Browsing HVL Open by Author "Menescardi, Cristina"
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Analysis of different key behavioral patterns to score in elite taekwondoists according to the weight category and gender
Menescardi, Cristina; Falco, Coral; Hernandéz-Mendo, Antonio; Morales-Sánchez, Verónica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Traditionally, research in taekwondo has focused on athletes' overall performance considering the entire sample of the tournament or analyzed selected bouts while ignoring behavioral differences of athletes according to ... -
Bivariate analysis of taekwondo actions: The effectiveness of techniques and tactics in an Olympic taekwondo championship.
Menescardi, Cristina; Estevan, Isaac; Ros, Concepción; Hernandéz-Mendo, Antonio; Falco, Coral (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This paper describes the effectiveness of technical-tactical actions performed during a tournament. A total of 14,145 actions of the 2012 London Olympic Games were analysed. Differences emerged in the use of tactics, ... -
Comparison between the KPNP and Daedo Protection Scoring Systems through a Technical-Tactical Analysis of Elite Taekwondo Athletes
Márquez, José Jesús; López-Gullón, José María; Menescardi, Cristina; Falco, Coral (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: In the last two decades, the use of technology has been incorporated into taekwondo, changing the rules of the sport to employ a more objective scoring system. The current electronic Protection Scoring Systems ... -
Development of a Taekwondo Combat Model Based on Markov Analysis
Menescardi, Cristina; Falco, Coral; Ros, Concepción; Morales-Sánchez, Verónica; Hernandéz-Mendo, Antonio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The purpose of the present study was to examine male and female Olympic taekwondo competitors’ movement patterns according to their tactical actions by applying a Markov processes analysis. To perform this study, 11,474 ... -
Is It Possible to Predict an Athlete’s Behavior? The Use of Polar Coordinates to Identify Key Patterns in Taekwondo
Menescardi, Cristina; Falco, Coral; Estevan, Isaac; Ros, Concepción; Morales-Sánchez, Verónica; Hernandéz-Mendo, Antonio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Match analysts and sport psychologists can help elite athletes develop planned competition strategies from a technical-tactical perspective by analyzing of previous performances. The aim of this study was to analyze the ... -
Talent and creativity of taekwondoists winners of the 2016 Summer Olympics
Menescardi, Cristina; Falco, Coral; Hernandéz-Mendo, Antonio; Morales-Sánchez, Verónica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Athletic talent and creativity are important for winning bouts in combat sports. The aim of the current study is to analyze technical–tactical actions performed by athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics according to the ... -
Technical-Tactical Actions Used to Score in Taekwondo: An Analysis of Two Medalists in Two Olympic Championships
Menescardi, Cristina; Falco, Coral; Ros, Concepción; Morales-Sánchez, Verónica; Hernandéz-Mendo, Antonio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Research in taekwondo has traditionally focused on specific aspects athletes' overall technical and tactical skills, while ignoring other important issues such as identifying how successful athletes score points. The aim ... -
An update of sparring taekwondo’s internal logic.
Menescardi, Cristina; Ruiz, Laura; Estevan, Isaac; Falco, Coral (Journal article, 2020)This manuscript addresses the internal logic of sparring taekwondo, regulated by the World Taekwondo Federation, to explain motor actions used in competitions. A narrative review was conducted on Google Scholar, Scopus, ... -
Why do female and male taekwondo athletes win the bout? An analysis based on the Olympic weight category and the result of the bout.
Menescardi, Cristina; Liebana, Encarnación; Falco, Coral (Journal article, 2020)Combat sports such as taekwondo, where athletes compete against an opponent require control of technique and tactics, as well as knowing the optimal performance of opponents to win the bout. Therefore, the aim of the present ...