Pivovarník, Ján, 1966-

Dual concentration in karate and its use in diagnosis of sport / Ján Pivovarník. -- Abstracts. The goal of our study was to identify and compareimpact of specific dual focus of concentration known in Goju-ryu schoolas a system of KZR (closed hands kata) - heishu, concentration inside the body versus KOR (open hands kata) - kaishu, concentration outside of the body. Methods. Studysample consisted of Karate Dojo Pivovarník karateka from Hanušovce nad Topľou, Slovak republic (n=7, 6 men and 1 woman), all of them were holders of at least. 1st. Dan master grade, theywere able to practice in dual focus. We have compared the trainings performed by both systems KZR vs. KOR while respecting relatively identical conditions. At the same time we observed physiological, biochemicaland somatic indicators. Participants completed a questionnaire,consent form and filled outpersonality questionnaire. The data were evaluated with statistical programs MS Excel, SPSS Statistics, biochemical results were obtained in laboratory Synlab Slovakia s.r.o, Prešov and the data were calculated by Dorste, Planta 14. To determine the significance of differences at entrances and exits KZR vs. KOR we used the Mann-Whitne U – test and Wilcoxon test. Statistical significance was set at (p < 0.01,p <0.05). Results. We assumed that the dual concentration will not cause any significant differences from training KZR compare to KOR. However, that was not confirmed. We have detected several statistically significant physiological biochemical and somatic differences. Summary. Our results point to the possibility of efficiency gains and predictioning training (performance, intensity etc.). Nevertheless, this pilot study does not allow the results to be generalized for relatively small sample size, and the number of such studies, in spite of thisour studypoints out the high potential and possible future objectification

In Physical Activity Review : International Scientific Journal. -- Czestochowa : PPHU Projack, 2016. -- ISSN 2300-5076. -- Vol. 4 (2016), pp. 81-88