Morphological and Motor Fitness Determinants of Shotokan Karate Performance.

Karate training should account for the determinants of high-level competitive karate performance identified in this study. Strengthening the lower limbs, exercises increasing hip joint mobility, low position movements, performing leg techniques in various planes and applying external loads undoubtedly increase a karate athlete's strength and lead to the development of a more extensive repertoire of karate leg techniques, especially at the highest-scoring head level (jodan).