Abstract:

This study was done with the aim of revealing whether there is a difference between the anthropometric characteristics of elite kick boxers, the vertical jump height and the spinal flexibility between competitive categories. The study included about 225 elite athletes randomly selected from 18 to 36 women from different sports clubs in Turkey, including men from 18 to 40 years of age. Athletes are divided into three groups: point fighting (n=75), light contact (n=75) and kick light (n=75) according to their branches. Anthropometric set and mezura were used in measurements. The researchers compared the distinctions between branches by determining the length, body weight, environmental measurements, length measurements, diameter measurements, skin curved thickness, vertical jumping heights and spinal flexibility. In the analysis of the data, the SPSS 25.0 statistical package program was used and the meaning value in all statistics was taken as p<0.05 . The anthropometric characteristics of female athletes are more varied from the Light Contact and Point Fighting groups, while these differences in male athletes are varied in each of the three groups. The spinal flexibility was the lowest in both sexes in the Point Fighting group, while the highest in the Light Contact group. The vertical jumping height was significantly high in the Light Contact group in men and significantly low in the Point Fighting group in women (p<0.05). As a result, it has been shown that the anthropometric characteristics of kick boxers, the vertical jump height and the spinal flexibility may vary according to the competition categories they are specialized in. These differences have come to the conclusion that the selection of the competition category should be taken into account by gender.

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