The purpose of the present study is to show how in upper limb action at the Kendo hitting, and how is the effect of muscle and joint around the upper limb. The subjects used in this study were thirty Kendo experts and thirty amateurs. They were tested in four items: 1) morphological measurement,2) strength of upper limb,3) joint flexibility and 4) strike motion analysis by 16 m/m film.
The results were as follows:
(1) In the “Men” hitting, the experts is improved the efficiency of the strike motion by the rational function between body forward movement and upper limb. Girth, strength and joint flexibility of upper limb on the experts were significantly superior to those of amateurs, but it was found inferior to the backward shoulder elevations.
(2) Instead, the amateurs has the inefficiency of the strike motion in the “Men” hitting, and was underdeveloped the upper limb muscle hypertrophies.