Physical and Morphological Differences between Young Elite Taekwondo and Karate Players

The different nature of taekwondo and karate actions involves sport-specific actions with different physical demands and a typical morphological profile. The aims of the current investigation were to compare body composition and strength factors between young karate and taekwondo players and to inve...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2023-09, Vol.13 (18), p.10109
Main Authors: Martínez-Rodríguez, Alejandro, Alacid, Fernando, Cuestas-Calero, Bernardo J., Matłosz, Piotr, López-Plaza, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Analysis
Athletes
Batteries
Body composition
Body fat
Guardians
Investigations
Martial arts
Morphology
Physical fitness tests
Physiological aspects
Power
proportionality
strength
Tae kwon do
Warm up (exercise)
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Summary:The different nature of taekwondo and karate actions involves sport-specific actions with different physical demands and a typical morphological profile. The aims of the current investigation were to compare body composition and strength factors between young karate and taekwondo players and to investigate the body proportionality of each discipline. Twenty-five young taekwondo fighters (18 boys and 7 girls) and twenty-eight karate athletes (19 boys and 9 girls) volunteered for the study. A battery of anthropometric measurements were obtained for each individual (heights, weight, girths, lengths, and sum of skinfolds). Upper-body and lower-body strength were determined using the handgrip test and counter-movement jump test, respectively. In boys, significantly greater Σ 6 skinfold, wrist, and maximum thigh girth measurements were observed in taekwondo athletes (p < 0.05; d > 0.59), while karate competitors revealed larger muscle mass values (p < 0.05). Nevertheless, girls only showed significant differences with respect to anterior-posterior chest breadth, age at peak height velocity (APHV), and head girth (p < 0.05). Proportionality analysis revealed that both sexes presented lower skinfold thicknesses and breadths than the normal population. Therefore, in both disciplines, similar profiles were determined, but young karate athletes seemed to exhibit a tendency towards a more robust and compact profile with greater body strength.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app131810109