Determination of Differences in Motor Dimensions between Judo andKarate Athletes

Abstract

The research was conducted in order to determine specificity of motor dimensions of judo and karate athletes and their differences. In order to determine the specificity of the structure of the tested anthropological dimensions, the researchers examined 200 judo and karate athletes, members of judo and karate clubs of Serbia (about 100 judokas and about 100 karatekas), aged 18 to 27 years. To assess motor abilities, the researchers used 16 motor tests selected according to the structural model, defined as a mechanism for movement structuring, mechanism for functional synergies and tonus regulation, mechanism for excitation intensity regulation, and a mechanism for excitation duration regulation. All the data in this research were processed at the Multidisciplinary Research Center, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Pristina, through the system of data processing software programs developed by Popovic. The algorithms and programs realized in the research are fully presented, and the results of the programs are analyzed.