Proportionality body and the relationship with the technique of preference of judoka

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyse the compatibility between Judo techniques and the body proportions of the athletes, taking into account: the "tokui-waza" technique, the mecanical aspects of the technique, the size of legs, trunk and acromium, besides the relationship between "tokui-waza" and the body proportions (size) according to Phanton. The sample was composed of twenty-two male, athletes whose average age was 18.9 years and whose average time of practice was 7.7 years. All subjects were measured according to Ross & Marfell-Jone's (1982) procedures. The Chi-quadractic test revealed no relationship between "tokui-waza" and size of legs, trunk and acromium. It may be concluded that the choise of "tokui-waza" does not depend on the size of these body segments.