Response Time and its Relationship with Some Motor Skills in Taekwondo

Abstract

The main purpose of the current study was to identify the relationship between response time and some motor skills in Taekwondo. The researcher used the descriptive method in a correlation manner for its suitability for the nature of the study. Sample was chosen in a deliberate way from the players of Hawler New Hall-Erbil, which involved of (14) male players in same or close weight category; from a total of 42 playersFor the purpose of knowing the validity of the selection of the sample and the extent of its normal distribution. The law of the skewness coefficient has applied to find out the homogeneity of the sample in these variables (length, weight, and age). Bearing in mind that the skewness coefficient in these variable It is between -1 to +1 so the sample is normally distributed. The results showed the following There is a correlation between the response time and front kick skill, and the rear leg skip step (front –foot cut kick) and the Roundhouse kick. While there was a strong and significant correlation between response time and the spin back kick.