Body composition and somatotype of the top of polish male karate contestants

Biology of Sport

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Sterkowicz Przybycien K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Karate; Somatotype; Sport level; Techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049234777     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5604/20831862.919339     Document Type: Article

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