Kata selection trends in top-level para-karate competitions: a multi-championship study
Kata selection for para-karate athletes is influenced by the type of impairment. Intellectually impaired athletes and their coaches often select a single, challenging kata with a balanced fast-to-slow movement ratio, such as Gojushiho Sho, to optimize performance.
Authors
- Debbie Van Biesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2754-4679)
- Adrian Magyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5596-1384)
- Radovan Hadža (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5596-8508)
- Dušana Augustovičová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0206-6815)
- Michal Hruby
Institutions
- Masaryk University (CZ)
- Hungarian School Sport Federation (HU)
- Comenius University Bratislava (SK)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-025-01081-x
- Primary Topic
- Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00