3D computer simulation of roundhouse kick in taekwondo

Trunk rotation was found to be the most important factor for producing foot speed in roundhouse kick. However, without also increasing hip flexor torque the increased trunk rotation torque produces a kick at the wrong height.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:biological and medical sciences combat sports
Published in:Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. (Presented on poster September 9-10, 2004 at the ASB meeting in Portland)
Language:English
Published: Portland 2004
Online Access:http://www.asbweb.org/conferences/2004/pdf/263.pdf
Pages:2
Document types:congress proceedings
Level:advanced