[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine whether unilateral dominance existsin toe grip strength in Kendo players using a toe grip dynamometer. [Participants andMethods] In total, 15 male college Kendo players, who had no disability or pain in theirfeet, were included in the study. The participants completed a questionnaire to determinewhich foot the participants used as their front and rear foot while standing in Kendo. Wemeasured toe grip strength three times on each side. We then extracted the maximum valueof toe grip strength from the three measurements on each side and calculated the ratio oftoe grip strength to body weight (%). [Results] All players used their right foot as thefront foot. We found that the front foot toe grip strength was significantly stronger thanthe rear foot toe grip strength. [Conclusion] Our results suggest laterality of toe gripstrength and the front foot toe grip strength is stronger than the rear foot toe gripstrength in Kendo players.
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