Non-combative taekwondo evokes highly anaerobic physiological responses in elite-level athletes: potential evidence for a new training modality

摘要

BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing international popularity of taekwondo (TKD) poomsae, there is a lack of physiological characterizations of elite-level competitors in the sport. Thus. the aim of the present study was to investigate the physiological demands associated with various types of TKD poomsae.