Kinesthetic action of transitional skills from Tashi Waza to Ne Waza in the competitive activity of the judoka

Abstract

The present work analyzed kinesthetic action in the transitional skills of Tashi Waza to Ne Waza in the competitive activity of the judo athletes. The research adopted a mixed-methods approach, beginning with a theoretical systematization, continuing with a bibliometric analysis, and concluding with scientific observation as the basis for identifying the behavior of variables, which were analyzed using Kendall's and Spearman's rank correlation coefficients, non-parametric measures of association to identify relationships between variables based on ordinal relationships. The study involved judo athletes (N=14) from the Wacanda school in Ciudad Esmeralda, in the under-12 age category, and four judo coaches, identified as the target users. The results did not reveal the justification for the transitional nature of Tashi Waza to Ne Waza, and it was observed the need to encourage the development of transitional kinesthetic skills of Tashi Waza to Ne Waza in the judo athlete’s competitive performance. It was concluded that specific kinesthetic skills ensured the development of the transitional nature of Tashi Waza to Ne Waza, together with levels of potential influence and dependence between them, and core tasks and subtasks were created that influenced the development of specific transitional kinesthetic skills of the Tachi Waza to Ne Waza in the competitive action of the judo athletes.