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Flèche versus Lunge as the Optimal Footwork Technique in Fencing

The objective of the study reported in this paper involved identifying the fencing attack (flèche versus lunge) that provides greater effectiveness in a real competition. Two hypotheses are presented in the study. The first hypothesis involves the greater effectiveness of the flèche with regard to b...

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Autores principales: Borysiuk, Zbigniew, Markowska, Natalia, Konieczny, Mariusz, Kręcisz, Krzysztof, Błaszczyszyn, Monika, Nikolaidis, Pantelis T., Knechtle, Beat, Pakosz, Paweł
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6652143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31261979
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132315
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author Borysiuk, Zbigniew
Markowska, Natalia
Konieczny, Mariusz
Kręcisz, Krzysztof
Błaszczyszyn, Monika
Nikolaidis, Pantelis T.
Knechtle, Beat
Pakosz, Paweł
author_facet Borysiuk, Zbigniew
Markowska, Natalia
Konieczny, Mariusz
Kręcisz, Krzysztof
Błaszczyszyn, Monika
Nikolaidis, Pantelis T.
Knechtle, Beat
Pakosz, Paweł
author_sort Borysiuk, Zbigniew
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description The objective of the study reported in this paper involved identifying the fencing attack (flèche versus lunge) that provides greater effectiveness in a real competition. Two hypotheses are presented in the study. The first hypothesis involves the greater effectiveness of the flèche with regard to bioelectric muscular tension, and the second hypothesis involves the reduction of movement time of the flèche. Therefore, analyses were conducted by the application of EMG (electromyography) signal, ground reaction forces, and parameters representing sensorimotor responses (RT—reaction time and MT—movement time). This study included six world-leading female épée fencers (mean age: 24.6 ± 6.2 years). Throughout the procedure, the subjects performed flèche and lunge touches at the command of the coach based on visual stimuli. The experimental results indicated the greater effectiveness of the flèche compared with the lunge with regard to increases in EMG values (p = 0.027) in the lateral and medial gastrocnemius muscles and decreases in the duration of the movement phase (p = 0.049) and vertical force of the rear leg (p = 0.028). In conclusion, higher levels of EMG and ground reaction forces were generated during the flèche compared with the lunge, which promotes an improvement in the explosive force and contributes to a reduction in the movement phase of the entire offensive action.
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spelling pubmed-66521432019-08-07 Flèche versus Lunge as the Optimal Footwork Technique in Fencing Borysiuk, Zbigniew Markowska, Natalia Konieczny, Mariusz Kręcisz, Krzysztof Błaszczyszyn, Monika Nikolaidis, Pantelis T. Knechtle, Beat Pakosz, Paweł Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The objective of the study reported in this paper involved identifying the fencing attack (flèche versus lunge) that provides greater effectiveness in a real competition. Two hypotheses are presented in the study. The first hypothesis involves the greater effectiveness of the flèche with regard to bioelectric muscular tension, and the second hypothesis involves the reduction of movement time of the flèche. Therefore, analyses were conducted by the application of EMG (electromyography) signal, ground reaction forces, and parameters representing sensorimotor responses (RT—reaction time and MT—movement time). This study included six world-leading female épée fencers (mean age: 24.6 ± 6.2 years). Throughout the procedure, the subjects performed flèche and lunge touches at the command of the coach based on visual stimuli. The experimental results indicated the greater effectiveness of the flèche compared with the lunge with regard to increases in EMG values (p = 0.027) in the lateral and medial gastrocnemius muscles and decreases in the duration of the movement phase (p = 0.049) and vertical force of the rear leg (p = 0.028). In conclusion, higher levels of EMG and ground reaction forces were generated during the flèche compared with the lunge, which promotes an improvement in the explosive force and contributes to a reduction in the movement phase of the entire offensive action. MDPI 2019-06-30 2019-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6652143/ /pubmed/31261979 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132315 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Markowska, Natalia
Konieczny, Mariusz
Kręcisz, Krzysztof
Błaszczyszyn, Monika
Nikolaidis, Pantelis T.
Knechtle, Beat
Pakosz, Paweł
Flèche versus Lunge as the Optimal Footwork Technique in Fencing
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title_full_unstemmed Flèche versus Lunge as the Optimal Footwork Technique in Fencing
title_short Flèche versus Lunge as the Optimal Footwork Technique in Fencing
title_sort flèche versus lunge as the optimal footwork technique in fencing
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6652143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31261979
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132315
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