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Authors:
Leonie Laskowitz
Nicholas Müller
Keywords: Technique improvements; performance enhancement; training approach; kinematic motion analysis
Abstract:
There are numerous areas in which we can optimize ourselves and our lives in a wide variety of ways. One area is sports, where coaches, athletes and sports scientists are working on their training methods and still researching innovative methods that will bring lasting success. This study focuses on kinematic motion analysis using motion capture (MoCap), a technology for implementing human motion in a virtual environment. The goal is to introduce a training approach in the combat sport of Muay Thai that will promote performance improvement in athletes. The study deals with three different training approaches and two different assessment methods. For this, 15 participants took part in the study and trained three Muay Thai techniques: straight punch, front kick and roundhouse kick. The study shows that a training approach should be individualized to enhance athlete performance. In any case, technologies help generate high-quality data sets that provide detailed insight into nuances in the incorrectness of a movement. In addition to fairness and objectivity, visual feedback promotes internalization and contributes to self-based observational learning. Especially for highly complex movements, motion capture supports athletes' performance growth.
Pages: 152 to 158
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023
Publication date: April 24, 2023
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4138
ISBN: 978-1-68558-078-0
Location: Venice, Italy
Dates: from April 24, 2023 to April 28, 2023