Effects of hurdle leg stretch and neuromuscular electrical stimulation intervention on front kick in martial arts: A kinematic analysis
Abstract
Exploring the effects of electrical stimulation intervention and hurdle leg stretching on forward kicking in martial arts. This study recruited 15 male students majoring in martial arts from normal universities as the experimental participants. The first test (T1) made the hurdle leg stretch the left and right legs on the yoga mat for 2 min. In the second test (T2), after three days of waiting, the electrotherapy device was utilized to perform NMES intervention on these three muscles for 30 minutes. Subsequently, wear the inertial motion capture system, and try the participant’s best to complete the forward kick. At the instant of toe-off, the T2 of the thigh acceleration, hip joint angle, and thigh angular velocity performs better than T1, and presents a highly significant level. In the forward kicking technique of martial arts, the intervention effect of NMES was better than that of traditional stretching training. The thigh acceleration, thigh angular velocity, and hip joint angle at the instant of leaving the ground are the key techniques of forward kicking. Therefore, NMES technology can be employed as a crucial tool to improve both the flexibility and strength of leg muscles, as well as the quality of forward kicking movements.
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