Abstract
Background and Aim: These research objectives were to study the effects of specific fitness training programs on the whirlwind kick 720° horse riding stance and lotus kick 540° horse riding stance for Wushu Taolu players and to compare within-group on Wushu Taolu skills and specific fitness between pre-test, after week 4 and post-test.
Materials and Methods: The study was quasi-experimental research. The subjects were 20 Wushu Taolu athletes from the Shaanxi Province team with a simple random sampling method. They were examined pre-test, after week four, and a post-test on specific fitness (power and flexibility) and Wushu Taolu skills (whirlwind kick 720° horse riding stance and lotus kick 540° horse riding stance). Then proceed to training according to the specific fitness training program for an eight-week duration, three days a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), one hour and a half per day. The data analysis with mean and standard deviation, mean compare within the group with One-way ANOVA repeated measurement, and Bonferroni post hoc, was done pairwise. The significance level was set at.05
Results: (1) The compare means of Wushu Taolu skills, whirlwind kick 720° horse riding stance and lotus kick 540° horse riding stance, all pairwise of pre-test with after week 4 and pre-test with post-test showed significant differences (*p<.05), however, all pairwise of after week 4 with post-test, there were no significant differences. (2) The compare means of specific fitness, standing long jump, vertical jump, sit and reach, and back extension, between pre-test after week 4, and pre-test with post-test, all pairwise showed significant differences (*p<.05); however, after week 4 with post-test, there were no significant differences.
Conclusion: Conclusion: The specific fitness training program can improve the Wushu Taolu skills, whirlwind kick 720° horse stance and lotus kick 540° horse stance performance.
Publisher
Dr. Ken Institute of Academic Development and Promotion
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