COMPARISON OF SIMPLE VISUAL AND AUDIOTORY REACTION TIMES OF MARTIAL ARTS ATHLETES

Irfan Tamer Mülhim,Fırat Akcan

doi:10.46827/ejpe.v7i5.4097

Abstract

Many fitness skills are required to be successful in martial arts sports. It is known that the reaction time is distinctive for performance in all martial arts, although the specific importance of different motoric features in sports branches is variable. The aim of this study is to compare simple visual and auditory reaction times of martial arts athletes. For this purpose, 48 male athletes between the ages of 15 and 25 who have been actively doing sports for at least 1 year in boxing, judo, karate, muay thai, kickboxing and taekwondo branches were voluntarily included in the study. Height, body weight, simple visual and auditory reaction time measurements were made by obtaining the age and year of starting sports of the athletes. There was no statistically significant difference between the visual and auditory reaction times according to the participants' age, body mass index and sports age variables (p&lt;0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between the visual reaction times according to the success level variable of the participants, but no significant difference was found between the auditory reaction times (p&lt;0.05). In terms of the sport branch variable of the participants, a statistically significant difference was found between the visual and auditory reaction times (p&lt;0.05). Accordingly, it can be said that the visual reaction times of the athletes improve as the level of success increases, and the visual and auditory reaction times are more important in martial arts athletes (muay thai, karate taekwondo, kickboxing and boxing) where quickness, movement frequency and movement speed are important. As a result, it is thought that martial arts athletes who want to increase their level of success should include reaction time studies in their training programs. However, it is suggested that it would be beneficial to apply such studies to larger groups and to include women. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0940/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

Highlights

Sports is a very important physical activity to increase the quality of life of people and as a result of these activities, people can be physically and mentally healthy [1]
No statistically significant difference was found between the reaction times of the athletes in terms of age, body mass index and sports age variables (p
According to the branch variable of the athletes, a significant difference was found between judokas and karate players in favor of karate players, between judokas and muaythaicians in favor of combatants, between judokas and kickboxers in favor of kickboxers, between judokas and taekwondoers in favor of taekwondo players, and between judokas and boxers in favor of boxers

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Introduction

Sports is a very important physical activity to increase the quality of life of people and as a result of these activities, people can be physically and mentally healthy [1]. The exercise serves success in both provincial, national or international championships. The power of nations is seen in terms of welfare, education, economic and military, and in the form of sporting success [3]. When the historical process is examined, martial arts, which started in the struggle of man with nature from very ancient times, and emerged from wars and the struggle of man with his environment, over time turned into a sport with the element of competition and rules. Looking at the historical development of martial arts sports, it is seen that they emerged for similar reasons in different geographical regions and were shaped by regional characteristics [4]

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