Abstract
The examination of force distribution and centre of pressure (CoP) displacement is a common method to analyse motion, load, and load distribution in biomechanical research. In contrast to gait analysis, the force progression in boxing punches is a new field of investigation. The centre of pressure displacement and distribution of forces on the surface of the fist during a boxing punch is of great interest and crucial to understanding the effect of the punch on the biological structures of the hand as well as the technical biomechanical aspects of the punching action. This paper presents a new method to display the CoP progression on the boxer’s fist Therefore, this study presents the validation of the developed novel boxing monitoring system in terms of CoP displacement. In addition, the CoP progression of different punching techniques in boxing is analysed on the athlete’s fist. The accuracy of the examination method of the CoP course was validated against the gold standard of a Kistler force plate. High correlations were detected between the developed sensor system and the force plate CoP with a Pearson correlation coefficient ranging from 0.93 to 0.97. The information obtained throughout the experimental study is of great importance in order to gain further knowledge into the technical execution of boxing punches as well as to provide a novel measuring method for determining CoP on the surface of the fist, to improve the understanding of the etiology of boxing-related hand injuries.
Highlights
IntroductionThe analysis of biomechanical punch data such as punch force, punch acceleration, fist speed, and punch time are of great importance for the verification, assessment, and evaluation of punching technique and effectiveness and have been investigated in numerous studies [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
This review shows the gap in the existing research on centre of pressure (CoP) distribution on the fist contact surface during a boxing punch
The results demonstrate that the newly developed boxing monitoring system enables the examination and display of the centre of pressure on the surface of the fist during a boxing punch with great accuracy of up to R 0.99 when compared to the gold standard force plate
Summary
The analysis of biomechanical punch data such as punch force, punch acceleration, fist speed, and punch time are of great importance for the verification, assessment, and evaluation of punching technique and effectiveness and have been investigated in numerous studies [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]. The results of these studies illustrate the high forces The existing literature shows that the hand and finger area, in addition to the head region, have an increased potential for injury due to the high forces exerted during a punch [10,11,12,13,14]
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