Abstract
Relative metabolic rate, Vo2 rate (during exercise) to Vo2 max, oxygen debt rate to oxygen requirement in 5 minutes match practice in Kendo were examined. The subjects were two healthy Kendo-men, respectively two from in the thirties to seventies and one in the eighties.
The following results were obtained.
1) The relative metabolic rate of subjects was mean 9.4±2.2. Especially the two in their thirties showed the large rate 12.5-13.6.
2) The Vo2 rate during exercise to Vo2 max was mean 76.7±9.0%.
3) The oxygen debt rate to the oxygen requirement was mean 30.3±7.2%.4) The higher intensity was shown in the match practices with higher rank partners than with lower rank partners.
