A Review of Striking Force in Full-Contact Combat Sport Athletes: Methods of Assessment
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With striking force playing such a critical role in the success of full-contact combat sports such as mixed martial arts, taekwondo, and boxing, coaches and scientists must be able to track this performance metric accurately and reliably. This review will cover practitioner understanding of key kinetic variables used in the assessment of striking important concepts relating to the validity, reliability, and reporting of meaningful performance changes in the assessment process, a critique of the methods used to monitor changes in striking forces, and provide practical recommendations for practitioners in the field. This understanding will help coaches and scientists assess and interpret the effectiveness of training.
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Direct comparison of punch impact force between measurement devices is not recommended.
“Due to these varying factors, and their differing validity and reliability, the direct comparison of punch impact force between measurement devices is not recommended (25).”
From The Role of Strength on Punch Impact Force in Boxing (2022) · cites this paper as [25]
Practitioners should select a measurement device based on ecological validity, reliability, and smallest worthwhile change.
“Nonetheless, it is recommened that practitioners who aim to assess punch impact force should select the measurement device based on ecological validity, reliability, and smallest worthwhile change (SWC) (25).”
From The Role of Strength on Punch Impact Force in Boxing (2022) · cites this paper as [25]
The authors say direct comparison of punch impact force between measurement devices is not recommended because of their differing validity and reliability.
“Due to these varying factors, and their differing validity and reliability, the direct comparison of punch impact force between measurement devices is not recommended (25).”
From The Role of Strength on Punch Impact Force in Boxing (2022) · cites this paper as [25]
Practitioners should select punch-impact measurement devices based on ecological validity, reliability, and smallest worthwhile change.
“Nonetheless, it is recommened that practitioners who aim to assess punch impact force should select the measurement device based on ecological validity, reliability, and smallest worthwhile change (SWC) (25).”
From The Role of Strength on Punch Impact Force in Boxing (2022) · cites this paper as [25]
Because boxing lacks a gold-standard punch assessment, a wide variety of devices and protocols have been used.
“However, at present, there is no 'gold' standard for assessing punch performance in boxers. Due to this, a wide variety of assessment devices and protocols have been utilised”
From The Role of Strength on Punch Impact Force in Boxing (2022) · cites this paper as [25]
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The Role of Strength on Punch Impact Force in Boxing
Beattie, K., & Ruddock, A. D. (2022) · Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research · doi:10.1519/jsc.0000000000004252 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
- Authors
- Lenetsky, S., Uthoff, A., Coyne, J., & Cronin, J.
- Affiliations
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Uthoff, Aaron
- Venue
- Strength & Conditioning Journal
- Published
- 2021-04-20
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 71-83
- ISSN
- 1073-6840 (ISSN-L)
- 1524-1602
- OpenAlex
- W3157524757
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 6
- FWCI
- 4.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ro.ecu.edu.au
- Locations
- Strength and conditioning journal (publishedVersion)
- Australasian Journal of Paramedicine (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
- Keywords
- mixed martial arts, taekwondo, boxing, performance evaluation, kinetic variables, reliability and validity, training monitoring
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