Relaxation practice influence on mood competitive agitation in female Karate fighter

The present study investigated the effect of psychological skill training techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation on competitive anxiety. The three sub-scales of competitive anxiety were also examined; cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and selfconfidence. The study consisted of 24 female Karate players. Their mean age is about 21±3.8 years. The Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2), also developed were used. Subjects were randomly assigned to either a relaxation training experimental group, or a no relaxation training control group. Both the experimental groups were given training for 3 days a week and for 6 weeks in total. Paired t-tests were used to test the effect of treatment groups individually between pre and post–tests of all the groups on variables used in the present study. The result of the study all findings were tested in a semi-empirical and statistical models using t-test and using the statistical software in SPSS19 and evaluated p≤0.05. Karate players in the relaxation group showed a gradual relaxation of the training attended and have done compared with the control group in cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and self-confidence, have shown better performance.

female karate-ka, gradual relaxation, state- competitive agitation.