A comparison of karateka’s and judoka’s foot arch dynamics

• Authors: Jan Šenkýř , Jitka Čihounková , Zdenko Reguli
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The benefits of barefoot walking is widely known. Our purpose was to examine the foot arch dynamics of sportsmen, who perform barefooted. The research sample consists of 25 skilled male judoka and 25 karateka (age 18 - 32 years, minimum 6 hours of training a week). We used navicular drop test to determine the level of foot arch dynamics. Results showed the significant differences between left and right foot of judoka and karateka and between two groups of participants as well (judoka ́s foot arch dynamics is bigger than karateka ́s). The differences could be caused by different way of shifting, diff erent softness of the mats and different dynamics of each performance.

Keywords

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barefooted activity; dexterity; drop test; judo; karate; martial art

• Publisher: Institute of Physical Education and Tourism. Jan Długosz University of Czestochowa
• Journal: Physical Activity Review
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 4
• Pages: 172-177

Contributors

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Jan Šenkýř

• Department of Gymnastics and Combatives, Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, The Czech Republic

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Jitka Čihounková

• Department of Gymnastics and Combatives, Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, The Czech Republic

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Zdenko Reguli

• Department of Gymnastics and Combatives, Faculty of Sport Studies, Masaryk University, The Czech Republic

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• Document Type: paper