A PERCEPTUAL CUE ON A MOVING OPPONENT IMPROVES THE LEARNING OF A MOTOR SKILL FROM AIKIDO

ABSTRACT The effect of different instructional foci on the learning of a motor skill of aikido was investigated. Sixty participants from both sexes with an average age of 14 practiced choku tsuki task, which consisted of hitting a target on the chest of an attacking opponent with a stick. They were...

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Main Authors: Estefan Gemas Neto, Sergio Roberto Silveira, Marcos Antônio Mattos dos Reis, Umberto Cesar Corrêa
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Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2022-01-01
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Sergio Roberto Silveira
Marcos Antônio Mattos dos Reis
Umberto Cesar Corrêa
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description ABSTRACT The effect of different instructional foci on the learning of a motor skill of aikido was investigated. Sixty participants from both sexes with an average age of 14 practiced choku tsuki task, which consisted of hitting a target on the chest of an attacking opponent with a stick. They were divided into four groups: relaxation, with a cue about the relaxed way in which the task should be performed; low hip, with a cue about maintaining hip displacement as low as possible; perceptive, with a cue at the circular target located on the chest of the opponent as they raised their sword to attack; and control, without cues. The dependent variables included measures related to the task goals, movement pattern relative to the task components and kinematic features. Only the perceptive and low hip groups learned the motor skill. The perceptive group obtained better overall performance than the other groups. Learning choku tsuki was improved by the instructional cue “strike target as soon as sword is raised”, establishing the learner’s perceptive attunement to the moving opponent. Learning was also enhanced by the cue "keep hips as low as possible"; however, at a lower level than that of the perceptive cue.
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spelling doaj-art-5a8215d73c174304bd570ca7713be99a2025-08-20T01:57:25ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáJournal of Physical Education2448-24552022-01-013210.4025/jphyseduc.v32i1.3244A PERCEPTUAL CUE ON A MOVING OPPONENT IMPROVES THE LEARNING OF A MOTOR SKILL FROM AIKIDOEstefan Gemas Netohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8515-8023Sergio Roberto Silveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9171-0777Marcos Antônio Mattos dos Reishttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2647-5859Umberto Cesar Corrêahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3465-0437ABSTRACT The effect of different instructional foci on the learning of a motor skill of aikido was investigated. Sixty participants from both sexes with an average age of 14 practiced choku tsuki task, which consisted of hitting a target on the chest of an attacking opponent with a stick. They were divided into four groups: relaxation, with a cue about the relaxed way in which the task should be performed; low hip, with a cue about maintaining hip displacement as low as possible; perceptive, with a cue at the circular target located on the chest of the opponent as they raised their sword to attack; and control, without cues. The dependent variables included measures related to the task goals, movement pattern relative to the task components and kinematic features. Only the perceptive and low hip groups learned the motor skill. The perceptive group obtained better overall performance than the other groups. Learning choku tsuki was improved by the instructional cue “strike target as soon as sword is raised”, establishing the learner’s perceptive attunement to the moving opponent. Learning was also enhanced by the cue "keep hips as low as possible"; however, at a lower level than that of the perceptive cue.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-24552021000100232&tlng=enBehaviourMartial artsEfficiencyPractice
spellingShingle Estefan Gemas Neto
Sergio Roberto Silveira
Marcos Antônio Mattos dos Reis
Umberto Cesar Corrêa
A PERCEPTUAL CUE ON A MOVING OPPONENT IMPROVES THE LEARNING OF A MOTOR SKILL FROM AIKIDO
Journal of Physical Education
Behaviour
Martial arts
Efficiency
Practice
title A PERCEPTUAL CUE ON A MOVING OPPONENT IMPROVES THE LEARNING OF A MOTOR SKILL FROM AIKIDO
title_full A PERCEPTUAL CUE ON A MOVING OPPONENT IMPROVES THE LEARNING OF A MOTOR SKILL FROM AIKIDO
title_fullStr A PERCEPTUAL CUE ON A MOVING OPPONENT IMPROVES THE LEARNING OF A MOTOR SKILL FROM AIKIDO
title_full_unstemmed A PERCEPTUAL CUE ON A MOVING OPPONENT IMPROVES THE LEARNING OF A MOTOR SKILL FROM AIKIDO
title_short A PERCEPTUAL CUE ON A MOVING OPPONENT IMPROVES THE LEARNING OF A MOTOR SKILL FROM AIKIDO
title_sort perceptual cue on a moving opponent improves the learning of a motor skill from aikido
topic Behaviour
Martial arts
Efficiency
Practice
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-24552021000100232&tlng=en
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