Contribution Of Body Reaction Time Speed to the Speed of the Crescent Kick of the Melati Sakti School, Pekalongan City

Abstract

Background

Standard attack techniques used in pencak silat include kicks, punches, falls, and sweeps. Among these techniques, kicks are more often used in matches because they are more valuable than punches.

Objectives

The purpose of the study was to determine whether there was a relationship between the body's reaction speed and the speed of the sickle kick of the Melati Sakti Pekalongan martial arts school.

Methods

the method used in this study was quantitative with a cross-sectional approach. The sample in the study was 42 martial artists from the Melati Sakti Pekalongan City, who were selected using the total sampling technique. The instruments used consisted of a sickle kick speed test, namely by kicking the pacing box for 1 minute, and a body reaction speed test using a running reaction test. Data analysis techniques included descriptive analysis, normality test, and Spearman rank test, which were processed using the SPSS version 22 program.

Results

The Spearman Rank correlation test results obtained a significance value of 0.025 (p <0.05) and a correlation coefficient value of 0.345.

Conclusion

There is a significant relationship between the body's reaction speed and the results of the sickle kick in the Melati Sakti Pekalongan City martial artists.