THE ULAMA OF HIP PREHISPANIC BALL GAME, A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STUDY

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  • Matilde Espino-Sánchez

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ball game##common.commaListSeparator## ulama##common.commaListSeparator## strike with hip

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The game of ulama has been practiced till the pre-Hispanic time, from Brazil, to Arizona and the Antilles. The balls to play ulama were made of rubber and weighed up to 4 kg. At the present time the hip modality is practiced in the North region of Mexico. It is a game between two teams. The players strike the ball with the hip directing it to the field of the opposite team, like in volley ball but without a net. The main objectives of this work was to know the present game technique and the kinematics of the movements.

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2007-11-05

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24 International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sports (2006)

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Coaching and Sports Activities

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