- International Journal of Disabilities Sports and Health Sciences
- Cilt: 6 Sayı: Special Issue 1- Healthy Life, Sports for Disabled people Özel Sayı
- The Comparison of Reaction Times in Competing Karate Athletes
The Comparison of Reaction Times in Competing Karate Athletes
Authors : Ufuk Dilekçi
Pages : 125-133
Doi:10.33438/ijdshs.1351680
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Publication Date : 2023-10-25
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The aim of the research is to compare the reaction times of kata and kumite athletes participating in national and international competitions in karate. A total of 108 male competitive athletes, including 40 kata competition athletes between the ages of 18-32 and 68 kumite competition athletes between the ages of 18-29, participated in the research voluntarily. In the research, some physical characteristics of kata and kumite athletes and right-left hand visual and right-left hand auditory reaction time tests were performed. T-Test was applied to determine the difference between groups at the α=0.05 significance level in all independent groups. A statistically significant difference was detected in training age, height and right hand visual reactions (p<0.05) among male kata and kumite athletes participating in the competitions. It can be said that these differences are due to the differences in kata and kumite training methods.Keywords : Karate, Reaksiyon, Kata, Kumite, Performans