Technical–tactical analysis of small combat games in male kickboxers: effects of varied number of opponents and area size

Table 3 Defensives actions during kickboxing small combat games executed with varied numbers of opponents and area sizes (values are mean ± standard deviation; n = 20)

	Block/Parry	Slip	Lean backward	Foot defense	Duck	Clinches	Push
	1 versus 1
2 m × 2 m	14 ± 5^d,e,f,g	1 ± 1	1 ± 1ⁱ	1 ± 1	0.2 ± 0.4	1 ± 2	1 ± 1^¡
4 m × 4 m	14 ± 4^e,f,g	2 ± 3	0 ± 0	2 ± 2^l	0.4 ± 0.6	1 ± 2	0 ± 1^¡
6 m × 6 m	15 ± 6^e,f,g	2 ± 3	0 ± 1	2 ± 2^j,k	0.3 ± 0.6	1 ± 1	0 ± 1^¡
	1 versus 2
2 m × 2 m	23 ± 7^c,d	1 ± 2	1 ± 1ⁱ	1 ± 1	0 ± 0	1 ± 1	1 ± 1
4 m × 4 m	18 ± 7^c,e,g	1 ± 1	0 ± 1	1 ± 1^l	0 ± 1	0 ± 1	0 ± 1
6 m × 6 m	15 ± 5^c,e,g	2 ± 2	0 ± 1	2 ± 2^j,k	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	0 ± 1
	1 versus 4
2 m × 2 m	28 ± 8^a,b,d	4 ± 4	1 ± 1ⁱ	1 ± 1	0 ± 1	0 ± 1	1 ± 1
4 m × 4 m	22 ± 6^a,b,g	2 ± 2	0 ± 1	1 ± 1^l	0 ± 0	1 ± 1	0 ± 1
6 m × 6 m	19 ± 6^a,b,g	2 ± 2	0 ± 1	2 ± 2^j,k	0 ± 0	1 ± 1	0 ± 1

^aNumber of opponents main effect, different from 1 versus 1 (p < 0.001)
^bNumber of opponent main effect, different from 1 versus 2 (p < 0.05)
^cNumber of opponents main effect, different from 1 versus 1 (p < 0.05)
^dMain effect of area, different from 4 m × 4 m and 6 m × 6 m (p < 0.001)
^eNumber of opponents and area interaction effect, lower than 1 versus 2 in 2 m × 2 m (p < 0.05)
^fNumber of opponents and area interaction effect, lower than 1 versus 4 in 4 m × 4 m (p < 0.05)
^gNumber of opponents and area interaction effect, lower than 1 versus 4 in 2 m × 2 m (p < 0.01); i = main effect of area, different from 4 m × 4 m and 6 m × 6 m (p < 0.05); j = a main effect of area, different from 2 m × 2 m (p < 0.001); k = main effect of area, different from 4 m × 4 m (p < 0.05); l = main effect of area, different from 2 m × 2 m (p < 0.01)
^¡Number of opponents main effect, different from 1 versus 2 and 1 versus 4 conditions (p < 0.05)

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