Analysis of Senior Karate Kumite Final Competitions Between 2010-2024

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 1, 626 - 637, 28.07.2025

Mustafa Topraklı , Sezer Taştan , Bahar Görür

https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1698423

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the final competitions of senior karate kumite competitions between 2010 and 2024. In this study, a total of 70 final competitions of the World Senior Karate Championships, which is the biggest event of Shotokan Karate held every two years, were observed between 2010-2024. The data used in this study were obtained from TKF, WKF official website and WKF official YouTube channel. The techniques that brought points and the penalties taken in the important competitions of karate were noted separately. In the kumite final competitions of the karate world championships held between 2010-2024, hand techniques (69%) scored more points than foot techniques (31%). Among the hand techniques, the yyaku tsuki technique received the most points compared to other hand techniques. When the score and penalty status of the techniques were observed; 92% of the techniques were found to be score and 8% penalty. It can be interpreted that the techniques have a minimum level of contact. This study was aimed to comply with all Olympic ideals during its journey on the “Olympic Road” in 2012 and the effort applied seems to be the evolution of Karate sport. As a result of this study, it was observed that the rules of the WKF have improved, developed and sportified the sport of Karate.

Keywords

Competition analysis , karate , video

2010-2024 Yılları Arasında Gerçekleştirilen Büyükler Karate Kumite Final Müsabakalarının Analizi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 2010-2024 yılları arasında gerçekleştirilen büyükler kumite final müsabakalarının teknik analizlerini incelemektir. Çalışmada, Shotokan Karate'nin en prestijli etkinliği olan ve iki yılda bir düzenlenen Dünya Büyükler Karate Şampiyonası'nda yapılan toplam 70 final müsabakası gözlemlenmiştir. Veriler, TKF ve WKF'nin resmî internet siteleri ile WKF'nin YouTube kanalından elde edilmiştir. Müsabakalarda puan getiren teknikler ve cezalar ayrıntılı olarak kaydedilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, el teknikleri (%69) ayak tekniklerine (%31) kıyasla daha fazla puan kazandırmıştır. El teknikleri arasında en çok puan alan teknik gyaku tsuki olarak tespit edilmiştir. İncelenen tekniklerin %92'si puanla sonuçlanırken, %8'i ceza ile karşılık bulmuştur. Bu durum, tekniklerin minimum düzeyde kontak içerdiğini göstermektedir. 2012 yılında Olimpiyat hedefleri doğrultusunda revize edilen kurallar, Karate'nin evrimine katkı sağlamıştır. Çalışma, WKF'nin kural değişikliklerinin Karate'yi sportif açıdan geliştirdiğini, iyileştirdiğini ve daha rekabetçi hale getirdiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Müsabaka analizi , karate , video

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