The aim of the study was to assess interdependence of specific motor abilities (situation karate tests) and motor skills (karate techniques), and karate performance (fighting efficiency) in under-sixteen male karateka aged 11-12 and 13-14 years. A battery of 5 situation motor tests were applied and 6 basic elements of karate technique evaluated in a sample of 20 male karateka aged 11-12 and 20 ...

The aim of the study was to identify the morphological structures that determine achievement of top results in karate. The study included a sample of 85 karateka competing as senior category athletes within the Croatian Karate Society, aged 18-29 years. Sixteen morphological parameters were used; technical efficiency was assessed using 8 variables, i.e. evaluation of particular karate technique...

The aims of this study were: (i) to present the kinematic and electromyographic patterns of the choku-zuki punch performed by 18 experienced karatekas from the Portuguese team, and (ii) to compare it with the execution of 19 participants without any karate experience. The kinematic and electromyographic data were collected from the arm and forearm during the execution of the specific punch. A t...

ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to determine the influence morphology on karate characteristics and basic motor skills for criterion variable counter-punch (gyako zuki) in boys, after a two-year training program. Methods A system 25 variables (12 morphological, 12 motor, one situational zuki)) applied sample 82 karatists, aged 10 14 years. Data were processed using regression analy...

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...

introduction: stereotypy is one of the main features of children with autism. these behaviors are associated with deficit in learning processes, social skills acquisition, increased family stress, and self-injuries behaviors. the purpose of the present study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of two selected karate-hand techniques on hand stereotypic movements in a boy with autism. mate...