RELATIONS BETWEEN FUNDAMENTAL MOTOR SKILLS AND SPECIFIC KARATE TECHNIQUE IN 5-7 YEAR OLD BEGGINERS

The aim of this study was to determine possible correlation of fundamental motor skills and specific karate skills in children age 5 to 7. A total of 31 children (21 boys and 10 girls) participated in this research and were subdued to two testing sessions: fundamental motor skills and specific karat...

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Published in:Sport science 2010-06, Vol.3 (1), p.79-83
Main Authors: Bozanic, A, Beslija, T
Format: Article
Language:English
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Age
Boys
Children
Girls
Karate
Martial arts
Motor performance tests
Motor skills
Techniques
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Summary:The aim of this study was to determine possible correlation of fundamental motor skills and specific karate skills in children age 5 to 7. A total of 31 children (21 boys and 10 girls) participated in this research and were subdued to two testing sessions: fundamental motor skills and specific karate skills. The fundamental motor skills were estimated with the use of the most commonly used test - TGMD-2. Three independent judges evaluated the performances of six specific karate elements watching the videotaped material. According to the high values of Cronbach alpha coefficients (0.91-0.98), Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the results of the factor analysis we can conclude that the specific karate skills tests are a valid measurement for children age 5 to 7. Also, the absence of significant differences between boys and girls confirmed previous investigations in the area of fundamental motor skills. They do not differ significantly in the specific karate skills neither with girls having higher values. Karate skills are significantly positively correlated with the fundamental motor skills results (0.74). This correlation enables more appropriate selection process and the beginners training process organization were the aim is the fundamental motor skills quality development which proves to be the basis of specific karate technique learning in later stages.Original Abstract: Cilja ovog istrazivanja je bio da se utvrde moguce povezanosti temeljnih motorickih dimenzija i specificnih karate vjestina djece uzrasta 5 do 7 godina. Ukupno je 31 dijete (21 djecak i 10 djevojcica) sudjelovalo u ovom istrazivanju i mjerenju u dvije testne sesije: temeljne motoricke dimenzije i specificne karate vjestine. Temeljne motoricke dimenzije su procjenjivane koristenjem najsesce primjenjivanog testa - TGMD-2. Tri neovisna ocjenjivaca vrednovali su izvodenje sest specificnih karate elemenata gledanjem snimljenog materijala. Prema visokim vnjdnostima Cronbach alfa koeficijenata (0.91-0.98), Kolmogorov-Smirnovljevog testa i rezultata faktorske analize moze se zakljuciti da su specificni karate testovi validne mjere za djecu uzrasta 5 do 7 godina. Takoder, nepostojanje znacajnih razlika izmedu djecaka i djevojcica potvrdilo je pethodna istrazivanja u prostoru temeljnih motorickih dimenzija. Oni se znacajno ne razlikuju ni u specificnim karate vjestinama. Karate vjestine su znacajno pozitivno korelirane s temeljnim motorickim dimenzijama (0.74). Ova korelacija omogucava odgovarajuci pro
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