MOTOR ABILITY PROFILE OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR TAEKWONDO CLUB ATHLETES

Ano: 2009 | Volume: 3 | Número: 4

Autores: M. A. Suzana, Willy Pieter

Palavras-chave: Young, Adult, Martial arts, Taekwondo

Resumo Inglês:

SUZANA, M. A.; PIETER, W. Motor ability profile of junior and senior taekwondo club athletes. Brazilian
Journal of Biomotricity, v. 3, n. 4, p. 325-331, 2009. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare
motor abilities in young and adult male taekwondo athletes. Subjects were senior (n = 10, 21.20 ± 1.23
years, 173.90 ± 8.45 cm, 73.30 ± 19.59 kg) and junior (n = 10, 15.90 ± 1.20 years, 166.80 ± 7.98 cm, 65.90 ±
16.86) males from a local taekwondo (ITF) club in Malaysia. Flexibility was assessed through the sit-andreach
test. Abdominal strength and endurance was measured by means of the 60-second sit-ups test.
Explosive leg power was assessed using the vertical jump test, while general speed was determined by the
distance covered in 6 seconds of all-out sprinting and the stork stand test to assess static balance. To
determine differences in motor abilities between juniors and seniors, the Mann-Whitney U Test was
employed. There was no difference in the 6-second dash between juniors (35.80 ± 3.69 m) and seniors
(40.18 ± 6.02 m, p = 0.104, ES = 0.36). The seniors did more sit-ups (median 39.50 repetitions vs. 33.50
repetitions), (p = 0.037, ES = 0.47).