Comparative Study of Explosive Strength among Boxers and Taekwondo Players of Osmania University Hyderabad India

DOI

10.2991/yishpess-cois-18.2018.153How to use a DOI?

Keywords

explosive strength, standing broad jump, taekwondo players, boxers

Abstract

Boxing is a combat sport where two boxers fight (box) each other with both their hand and knuckles (fist). Boxers wear a glove weighing 10 ounce in a ring square of 24 feet and height 3-4 feet. The ring square is made of 4 ropes that are 20 feet long each. A punch in boxing consists of synchronization between arm, leg, and trunk actions. Taekwondo is characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques. The Significance of this study is to determine the explosive strength among boxers and taekwondo players of Osmania University, and the main objective of this study is to determine the explosive strength in the legs of boxers and taekwondo players. Thirty (30) male boxer and thirty (30) male taekwondo players of Osmania University were used as samples in this study. To assess their explosive strength, Standing Broad Jump Test was conducted among boxers and taekwondo players. From the result of this study, it was found that taekwondo players have more explosive strength in their legs compare to boxers. A Taekwondo punch, much like boxing, involves triple extension whereby the ankle, knee, and hip extend to generate force from the ground. The more effective and powerful the coordination between arms, legs, and trunk movements are, the greater the impact of a punch. .The leg muscles and explosive strength in the legs play a vital role in the development of power in this sequence. Increasing the development of leg force, and coordinating it with trunk and arm action is probably the most effective and efficient way to increase punching power. Explosive strength plays a major role in producing punch power among taekwondo players. This study is helpful to coaches to train taekwondo players on how to increase explosive power ability in their legs, and to increase their punching speed.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Janagama Prabhakar Rao
AU  - Yerraguntla Emmanuel Shashi Kumar
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TI  - Comparative Study of Explosive Strength among Boxers and Taekwondo Players of Osmania University Hyderabad India
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Yogyakarta International Seminar on Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science (YISHPESS 2018) and 1st Conference on Interdisciplinary Approach in Sports (CoIS 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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