Wearing ballistic and weighted vests increases front kick forces
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Wearing ballistic and weighted vests increases front kick forces
Original language description
Background and Study Aim: Front kicks are often used in hand-to-hand military combat training. To mimic real-life combative environments, personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a ballistic vest should be worn during training. The aim of this study was the effects of ballistic and weighted vests on front kick kinetics. Material and Methods: Five male soldiers (22.2 +/- 1.5 y, 78.8 +/- 5.8 kg, 180.6 +/- 4.8 cm) performed six individual front kicks during three conditions: bodyweight with no vest (NV), with a 12 kg ballistic vest (BV), and with a 12 kg weighted vest (WV). Peak force (N), time to reach peak force (s), and impact force (N) were measured during each kick. Data were analyzed using paired sample t-tests and Cohen's d. Results: Peak force of BV 6061 +/- 1176 N and WV 6298 +/- 1355 N was greater than NV 5201 +/- 1176 N (p<0.01; d = 0.7 and 0.9, respectively). Time to reach peak force was longer for BV 14.25 +/- 4.24 ms compared to WV 13.00 +/- 3.96 ms (p<0.01; d = 0.3), but neither were different than NV 14.02 +/- 6.71 ms (p = 0.822, p = 0.330, respectively). Impact force was greater for WV 3833 +/- 790 N and BV 3761 +/- 930 N compared to NV 3405 +/- 62 N (p<0.01; d = 0.4 and 0.6, respectively). Conclusions: As both vests result in similar kinetics, soldiers can use a WV or BV during hand-to-hand combat training to adapt to greater front kick impact forces that likely occur during combat.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Archives of Budo [online]
ISSN
1643-8698
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
14
Issue of the periodical within the volume
neuvedeno
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
231-237
UT code for WoS article
000459635100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85065150863