Comparison of force, power, and striking efficiency for a Kung Fu strike performed by novice and experienced practitioners: Preliminary analysis

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 188-196

  Neto, Osmar Pinto ^a,c   Magini, Marcio ^a   Saba, Marcelo M F ^b   Pacheco, Marcos Tadeu Tavares ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FITNESS; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARM; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EFFICIENCY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 41849085503     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.106.1.188-196     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. DESPEUX, C. (1981) Tai-Chi Chuan Arte Marcial técnica de longa vida. São Paulo, Brazil: Circulo do Livro S.A. [in Portuguese].
2. DURKIN, J. L., & DOWLING, J. T. (2003) Analysis of body segment parameter differences between four human populations and the estimation errors of four popular mathematical models, Journals of Biomechanics Eng-T ASME, 125, 515-522.
3. FELD, M. S., MCNAIR, R. E., & WILK, S. R. (1979) The physics of karate. Scientific American, 240 (4), 150-158.
4. JOCH, W., FRITCHE, P., & KRAUSE, I. (1981) Biomechanical analysis of boxing. In K. Morecki, K., Fidelius, K. Kdzior, & A. Wit (Eds.), Biomechanics VII-A. Baltimore, MD: University Park Press. Pp. 343-349.
5. LAYTON, C. (1993) Reaction time + movement-time and sidedness in Shotokan karate students. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 76, 765-766.
6. LEE, L. (1975) The Tao of the Jeet Kune Do. Burbank, CA: Ohara Publ.
7. NETO, O. P., & MAGINI, M. (2007) Electromiographic and kinematic characteristics of Kung Fu Yau-Man palm strike, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. DOI10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.03.009
8. NETO, O. P., MAGINI, M., & PACHECO, M. T. T. (2007) Electromyographic study of a sequence of Yau-Man Kung Fu palm strikes with and without impact. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 6 (CSSI-2), 23-27.
9. NETO, O. P., MAGINI, M., & SABA, M. M. F. (2007) The role of effective mass and hand speed in the performance of kung fu athletes compared to non-practitioners. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 23, 139-148.
10. REID, H., CROUCHER, M. (1983) The way of the warrior: the paradox of the martial arts. London: Century Publ.
11. SABA, M. M. F., BALLAROTTI, M. G., & PINTO JUNIOR, O. (2006) Negative cloud-to-ground lightning properties from high-speed video observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111:3101-3105. DOI10.1029/2005JD006415.
12. SFORZA, C., TURCI, M., GRASSI, G. P., SHIRAY, Y. F., PIZZINI, G., & FERRARIO, V. F. (2002) Repeatability of Mae-Geri Keage in traditional Karate: a three-dimensional analysis with black-belt karateka. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 95, 433-444.
13. SMITH, M. S., DYSON, R. J., HALE, T., & JANAWAY, L. (2000) Development of a boxing dynamometer and its punch force discrimination efficacy. Journal of Sports Sciences, 18, 445-450.
14. SMITH, P. K., & HAMILL, J. (1986) The effect of punching glove type and skill level on momentum transfer. Journal of Human Movement Studies, 12, 153-161.
15. VOS, J. A., & BINKHORST, R. A. (1966) Velocity and force of some karate arm-movements. Nature, 211, 89-90.
16. WALILKO, T. J., VIANO, D. C.,. & BIR, C. A. (2005) Biomechanics of the head for Olympic boxer punches to the face. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 39, 710-719.
17. WALKER, J. D. (1975) Karate strikes. American Journal of Physics, 43, 845-849.
18. WILK, S. R., MCNAIR, R. E., & FELD, M. S. (1983) The physics of karate, American Journal of Physics, 51, 783-790.
19. ZATSIORSKY, V., & SELUYANOV, V. (1983) The mass and inertia characteristics of the main segments of the human body. In H. Matsui & K. Kobayshi (Eds.), Biomechanics VIII-B. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Pp. 1152-1159.