Abstract

Identification of one karateka pave the way to reach the top honor. One of the

parameters affecting at success of kumite players is The performance velocity

of techniques. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship

between anthropometric characteristics with the performance velocity of Gyakuzuki

technique in Elite female Karatekas. Thirty-one senior female kumite

competitors of the Sepahan Mobarakeh Foolad karate team participated in this

study. Somatotype and The anthropometric profile were measured. Also, The

performance velocity of techniques was evaluated using quintic software. The

findings showed that The mean somatotype of Karatekas was 3.9 - 4.8 – 3.1

(values for endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph, respectively). The

Mesomorphic component strongly correlated with velocity of techniques Gyakuzuki.

While, The values height, sitting height and humorous bone length

negative correlated with velocity of technique Gyaku-zuki. The results indicated

that the somatotype and anthropometric characteristics influence on the

performance velocity of Gyaku-zuki technique