Why are most humans right-handed? The modified fighting hypothesis

M Larsson, A Schepman, P Rodway - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
Humans show a population-level preference for using the right hand. The fighting
hypothesis is an influential theory that suggests that left-handedness persists because its …

Neuromuscular, perceptual, and temporal determinants of movement patterns in wheelchair fencing: preliminary study

Z Borysiuk, T Nowicki, K Piechota… - BioMed Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the present study was to determine the structure of the movement pattern
performed during a wheelchair fencing lunge that is executed in response to visual and …

Effectiveness and durability of transfer training in fencing

M Witkowski, Ł Bojkowski, K Karpowicz… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper reports the results of an experiment that aimed to study transfer training in
fencing. Fencers from the experimental group underwent six-week transfer training while …

Born to score? The relationship between left-handedness and success from the 7-meter line

A Laxdal, A Ivarsson, S Thorgeirsson, T Haugen - Symmetry, 2022 - mdpi.com
An asymmetry in the prevalence of left-handedness vs. right-handedness in society has
supposedly resulted in negative frequency-dependent advantages for left-handers in …

Assessing the Impact of Fencing on Postural Parameters: Observational Study Findings on Elite Athletes

G Di Martino, M Centorbi, A Buonsenso, G Fiorilli… - Sports, 2024 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the static stabilometric parameters among elite
fencers, were affected by prolonged, asymmetric training regimen. A sample of 26 elite …

Fighting left handers promotes different visual perceptual strategies than right handers: the study of eye movements of foil fencers in attack and defence

M Witkowski, E Tomczak, M Łuczak… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Left handers have long held the edge over right handers in one‐on‐one interactive combat
sports. Particularly in fencing, top rankings show a relatively strong overrepresentation of left …

Профілактика функціональної моторної асиметрії у дітей молодшого шкільного віку в процесі оздоровчих занять тенісом

АО Прокопенко - 2023 - reposit.uni-sport.edu.ua
Дисертація на здобуття ступеня доктора філософії за спеціальністю 017 Фізична
культура і спорт. Дисертаційну роботу присвячено розробці технології профілактики …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of Elite Women's Singles Badminton Players: The Influence of Left-Handed Players

Y Zhang, B Leng - Journal of Human Kinetics, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of the study was to analyze the influence of left-handed athletes on the
opponent (right-handed players) of elite badminton women's singles. The study selected a …

[PDF][PDF] Movement patterns and sensori-motor responses: comparison of men and women in wheelchair fencing based on the Polish Paralympic team

Z Borysiuk, T Nowicki, K Piechota… - Arch …, 2020 - paradesporto.unifesp.br
Abstract Background and Study Aim: Wheelchair fencing is defined as a psychomotor sport
in which coordination predispositions (reaction speed, movements speed, kinaesthetic …

Are they all born to score? The relationship between throwing arm and scoring from the 7-meter line in semi-professional handball

A Laxdal, S Þorgeirsson, JM Saavedra… - Laterality, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Indications of laterall biases favouring left-handers have been found in various sports;
especially interactive sports where the athletes have limited time to react to incoming …