon) techniques. It among the most popular arts worldwide became an official Olympic discipline in 2012. can be divided into two types kyorugi poomsae, full-contact sport, such as The Taekwondo, other non-contact which mainly focuses on performances demonstrations, sport known “Poomsae”. In order to achieve results va...

The article examines the process of taekwondo development in Russia context its formation separately from religious and philosophical beliefs, within which it existed for a long time. idea is substantiated that departure eastern standards taekwondo, on one hand, natural condition this sport, other requires creation system psychological training athletes, should correspond to trends development.

The axe kick, in Olympic style taekwondo, has been identified as the most popular scoring technique aimed to the head during full contact competition. The first purpose of this study was to identify and investigate design issues with the current World Taekwondo Federation approved chest protector. A secondary purpose was to develop a novel chest protector addressing the identified design issues...

Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa (UKM) Taekwondo adalah UKM di Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya. memiliki masalah ketidakseimbangan antara anggota dan pelatih dengan jumlah yang berlatih. Pelatih harus mencontohkan Gerakan kepada setiap secara berulang-ulang, tentunya akan mempengaruhi efektifitas waktu, apalagi jika tidak dapat hadir. Hal ini mengakibatkan latihan taekwondo menjadi kurang optimal...

During the 6th Taekwondo World Championship more than 4 per cent of the competitors were admitted to hospital. The majoirity of the severe injuries were to the head and neck. More padding and a change of rules are recommended.