Effect of changes in the sports regulations on the fight of taekwondo female players on the example of Beijing Olympic Tournaments 2008 and London 2012

Abstract

Sports fight analysis is a common element of observation of players’ behavior during tournamen fights. It represents only a fraction of the research area, carried out by many other authors. Many researchers point to the relation between selected factors and fight results in taekwondo, they point out many factors, such as morphological [1,2,3], psychological [4], biomechanical [5,6,7,8] and physiological [9,10,11]. The dynamic development of martial arts in Western society is associated with a wide spectrum of their impact on phy sical and spiritual development. They are recommended for young people as exercise which may reduce aggression and anxiety, and improve their social behavior like respect for ethi cal standards. The fast development of the world’s Olympic Taekwondo began with the introduction this discipline to the program of the Olympic Games. In its Olympic form taekwondo fight is based on the rivalry of two players in a direct fight, relying mainly on a specific blow to the opponent. In the world the most often practiced Taekwondo dyscipline is Kyourugisports fight. In the past few years the specificity, regulations and a form of fighting has changed several times. There were created some regulations of sportsmanship, which determines all allowed body space to perform punches and blows. During the fight, the athlete performs many combinations composed of several elements such as kicks towards the head and trunk, the body punches, blocks, dodge, spinning and leaping varia tions. The refore, it was introduced to wear compulsory protectors of trunk, groin, head and limbs in order to increase the safety of players. In the fight of taekwondo competitors mainly leg techniques. The athlete improves them for many years and combines the various combinations consisting of a number of techniques; a combination of techniques on the trunk and on the head, after rebounding, after rotation, using the front leg or the back one. Implementation of a technique de pends on the length between