Biomechanics of Human Movement

Motion Analysis with Digital Video

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Kickers

What is the difference between a frontal kick and a backwards kick in kickboxing? This question is interesting to us because we both took kickboxing and enjoyed and noticed that the backwards kick is harder to perform and requires a different coordination pattern than the frontal kick.

Christina Ranum
cranum@umich.edu

Terri Sanders
tjsander@umich.edu

 

 

 Professor Melissa Gross - mgross@umich.edu
The University of Michigan, Division of Kinesiology

Feb 01
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