Analysis of quantitative characteristics of kyokushinkai combats of elite athletes

Currently there is no clear picture of technical and tactical features of Kyokushinkai sport combats and their quantitative characteristics. This paper determines and makes the analysis of specific quantitative characteristics of Kyokushinkai combats between elite athletes for the first time ever. The source of data was 29 final combats of three world championships in three groups of Kyokushinkai disciplines held in 2017. The research method employed was the video analysis with the identification of analyzed quantitative characteristics, their statistical processing and expert analysis. The paper provides data on such previously unexplored Kyokushinkai combat characteristics as the average combat length and the period of conflict interaction in its framework; the number of attacks not requiring extra emphasis; number of showed technical and tactical structures, including accented attacks, as well as their dependence on the technical and tactical fighting characteristics. The analysis led us to the following conclusions: 1.When preparing for top fights, it is necessary to focus not on the rapid victory, but on the achievement of the judging criteria advantage. 2. The average combat length is within the limits of providing intensive muscular work by means of anaerobic glycolysis for energy generation. 3. The period of conflict interaction exceeds the peak power threshold of the glycolysis process when using a static fighting style and it stays within its limits during maneuvering fights. 4. The number of technical and tactical structures performed in a given time is not significantly different for the winners and losers in the maneuvering fights, and lower for the losers using static fighting style.

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