Abstract:

The aim of this study is to compare the visual and auditory reaction times of the athletes engaged in traditional wrestling and modern wrestling. Heavyweight athletes (n=22) who are involved in traditional wrestling such as oil wrestling, plaid aba wrestling, competitive aba wrestling, karakucak wrestling, short shalwar wrestling, and modern wrestling such as freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman (n=24) wrestling were included in the study. Measurements were taken using the computer system (IRZ: cognitivefun.net) for visual and auditory reaction time. SPSS package program was used for statistical evaluation of the data obtained as a result of the study. As a result of the statistical evaluation, it was found that the average of visual reaction (fastest), visual reaction (slowest) and visual reaction (average) time of the wrestlers who are interested in modern wrestling compared to the wrestlers who are interested in traditional wrestling (p<0.005). In addition, it was found that the traditional wrestlers were at a better level in the average of the auditory reaction (fastest) time between the two groups (p>0.005), and the auditory reaction (slowest) and auditory reaction (average) time values were found to be significant between modern wrestlers and traditional wrestlers in favor of modern wrestlers (p<0.005). As a result; due to the fact that the duration of the competitions of modern wrestling is shorter than that of traditional wrestling, the competitions in modern wrestling are more active. Traditional wrestling is more stable than modern wrestling. Therefore, since both wrestlers train according to their own competitions, it can be said that traditional wrestlers have less improved reaction time than modern wrestlers.

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