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Thesis Type: Postgraduate
Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey
Approval Date: 2011
Student: OSMAN ŞENEL ÖZSOY
Supervisor: SERDAR ELER
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Abstract:The aim of this study was to detect and investigate the physical and physiological differences between elite competitive taekwon-do athletes and poomsae athletes. Participants were 45 volunteer athletes (25 elite taekwon-do athletes and 20 poomsae athletes) from the Turkish National Taekwon-do team. Participants BMI, right and left handgrip strength, VO2max, standing long jump, anaerobic power, thirty-meter sprint and medicine ball throwing for distance were measured and analyzed. The group differences were examined by using t-test with 0.05 significance level. The left handgrip strength (P<.05), 30-meter sprint (P<.05), medicine ball throw for distance (P<.05), and anaerobic power (P <.01) measures were significantly higher, while BMI, right handgrip strength, VO2 max (ml/kg / min), and standing long jump measures were not significantly different. These data suggest that in elite Taekwon-do athletes, explosive power related measures might be higher. The specific Taekwon-do training could be the reason for these differences.