Comparison of dynamic, static balance and proprioception senses of athletes competing in poomsae and Kyorugi categories of Taekwondo

The aim of this thesis is to measure the balance sense of the athletes competing in the Kyorugi and Poomsae categories of Taekwondo, to determine the balance types, to compare them and to determine the differences, if any. The working group was formed within the body of Bayraklı Municipality Sports Club and Kimdooman Taekwondo Sports Club of İzmir province with the participation of 28 athletes with national and international degrees. In the study, participants' age, height and weight were determined, Star Balance Test was used to measure dynamic balance, Flamingo Balance Test to measure static balance, and BESS test was used to measure proprioception sense. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 28.0 statistical program. First, frequency analysis and descriptive statistics were calculated for the demographic characteristics of the participants participating in the study. Afterwards, two independent samples "t-test" was used to determine the difference between the scores of the participants in the Poomsae and Kyorugi groups in the Flamingo Balance Test, Star Balance Test and BESS test. As a result of the measurements and statistical analysis, it was determined by the measurements and statistical analysis that the static balances of the athletes competing in the poomsae category of taekwondo were significantly different from the athletes competing in the kyorugi category, there was no significant difference in the dynamic balances of the two categories, and the proprioception sense of the athletes competing in the poomsae category differed significantly.