Kicking strikes are fundamental in combat sports such as Taekwondo, karate, kickboxing,
Muay Thai, and mixed martial arts. This review aimed to explore the measurement methods …

Taekwondo is famous for its powerful kicking techniques and the roundhouse kick is the
most frequently used one. In earlier literature, the influence of a physical target (exiting or …

[EN] In combat sports, the specificity of the training requires that the athlete improve all
performance indicators associated with the match. For this reason, muscle power seems to …

Introducción: la biomecánica, al estudiar las estructuras de carácter cinemático y mecánico,
posibilita detectar supuestos que potencian un movimiento motriz en función de optimizar la …

Background: Different competitions require mastery in different forms of technique execution,
which changes their kinematics. The aim of this study was to obtain knowledge about …

Background: Taekwon-do is famous for its powerful kicking techniques and the axe kick is
the challenging one, aiming at kicking high section of an opponent. The relevance of the skill …

This paper describes the effectiveness of technical-tactical actions performed during a
tournament. A total of 14,145 actions of the 2012 London Olympic Games were analysed …

Introduction. The rapid development of the World's Olympic Taekwondo began with the
introduction of this discipline to the programme of the Olympic Games. In its Olympic form …

Purpose: Biomechanical analysis of martial art techniques are objective and quantitative
method, which may be useful in training practice for the purpose of improving these …

Background & Study Aim: The aim of the paper is the influence of selected kinematic factors
on the turning kick technique. This issue is practically relevant in the traditional version of …