2019 Volume 24 Issue 1 Pages 11-19
This study examined the relationship between competitive level and information processing in male kendo Practitioners. Eight top-level students and eight lower-level students in a university kendo club were selected according to their competition records. In this study, S1-S2 selection-reaction to visual stimulation tasks were conducted with two types of task conditions (CT condition, Task1 condition). Brain waves (event-related potential) induced by the experiment tasks were recorded and the characteristics of each group's P300 were compared and examined. Furthermore, participants completed the task by pressing a button with the dominant hand. After calculating the electromyogram reaction times, the following results were obtained:
① In both task conditions, the electromyogram reaction times of the top-level group were significantly shorter than those of the lower-level group.
② In Task1 conditions, the top-level group's NoGo-P300 amplitude was significantly higher than the amplitude for the lower-level group.
Based on these findings, it is evident that top-level kendo Practitioners had shorter reaction times in selection-reaction tasks. Additionally, it is suggested that higher competitive level kendo Practitioners have superior information processing when controlling their movements.
