Effective techniques analysis in taekwondo : A systematic review

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Abstract

The Korean martial art Taekwondo has been an official Olympic sport since the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Taekwondo is a full contact combat sport where the majority of successful techniques are powerful kicks, which are delivered by hitting the opponent’s chest gear or the head. The aims of this research were: a) carry out a systematic review related to the effective techniques in Taekwondo, and b) know the must use techniques in taekwondo combat. The review was conducted according to the PRISMA-P protocol. The Web of Science, Scopus and SPORTDiscus electronics databases were explored for pertinent published studies according to the following ....: “Taekwondo” and “Technique”, published up to 31st August 2023. To boundary the search, four inclusion criteria were admitted: i) select only documents from scientific journals, ii) mention at least some of the techniques of Taekwondo (minimum 50 words), iii) journal documents published in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and iv) full text accessible or abstract availability. The sample consisted of 17 documents. In conclusion, the selected documents have allowed the identification and highlighting of different kinds of documents, which report the study of taekwondo associated with technique. The technique most studied in taekwondo is the roundhouse kick (Korean terminology: “bandal chagui” - kick to the chest gear or “dollyo chagui” - kick to the helmet gear).