Validating and developing a new agility test for karate

Karate is one of the most popular martial art styles in the world as well as a popular sport in Iran. Successful performance in karate requires high level of agility that enables the karateka (karate player) to avoid the opponent’s attacks, and to assume optimal position for efficient performance o...

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Main Author:	Marjani, Mohammad Ebrahim
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Karate Karate - Training Karate - Coaching
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39995/1/FPP%202013%2028R.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.399952016-01-29T08:32:53Z Validating and developing a new agility test for karate 2013-07 Marjani, Mohammad Ebrahim Karate is one of the most popular martial art styles in the world as well as a popular sport in Iran. Successful performance in karate requires high level of agility that enables the karateka (karate player) to avoid the opponent’s attacks, and to assume optimal position for efficient performance of karate techniques. In order to measure agility, karate coaches make use of general and available agility tests. However, there are many agility tests and coaches need to know which one is the best test for karate. Hence, the purpose of this study is to find the best and most appropriate validated agility test and to develop a new agility test for karate using Analytic Network Process (ANP). Data was collected from twenty one karate experts’ opinion with mean of age and standard deviation 40.3 ± 7.0 and years of coaching 13.05 ± 5.80. Results for the ANP analyses in reported that speed is the highest priority in agility and the best valid agility test for karate is SEMO test. Based on karate-specific movement patterns and components of ranked agility tests, a new test- Marjani Agility Test for karate is developed. Keywords: Agility Test, Karate, Analytic Network Process. Karate Karate - Training Karate - Coaching 2013-07 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39995/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39995/1/FPP%202013%2028R.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Karate Karate - Training Karate - Coaching
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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topic	Karate Karate - Training Karate - Coaching
spellingShingle	Karate Karate - Training Karate - Coaching Marjani, Mohammad Ebrahim Validating and developing a new agility test for karate
description	Karate is one of the most popular martial art styles in the world as well as a popular sport in Iran. Successful performance in karate requires high level of agility that enables the karateka (karate player) to avoid the opponent’s attacks, and to assume optimal position for efficient performance of karate techniques. In order to measure agility, karate coaches make use of general and available agility tests. However, there are many agility tests and coaches need to know which one is the best test for karate. Hence, the purpose of this study is to find the best and most appropriate validated agility test and to develop a new agility test for karate using Analytic Network Process (ANP). Data was collected from twenty one karate experts’ opinion with mean of age and standard deviation 40.3 ± 7.0 and years of coaching 13.05 ± 5.80. Results for the ANP analyses in reported that speed is the highest priority in agility and the best valid agility test for karate is SEMO test. Based on karate-specific movement patterns and components of ranked agility tests, a new test- Marjani Agility Test for karate is developed. Keywords: Agility Test, Karate, Analytic Network Process.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Marjani, Mohammad Ebrahim
author_facet	Marjani, Mohammad Ebrahim
author_sort	Marjani, Mohammad Ebrahim
title	Validating and developing a new agility test for karate
title_short	Validating and developing a new agility test for karate
title_full	Validating and developing a new agility test for karate
title_fullStr	Validating and developing a new agility test for karate
title_full_unstemmed	Validating and developing a new agility test for karate
title_sort	validating and developing a new agility test for karate
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2013
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39995/1/FPP%202013%2028R.pdf
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