For this study on the influence of kinesthetic sense on judo players, three kinds of groups (more than 5-year judo career:20, less than 5-year career : 20, non-career comparison group 20) attending schools in Seoul were subjected.
Their kinesthetic s...
For this study on the influence of kinesthetic sense on judo players, three kinds of groups (more than 5-year judo career:20, less than 5-year career : 20, non-career comparison group 20) attending schools in Seoul were subjected.
Their kinesthetic senses such as position sense of upper/lower arm, whole body space sense, weight sense, balance, and distance sense were measured.
The results obtained by T-test (α=0.05) in a statistical evaluation were as the following.
Conclusion
1. No significant difference was noticed in upper arm position sense between more career group and less career one as well as between judoists groups and no career one.
2. As for lower arm position sense, no difference was seen between career groups and comparison one in raising foot laterally, while in raising foot forward an excellence (P<0.01) was revealed from more than 5-year career group.
3. As to whole body space sense, no difference appeared among all the three groups.
4. Concerning weight sense, though little dissimilarity was shows between each judoists group, career groups were superb (P<0.01) than comparison group.
5. In balance sense, non-career comparison group had better records (P<0.05, P<0.01) than career groups and no distinction was pointed out between each judo players group.
6 On the part of distance, though similar records were seen in each judo group, career groups were more excellent (P<0.01) than comparison group.