An investigation of leg and trunk strength and reaction times of hard-style martial arts practitioners

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue CSSI-1, 2006, Pages 5-12

  O'Donovan, Oliver ^a   Cheung, Jeanette ^a   Catley, Maria ^a   McGregor, Alison H ^a   Strutton, Paul H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Isokinetic; Isometric; Martial art; Reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049146424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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