CHARACTERISTICS OF POINTING ACTIONS OF TOP MALE COMPETITORS IN KARATE AT WORLD AND EUROPEAN LEVEL

Ano: 2008 | Volume: 2 | Número: 4

Autores: Nenad Koropanovski, Milivoj Dopsaj, Srecko Jovanovic

Palavras-chave: karatê, competition, pointing actions, tactics, technique

Resumo Inglês:

KOROPANOVSKI, N.; DOPSAJ, M.; JOVANOVIC, S. Characteristics of pointing actions of top
male competitors in karate at world and European level. Brazilian Journal of Biomotricity, v. 2, n.
4, p. 241-251, 2008. Work goal is determination of quantity indicators related to pointing action
at sports fights at top-level female karate competitors. Pointing actions were analyzed through
basic pointing ways (attack, interception and counterattack) and pointing techniques that exist in
sports fight and are defined by judging rules. Research is based on analysis of final matches at
the World championships in Madrid 2002 and Monte Ray 2004, and at the European
championships in Bremen 2003, Moscow 2004 and Tenerife 2005. Fifty-five fights in male
competition were analyzed. Collecting of data was performed by analysis of electronic material
of completely recorded fights. Methods of descriptive statistical analyse and analyses of
quantity differences were used for data processing. Quantity indicators show that men have
pointed dominantly from attack (52.54%) while pointing from interception (23.91%) and
counterattack (23.55%) have lower frequency. Pointing techniques that have dominant
frequency are gjaku tsuki cudan (34.9%), gjaku tsuki dzodan (32.0%) and kizami tsuki (16.4%).
At the general level, there are statistically significant differences in the distribution of analyzed
modalities of pointing way in female competitors at the level Wilks’ Lambda – 0.352, Frelation –
27.092, p=0.000. At the general level, there are statistically significant differences in the
distribution of analyzed modalities of pointing techniques in male competitors at the level of
Wilks’ Lambda – 0.341, Frelation – 13.268, p=0.000. Statistically significant difference of pointing
actions between European and World championship does not exist. It can be said that obtained
results are similar to the results of earlier researches with something greater frequency of
attractive techniques. Also, competitors use a wide range of techiques. It can be concluded,
including the level competition, that cometitors on WC use less risky techniques and easier way of pointing way than competitors on EC.