TABLE 1.
Attack time and kinematic parameters of lower limbs.
| Fencing shoes with a heel cup (C1) | Fencing shoes (C2) | Court shoes (C3) | ANOVA (p-value) | LSD (p-value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1vs.C2 | C1vs.C3 | C2vs.C3 | |||||
| Attack time (sec) | 0.93 ± 0.07 | 0.92 ± 0.05 | 0.96 ± 0.06 | 0.022* | 0.461 | 0.009* | 0.036* |
| Front foot | |||||||
| Knee max. flexion angle (˚) | 81.72 ± 8.13 | 86.46 ± 8.81 | 86.86 ± 13.33 | 0.217 | |||
| Knee max. extension velocity (˚/sec) | 369.19 ± 93.26 | 374.41 ± 93.62 | 382.95 ± 99.83 | 0.387 | |||
| Knee max. flexion velocity (˚/sec) | 271.53 ± 27.54 | 275.47 ± 30.69 | 272.15 ± 38.10 | 0.376 | |||
| Ankle max. dorsiflexion angle (˚) | 19.30 ± 5.40 | 19.61 ± 4.11 | 17.29 ± 4.37 | 0.093 | |||
| Ankle max. plantarflexion angle (˚) | 21.69 ± 9.54 | 22.43 ± 6.50 | 23.04 ± 10.14 | 0.342 | |||
| Ankle max. dorsiflexion velocity (˚/sec) | 400.93 ± 112.15 | 384.50 ± 119.78 | 426.32 ± 135.53 | 0.140 | |||
| Ankle max. plantarflexion velocity (˚/sec) | 604.79 ± 105.87 | 571.46 ± 62.92 | 563.18 ± 95.86 | 0.186 | |||
| Rear foot | |||||||
| Knee max. flexion angle (˚) | 50.34 ± 12.72 | 50.89 ± 11.17 | 49.13 ± 11.71 | 0.083 | |||
| Knee max. extension velocity (˚/sec) | 245.23 ± 30.39 | 250.30 ± 21.11 | 240.74 ± 32.28 | 0.453 | |||
| Knee max. flexion velocity (˚/sec) | 46.45 ± 22.18 | 50.15 ± 22.13 | 48.57 ± 15.65 | 0.792 | |||
| Ankle max. dorsiflexion angle (˚) | 30.35 ± 6.89 | 29.59 ± 6.49 | 30.65 ± 5.82 | 0.205 | |||
| Ankle max. plantarflexion angle (˚) | 40.39 ± 4.85 | 42.64 ± 6.72 | 40.84 ± 7.38 | 0.276 | |||
| Ankle max. dorsiflexion velocity (˚/sec) | 131.12 ± 43.52 | 158.02 ± 76.82 | 152.92 ± 49.81 | 0.144 | |||
| Ankle max. plantarflexion velocity (˚/sec) | 316.93 ± 31.12 | 326.2 ± 32.16 | 369.29 ± 54.37 | 0.013* | 0.211 | 0.008* | 0.033* |
*: p < 0.05. The attack time was defined as the interval between the moment when the signal light turned on and the moment when the athlete hit the target.