Lower limb kinematics analysis during roundhouse kick among novices in Muay Thai

Mohamad N. I., Nadzalan A. M., A. Sazili A. H., Hemapandha W., Azizuddin Khan Thariq Khan, Tan K.,

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This study was conducted to examine the lower limb kinematics during roundhouse kick in MuayThai. Fifteen MuayThai novices (mean age = 21.52 ± 1.09 years old) with 2-3 months experiences in MuayThai training were recruited and were asked to perform roundhouse kick for each side of legs (dominant and non-dominant). Joint angles and velocity between the dominant and non-dominant lower limb were compared during both strikes. Dominant lower limb were shown to have greater hip flexion velocity, knee flexion velocity, ankle upward and lateral velocity compared to the non-dominant lower limb. Results demonstrated the asymmetries between dominant and non-dominant sides of lower limbs existed during roundhouse kick among novices in MuayThai.

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