ANALYSIS OF STRATEGY USED IN TAEKWONDO COMPETITION

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategy used in the Taekwondo competition. A total of 21 matches, consisting of 1598 offensive and defensive events, were video taped. Competition strategy, based on frame-by-frame video analysis, was employed to classify the athlete’s motion. Offensive and defensive kicking technique, in order of priority, was roundhouse kick (72.7%), double roundhouse kick (11.0%), back kick (8.0%), cut down kick (3.3%), pushing kick (2.2%), spinning hook kick (1.9%), side kick (0.8%), and hook kick (0.2%). The methodology employed in this study and the data reported may be useful to coaches and athletes interested in gaining insight on the strategy of patterns used in Taekwondo competition.