跆拳道電子護具發展與對我國青年跆拳道選手之影響

The Development of Electronic Trunk Protectors in Taekwondo and the Impact on the Taiwanese Junior Taekwondo Athletes

緒論：本文討論跆拳道電子護具的發展，以及其對我國青年跆拳道選手訓練及技戰術的影響，進而探討跆拳道運動使用電子護具後，對選手身體形態的影響與改變。方法：研究透過文獻蒐集與作者參與式觀察之經驗撰擬訪談大綱，針對我國青年菁英跆拳道選手進行半結構式訪談，以理解受訪者對於電子護具使用之個人經驗，以及對於跆拳道技戰術的影響。結果：研究結果顯示，選手從傳統護具轉換使用電子護具時均面臨訓練法與技戰術改變；訓練法上，從傳統護具注重力量與速度，調整為注重電子護具的得點，並提升電子襪的感應。技戰術分析上，選手打法則以前腳中端的得點取分最具有優勢，進而亦可能影響未來選手身體形態。身高較高的選手將擁有前腳得點的顯著優勢，但可能伴隨迫使選手短時間驟降體重以調整量級的傷害。討論：電子護具的發展與使用，避免使用傳統護具時裁判主觀判決影響勝負的公平性。然而，新科技的使用亦改變跆拳道運動的訓練方式、技術特點與比賽策略。在科技持續研發下，跆拳道運動的本質或許將持續變動，並成為未來研究值得觀察之方向。

 

Introduction: The article discusses the development of electronic trunk protectors in Taekwondo and how the technology affects young Taekwondo athletes’ skills and game strategies. In 2008, the World Taekwondo Federation officially announced that electronic trunk protectors should be used in all official competitions. Hence, the training methods, athlete’s skills and the game strategies of Taekwondo had significantly changed. Methods: The article uses the content analysis and the author’s participant observations as foundations to design the questionnaires for conducting semi-structured interviews with Taiwanese elite Taekwondo athletes to analyse the essential opinions of the players. Results: The results show that, firstly, all of the interviewees admit that there was a transition period for adaption from the traditional protectors to the electronic ones. Hence, aid from the coaches or instructors is crucial. Secondly, while using traditional trunk protectors encourages the athletes to focus more on the speed and force of kicking, the consequence of using electronic trunk protectors requires the athletes now considering how their playing skills and techniques can activate the sensors on the ’E-Foot’ more effectively. Therefore, thirdly, present elite Taekwondoins rely on front sole kicking and linear simple movement rather than complicated movements such as back sweeps. These skills-changing results moreover affect the body shape of the elite Taekwondoins, which taller and slender athletes with lower body weight will have clear advantages on the field. Conclusions: In conclusion, using electronic trunk protectors in Taekwondo avoids the subjective factors from the umpires compared to the traditional judging methods. Introducing the new technology changes the skills, training methods and game strategies of Taekwondoins. However, introducing the new technology also changes the essence and characteristics of Taekwondo as a ’modern sport’. How the change will be sustained should be continuously observed and considered for future research