Analysis of anticipatory cues in karate kumite using an in-situ-study

Titel Analysis of anticipatory cues in karate kumite using an in-situ-study

Autor*innen Katharina Petri, Melina Droste & Kerstin Witte

Zitationsvorschlag

Petri, K., Droste, M., & Witte, K. (2020). Analysis of anticipatory cues in karate kumite using an in-situ-study. Journal of Martial Arts Research, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.15495/ojs_25678221_33_176

Zusammenfassung

Anticipatory cues, and how they are affected by gender, expertise and age, are not identified sufficiently in karate kumite. In an in-situ study, 24 karate athletes reacted to attacks of a real opponent and we analyzed the cues by identification of the first time of the reaction and subtraction of individual reaction times from that point to examine the relevant movement stage of the attack using video analysis (100 Hz). We divided the attacks into four movement stages. In our sample, we compared men with women and athletes of international with national competition experience, and we related the age to the relevant movement stage. We found that regardless of gender, expertise level or age, the arm attacks Gyaku-Zuki, Gyaku-Zuki overrun and Kizami-Zuki were most often recognized in movement stage 1 (early steps) and 2 (reduction of interpersonal distance). These movement stages seem to serve as universal cues for all analyzed attack types.