High-quality sensory perception and body scheme (somatognosis) are important aspects for sport performance. This study compares stereognosis, body scheme, and kinesthesia in a group of 36 competitive karate athletes against a control group of 32 general population participants. The stereognosis Petrie test, two body scheme tests, and three kinesthesia tests served as outcome measurement tools. No significant difference was found in the stereognosis Petrie test, for the dominant (p = .389) or the nondominant (p = .791) hand, nor in the kinesthesia test (dominant, p = .661 and nondominant, p = .051). Karate athletes performed significantly better in the body scheme tests, that is, fist width estimation (p = .024) and shoulder width estimation (p = .019), as well as in karate-specific kinesthesia tests, that is, single punch (p = .010) and triple punch (p = .001). This study confirms competitive karate athletes have significantly better somatognosis, and better accuracy when performing quick dynamic movements compared with the general population.

Department of Physical Education and Sports Faculty of Arts Matej Bel University Banska Bystrica Slovakia

Department of Physiotherapy Faculty of Healthcare Slovak Medical University Banska Bystrica Slovakia

Department of Public Health Faculty of Medicine Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic

Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine 2nd Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol Charles University Prague Czech Republic

School of Kinesiology Nutrition and Food Science California State University CA USA

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