Influence of base of support on early postural adjustments and fencing lunge performance

Akbaş, Anna; Marszałek, Wojciech; Bacik, Bogdan; Juras, Grzegorz

doi:10.1080/14763141.2021.1987510

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“…However, the out-of-range postural behaviours of the eight athletes could be due to individual adaptations only partially related to their sports activity. It would be considered that balance strategies are often individualised [24], and each athlete shows different postural control characteristics [25].…”

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Assessing the Impact of Fencing on Postural Parameters: Observational Study Findings on Elite Athletes

Di Martino,

Centorbi,

Buonsenso

et al. 2024

Sports

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The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the static stabilometric parameters among elite fencers, were affected by prolonged, asymmetric training regimen. A sample of 26 elite fencers of both genders, aged 19.15 ± 2.24 years, practising one of the three disciplines foil, épée, or sabre, was recruited for the study. Anthropometric measurements including thigh and calf circumferences and postural assessment based on the weight distribution on a stabilimeter platform were performed. Postural tone, as indicated by measures such as sway length and sway area ratio was calculated.. No notable anthropometric asymmetries were detected within the examined group The weight distribution patterns on the support quadrants in static stabilometric measurements did not suggest clinically significant issues. There were no significant differences among subgroups based on gender and lower limb dominance for both anthropometric and stabilimeter variables. However, 30.8% of participants showed anomalies in postural tone (hypertonic and hypotonic condition). Five out of eight athletes found with abnormal postural tone were foil fencers, suggesting a potential discipline-specific effect. Individual adjustments were found in foil fencers. These findings provide insights into the potential effects of fencing training on postural parameters among elite athletes.

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Assessing the Impact of Fencing on Postural Parameters: Observational Study Findings on Elite Athletes

Di Martino,

Centorbi,

Buonsenso

et al. 2024

Sports

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“…First, the effectiveness of a lunge in elite fencers may not depend to a great extent on postural preparation. Previous studies have shown that elite fencers are characterized by the delayed onset of EPA and APA when compared to untrained controls, and that lunging is preceded by an extremely small COP amplitude (EPA) before the front foot take-off ( Akbaş et al, 2021a , 2021b). Although this has not been empirically verified yet, we suppose that fencers may use a strategy based on the differences between the relative positions of COP and COM ( Akbaş et al, 2021b ).…”

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“…After a standard 10-min warm-up, participants were asked to perform several attacks with a lunge to become familiarized with the experimental set up. In order to avoid the effect of width of the initial en garde stance on APA and EPA throughout the different experimental conditions, distance between feet in the sagittal plane was standardized for each participant ( Akbaş et al, 2021a ). The stance width was calculated as the average distance between the heel of the front leg and the inner edge of the rear foot in the fencer’s natural en garde stance across three consecutive measurements.…”

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Influence of Target Width and Distance on Postural Adjustments in a Fencing Lunge

Akbaş¹,

Marszałek²,

Brachman³

et al. 2023

Journal of Human Kinetics

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The aim of this study was to examine whether target width and target distance influence the planning phase of a fencing lunge (early and anticipatory postural adjustments) as well as the execution phase of a fencing lunge. Eight elite female fencers participated in the study. The displacement of the center of foot pressure, muscle activity of the tibialis anterior, and kinematics of center of mass were recorded using force plates. The results show that target width and distance have no effect on early and anticipatory postural adjustments as well as the acceleration and velocity of the center of mass at the moment of foot-off. However, a greater target distance was associated with a greater max center of mass acceleration and velocity, and larger target width resulted in a greater max center of mass acceleration during lunging (p < 0.05). We suppose that the effect of task parameters on preparing a fencing lunge may be mitigated due to the specific technique adopted by expert fencers and the ballistic nature of a fencing lunge.

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“…Habits of holding weapons and asymmetry of arm performance when holding weapons in fencing athletes can be changed by intense long-term training (Akpinar et al, 2015). Studies that try to test the width of the base of support (BOS), early postural adjustments (EPA) and the upper extremity while holding the weapon during "lunges", find that when the fencer makes the "lunges" movement, the upper extremity during holding weapons will be disturbed (Akbaş et al, 2021). These findings can become the basis for the next variation of climbing and descending stairs, namely the practice of climbing stairs while performing the balestra movement of the floret (foil) type of fencing.…”

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The effect of climbing and descending stairs varies in improving balestra fencing floret/foil weapon type

Amahoru

Mahyudin

Samudro

et al. 2023

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Fencing is a sport that requires a maximum physical component so that in this study the aim was to test and find out the effect of variations in stair climbing exercises in improving floret/foil balestra fencing weapons. This study used a test-experiment with the research design "Single-Group Pretest-Posttest Design". The research sample consisted of 20 people, coming from students (elective course (MKP) Fencing) of a state university in eastern Indonesia (male and female) who were then divided into training groups through random sampling technique. The balestra fence measurement tool for floret/foil type weapons uses the Kuhadja fencing skills test. Pretest and posttest results were analyzed using the influence test (t-test). The research location is at the Football Stadium (a stadium grandstand with 25 steps). Results; 1) there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest groups with the various stair climbing exercises towards increasing the ability to balestra floret fencing weapons. 2) There is a significant difference between the posttest (after treatment) of varied stair climbing training and the control group in increasing the ability to balestra floret fencing weapons. We estimate that this increase is the result of increased leg muscle strength, speed, and explosive power obtained through varied stair climbing exercises.

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Influence of base of support on early postural adjustments and fencing lunge performance

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Assessing the Impact of Fencing on Postural Parameters: Observational Study Findings on Elite Athletes

Assessing the Impact of Fencing on Postural Parameters: Observational Study Findings on Elite Athletes

Influence of Target Width and Distance on Postural Adjustments in a Fencing Lunge

The effect of climbing and descending stairs varies in improving balestra fencing floret/foil weapon type

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