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Abstract

Front kick and front toe kick are two of the important attacking skills in the game of taekwondo. Similar in outlook, but subtle differences exist between the two kicks, so far not reported in the literature. The primary objective of this study was to quantify the differences with the help of the kinematic variables using the methods of sports biomechanics. 2-D video graphic recording of the selected skills was performed on highly skilled female Taekwondo Players (Age:17 to 22 years; 55.58.98 kilogram; 165.666.43 centimeter). Subsequently, KINOVEA was used to analyze the footage after due processing such as digitizing and collaborating the videos. In the statistical analysis, descriptive statistics were calculated and furthermore, and a t-test was employed to evaluate the differences in the velocity variable between the selected kicks. The t-test revealed a significant difference in the kicking velocity between the front kick and the front toe kick. This suggests that different feedback should be given in order to develop each kicking skill. This further has implications for the training methods to be employed to develop one kick or the other.