The effect of protective taekwondo footpads on attenuating impacts of an instrumented head-form (original) (raw)

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Abstract

A recent regulation in boxing, of removing headgear, proposes the question as to whether a similar rule should be adopted in taekwondo. To assess the effect of protective taekwondo footpads on attenuating impacts of an instrumented head-form. It is hypothesised that footpads with greater thickness would mitigate impacts better than thinner ones. Between groups. Impact biomechanics laboratory. World Taekwondo Federation approved protective footpads. A standardized (ASTM F-2397) martial arts headgear striker was used to impart impacts to a 50th Percentile Male Hybrid III head and neck complex. All impacts were imparted with a terminal striking velocity of 5.0 m/s (min-max: 4.75-5.15 m/s). Six different striking conditions were employed (no footpad (control), KDS, Adidas, Mooto, Mooto MTX, old style footpad [i.e., thick]). Each footpad condition was tested for a total of 3 impacts. The level of significance was set to an effect size of 0.2. Resultant linear acceleration (RLA). Signific...

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