Special fitness of female karate practitioners
Journal Title: Journal of Combat Sports and Martial Arts - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
[b]Introduction.[/b] Physical fitness is one of the factors which determine the success in karate tournaments. This study is aimed at identification of a fitness profile of female karate practitioners. [b]Material and methods.[/b] A cross-sectional study design was employed. The examinations of 36 female karate practitioners were carried out during a pre-competition training camp. The mean age of participants was 23.75 3.25 years whereas training experience was 8.96 2.61 years. Mean body mass (Beurer scale, Germany) and body height (Martin's anthropometer) were 59.75 5.97 kg and 166.39 5.97 cm, respectively. Furthermore, the Special Physical Fitness Test (SPFT) battery was used. In cluster analysis, the results obtained from testing of European female champions were considered as model values. Two clusters were compared in MANOVA (p<0.05). [b]Results.[/b] 23 subjects were grouped in Cluster 2, including 6 of 7 female athletes from the national team, whereas Cluster 1 (n=13) included only one national team member. Mean age, mean training experience, body height and mass and weight/height ratios were similar. Females in cluster 2 (compared to Cluster 1) were characterized by significantly shorter time of performing Rapid kicks, Agility test, Evasion actions and by twice greater number of push ups.[b]Conclusions.[/b] SPFT battery is useful in both testing motor preparation status of athletes and in scientific research. Since the results of the studies show the consistence of the time of intensive test exercise with time-motion structure of karate fight, interval training can provide a suitable means of improving aerobic and anaerobic capacity required from advanced karatekas.
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Katarzyna Sterkowicz-Przybycień
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