Infrared Thermal-Imaging Method Applied To Muscle Behaviour Study of Sport Skill (The Roundhouse Kick of Martial Arts As An Example)
| International Journal of Humanities and Social Science |
| © 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal |
| Volume 6 Issue 5 |
| Year of Publication : 2019 |
| Authors : Huiling Zou, Qianbing Duan |
10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I5P110
How to Cite?
Huiling Zou, Qianbing Duan, "Infrared Thermal-Imaging Method Applied To Muscle Behaviour Study of Sport Skill (The Roundhouse Kick of Martial Arts As An Example)," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 73-79, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I5P110
Abstract:
In the field of muscle behavior study of sport skills, it seems that there is no other advanced technology applied to the research of muscle behavior, except for electromyography. In this work, we employed an advanced and innovative technology to study systematically the muscle behavior of sport skills, with the roundhouse kick of martial arts as an example. The several main results are obtained as follows. (i) With kick based on either leg, the quadriceps femoris, biceps femoris and gastrocnemius muscles located at supporting leg are always more strenuous than these located at kicking leg. (ii) In contrast, the external oblique and gluteus maximus muscles located at kicking side are more strenuous than these muscles of supporting side. (iii) Further, it does not seem to be the key for the rectus abdominis and erector spinae muscles to affect the kicking motion. Moreover, this work suggests that athletes could enhance the exercise of thigh muscles, external oblique and gluteus maximus muscles in daily training, if they want to improve the leg-control technique of roundhouse kick. Overall, this work shows a new approach and some valuable results, which provides new perspective for the further muscle behavior study of sport skills.
Keywords:
Infrared thermal-imaging method, New approach, Muscle behavior study, Sport skills.
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