DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A NOVEL TAEKWONDO CHEST PROTECTOR TO IMPROVE MOBILITY WHEN PERFORMING AXE KICKS

The axe kick, in Olympic style taekwondo, has been identified as the most popular scoring technique aimed to the head during full contact competition. The first purpose of this study was to identify and investigate design issues with the current World Taekwondo Federation approved chest protector. A...

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Main Authors: Woo, J.H., Ko, J.Y., Choi, E.Y., Her, J.G., O'Sullivan, D.M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Institute of Sport in Warsaw 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3944553/