the effect of karate exercises (kata and kihun) on children's dynamic balance

Background: dynamic balance is a crucial variable in lower limb maneuvering in different agegroups and different sports, and is a framework for other movements in adulthood. therefore, thepresent study was conducted to determine the effect of basic karate exercises on children's dynamicbalance.methods: the sample size consisted of 30 boys aged 6 to 12 years (8.7 ± 1.47) without anyexperience in karate practice, which was purposefully selected from the students in the city ofsedeh, that they were matched into two experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups after takingthe balance pre-test (5-line star test). the experimental group performed basic karate exercises at thelevel of the yellow belt for four weeks (3 sessions of 90 minutes), and the control group performed,physical training exercises and school games. the post-test was taken at the end of the trainingsession.results: mixed analysis of variance showed that main effect of time (p=0.001) and group (p=0.048) was significant. the results of paired t-test showed there was a significant difference betweenthe pre-test and post-test scores in the experimental group (p= 0.001). also, independent t-testshowed experimental group compared to control was a higher score at the post test (p=0.01).conclusions: based on the research findings, it can be suggested that physical education instructorsand teachers can use it to improve the dynamic balance in their students due to the ease ofperforming karate exercises and no need for special facilities.