Feasibility of a modern video-based technology for assessing the reaction time during specific karate kumite situations

Milos Mudric, Ivan Cuk, Danica Janicijevic, Aleksandar Nedeljkovic and Amador García-Ramos

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2020, vol. 20, issue 4, 620-630

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a video-based technology for assessing the reaction time (RT) during karate kumite situations. The Simple RT (one stimulus and one response), 2-Choice RT (two stimuli and two responses), and 4-Choice RT (four stimuli and two responses) of 10 karate kumite, 10 karate kata, and 10 beginners were recorded during a single session. Four karate kumite offensive actions (“stimulus”) (front arm punch, front leg kick, back arm punch, and back leg kick) were projected in a real size, after which the participants performed a defensive action (“response”) (high and low block for front and back attacks, respectively). The results indicated that (1) the video-based method was sensitive to discriminate between beginners and karate practitioners (p

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2020.1767355

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