Background: The need for a strong grip in ‘ground’ martial arts is undisputed, but it not obvious karate. It may be expected that the case of advanced karate fighters where dynamic combat movements dominate, level speed skills will high. However, does style affect Ditrich rod dexterity and strength players’ handshake? Methods: 39 participants were analyzed, all whom elite fighters—21 Kyokushin ...

Introdução: O início e implantação do Karate-Dô no Ceará, nos impulsiona a traçarmos uma linha temporal dessa arte marcial, emergindo alguns contracantos históricos que vai pioneirismo à contemporaneidade. Registre-se o responsável pela chegada ao estado foi tenente Maia Martins, vindo Rio de Janeiro, oriundo da Brigada Paraquedista Exército brasileiro. Nessa escola formação treinou com mestre ...

Introdução: Para compreender por que a arte marcial Karate-Dô Shotokan se tornou também um esporte é necessário recorrer ao pensamento vigente da década de 50. Naquele momento o instrutor chefe Shotokan, Masatoshi Nakayama, seguindo mesma linha raciocínio Jigoro Kano, criador do Judô, admitiu caminho natural para divulgar seria tornando-o esporte. Isso, porque os valores e brilho impulsionaria ...

Virtual reality (VR) training has become valuable in sports to improve motor behavior and train specific situations under standardized conditions. However, studies comparing conventional with VR are rare, especially for advanced athletes. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether the performance improvement achieved through can be transferred real world (RW). Therefore, we present a study analyzi...

Sports activities are considered very necessary to maintain body and physical condition amid the convenience offered by technology science. Currently, one of most popular sports in Indonesia is karate. However, lack sources information knowledge about karate training hinders process possible preparation. Therefore, this study developed a easy e-book-based flexibility model, which can be applied...