TY - JOUR
T1 - TIME-MOTION ANALYSIS OF ELITE MALE KICKBOXING COMPETITION
AU - Gmada, Nabil
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 National Strength and Conditioning Association.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Ouergui, I, Hssin, N, Haddad, M, Franchini, E, Behm, DG, Wong, DP, Gmada, N, and Bouhlel, E. Time-motion analysis of elite male kickboxing competition. J Strength Cond Res 28(12): 3537-3543, 2014-The objective of the study was to analyze the time structure of high-level kickboxing matches. A total of 45 combats from 2 male World Championships were monitored using a time-motion analysis system. The combat time structure (i.e., high-intensity activity [HIA], low-intensity activity [LIA], and referee breaks or pauses) during competition and weight divisions was determined and compared. Results indicated that the time structures were HIA: 2.2 ± 1.2 seconds; LIA: 2.3 ± 0.8 seconds; pauses: 5.4 ± 4.3 seconds; and 3.4 ± 1.2 seconds between 2 subsequent HIA. The fighting to nonfighting ratio was found to be 1:1. Moreover, the number of HIA and LIA and the time of LIA decreased in latter rounds (e.g., the average number of HIA was 27.1 ± 7.1, 25.1 ± 6.6, and 24.9 ± 6.1, respectively, for rounds 1, 2, and 3), meanwhile the time and number of pauses increased (e.g., the average pause times were 12.8 ± 11.4, 22.3 ± 22.6, and 24.6 ± 23.3 seconds, respectively, for rounds 1, 2, and 3). The activity times did not differ among weight categories. The present results confirm the intermittent nature of kickboxing competition and provide coaches with more information on how to structure training sessions to mimic the physical demands in competition.
AB - Ouergui, I, Hssin, N, Haddad, M, Franchini, E, Behm, DG, Wong, DP, Gmada, N, and Bouhlel, E. Time-motion analysis of elite male kickboxing competition. J Strength Cond Res 28(12): 3537-3543, 2014-The objective of the study was to analyze the time structure of high-level kickboxing matches. A total of 45 combats from 2 male World Championships were monitored using a time-motion analysis system. The combat time structure (i.e., high-intensity activity [HIA], low-intensity activity [LIA], and referee breaks or pauses) during competition and weight divisions was determined and compared. Results indicated that the time structures were HIA: 2.2 ± 1.2 seconds; LIA: 2.3 ± 0.8 seconds; pauses: 5.4 ± 4.3 seconds; and 3.4 ± 1.2 seconds between 2 subsequent HIA. The fighting to nonfighting ratio was found to be 1:1. Moreover, the number of HIA and LIA and the time of LIA decreased in latter rounds (e.g., the average number of HIA was 27.1 ± 7.1, 25.1 ± 6.6, and 24.9 ± 6.1, respectively, for rounds 1, 2, and 3), meanwhile the time and number of pauses increased (e.g., the average pause times were 12.8 ± 11.4, 22.3 ± 22.6, and 24.6 ± 23.3 seconds, respectively, for rounds 1, 2, and 3). The activity times did not differ among weight categories. The present results confirm the intermittent nature of kickboxing competition and provide coaches with more information on how to structure training sessions to mimic the physical demands in competition.
KW - Combat period
KW - Combat sports
KW - Notational analysis
KW - Time structure
KW - Weight categories
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U2 - doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000579
DO - doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000579
M3 - Article
SN - 1064-8011
VL - 28
SP - 3537
EP - 3543
JO - Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
JF - Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
IS - 12
ER -