CINEMATIC ANALYSIS DURING A KICK OF TAEKWONDO AFTER PASSIVE STATIC STRETCHING EXERCISE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate if the range of motion (ROM) of knee extension during a Taekwondo kick could be influenced by a single section of passive static stretching. Black belt Taekwondo recreational athletes (n=12) with no recent injury of the lower limbs were submitted to passive static stretching. The knee extension ROM during the kick and the passive static ROM of the hamstring muscle were analysed before and after the stretching. The stretching caused an increase in joint ROM, but did not result in differences of the knee extension ROM during the Taekwondo kick.