Evaluation of the Body Composition and Selected Physiological Variables of the Skin Surface Depending on Technical and Tactical Skills of Kickboxing Athletes in K1 Style.

Łukasz Rydzik,Wiesław Błach,Tadeusz Ambroży,Zbigniew Obmiński,Ibrahim Ouergui

doi:10.3390/ijerph182111625

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Background: Kickboxing is a combat sport with high demands on fitness and coordination skills. Scientific research shows that kickboxing fights induce substantial physiological stress. Therefore, it is important to determine the body composition of athletes before competitions and to analyze the skin temperature and skin pH during the fight. Methods: This study aimed to determine the body composition, skin temperature, and skin pH in kickboxers during a fight according to K1 rules. A total of 24 kickboxers (age range: 19 to 28 years) competing in a local K1 kickboxing league participated in the present study. Results: Changes in skin temperature and pH were observed and significant correlations were found between body composition and weight category. Conclusions: Changes in skin temperature and pH were demonstrated after each round of the bout. Level of body fat and muscle tissue significantly correlates with technical-tactical skills of the K1 athletes studied.

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Kickboxing is a physically demanding combat sport with a high focus on coordination skills, with many systems and organs of the human body involved during the fight [1]
The results showed significant correlations between individual body composition parameters and weight class that occurred in almost measured parameters
Kickboxers who compete in lower weight classes are likely to be characterized by higher technical and tactical skills

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Kickboxing is a physically demanding combat sport with a high focus on coordination skills, with many systems and organs of the human body involved during the fight [1]. To score points and defeat the opponent, kickboxers use both upper limbs, in an attempt to deliver punches, and lower limbs, used to perform kicks [2]. The K1 formula places the least restrictions on the techniques used and the strength of their execution. It allows for all kickboxing techniques to be performed without any restrictions on the strength of the blows. The competitors fight with naked torsos in shorts, wearing helmets on their heads, gloves on hands, and shin and feet guards. Fights, according to the regulations of the

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