Leg-Grappling Techniques Arm Strength and Hip-Flexibility of

Wrestling Students Athletes

Elzas Nurajab

, Rio Akbar Bahari

, Villa Elin Rusliani

and Bambang Erawan

Physical Health and Recreation Education Departement, University of STKIP Pasundan Cimahi,

Jln Permana No 32 B, Cimahi, Indonesia

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Bandung 40154, Indonesia

mazisram@gmail.com

Keywords: Leg-Grappling Techniques, Wrestling Students Athletes, Arm Strength, and Hip-Flexibility.

Abstract: This study is aimed at knowing the contribution of arm strength and hip-flexibility toward the successfulness

of leg-grappling technique in wrestling. Descriptive-correlational was used as the method of the study. The

sample was PPLP of West Java student athletes in wrestling consisted of 10 men chosen by applying total

sampling technique. The instrument used in measuring the arm strength was Push and Pull Hand

Dynamometer while Bridge-up Test was used to measure the hip-flexibility. Meanwhile, to measure the result

of the leg-grappling, it was the referee’s scoring technique in modifying the sparring which was used. In order

to know the correlation and determination in each variable, ANOVA was used to analyse the data. The

findings showed that first, there was significant difference between flexibility and arm strength toward the

foot roll technique. Second, that there was significant correlation between flexibility and leg-grappling

technique. Third, that there was significant correlation between arm strength and foot roll technique.

1 INTRODUCTION

Wrestling is one of martial arts sport consisting of

pulling technique, pushing, lifting, locking, rolling,

suplex, and a combination of pinching (Curby, 2016).

Wrestle performance is influenced by some factors;

physical condition, technique, strategy, mental

condition (I. B, O. K, E. B, B. M, D.G. C., 2011). In

wrestling, power is a main priority in which muscle

endurance becomes really dominant while matching.

It does not mean that flexibility, speed, and vo2max

do not also count (Starosta, 2013; Yard and

Comstock, 2006) since wrestle level of fitness really

influences the ability of freestyle and Greco roman

athletes (Mirzaei, Curby, Barbas and Lotfi, 2011) and

athlete mental condition determines the

successfulness in doing the technique effectively and

efficiently (Brewer, 2007).

Training on movement coordination and

technique will be really effective if it is given to

children at the age of 10-14. It will be such a good

treasury for those juniors (Hartmann and Fetz-

Hartmann, 2012; Khanbabazadeh, Serajian and

Rashidlamir, 2016; The A, 2015). In Rio Olympics

2015, US wrestler athlete had somewhat good

physical condition so that tiredness did not exist in the

match (Mirzaei, Curby, Barbas and Lotfi, 2013;

Starosta, 2013). A mastery in stand position technique

was really dominant for US athletes compared to

Turkey’s so that lots of Turkey wrestlers lose on a

match with US athletes (Starosta, 2013). Wrestlers

ability depend on their experience, the duration of

training, the room temperature, and the athlete’s

emotion (The A, 2015) also a mastery of technique

which mostly become the main factor in this open-

skill sport. The total duration in wrestling is

dominated by stand position 84% compared to

parterre position 72%; however, in the execution,

78%-82% successfulness happen in the parterre

position because the wrestler’s homeostatic condition

has lost which results in having injury (Mirzaei,

Curby, Barbas and Lotfi, 2013; Dokmanac, Curby

and Petkovic, 2016; Karimi, Keshavarz, Ansari and

Etaati 2013; Açak, Arakawa, Yamashita, Arimitsu,

Sakae and Shimizu, 2015). A wrestler who

intentionally injures his opponent will get a

punishment since he has broken the rule and morality

value in wrestling (Açak, Arakawa, Yamashita,

Nurajab, E., Bahar i, R., Rusliani, V. and Erawan, B.

Leg-Grappling Techniques Arm Strength and Hip-Flexibility of Wrestling Students Athletes.

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Arimitsu, Sakae and Shimizu, 2015; Ruiz-Pérez,

Navia, Miñano-Espín, García-Coll and Palomo-

Nieto, 2015; Kameas, Albanidis and Barbas, 2016).

The use of parterre technique with a high level of

successfulness is one strategy applied by the coach in

increasing the athlete’s achievement so that the

possibility in winning the match by having good

physical condition and mastery in parterre technique

will be achieved (Curby, 2016; Starosta, 2013). One

parterre technique is foot roll in which the feet of the

opponent are locked by arm pinching and explosive

roll does in a 45 degrees of angle (Hartmann and Fetz-

Hartmann, 2012). This study is aimed at knowing the

contribution of such components which influence the

successfulness in doing the leg-grappling technique

especially by looking at the hip flexibility and arm

strength while doing the pinching.

2 METHOD

The sample of this study was PPLP Jawa Barat (West

Java) student athletes of wrestling consisted of 10

men chosen by applying total sampling technique.

The instrument which was used to measure the arm

strength was Push and Pull Hand Dynamometer,

while Bridge-up Test was used to measure the hip-

flexibility. Meanwhile, to measure the result of the

foot roll, it was the referee’s scoring technique in

modifying the sparring which was used. The data

analysis technique was by using ANOVA in order to

know the correlation ad determination of each

variable. The research design used was pretest and

posttest design, the data was obtained by performing

initial arm strength measurement with push and pull

dynamometer and measuring hip flexibility with

bridge-up test. Furthermore, a leg-grappling

technique test with referee assessment. After that

exercises arm strength and flexibility of the waist for

16 meetings with the number of meetings in a week

as much as 3 times. And performed a final test with

the same instrument to see increased arm strength and

hip flexibility and improved success of the leg-

grappling technique.

3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The most dominant component of wrestling sport is

power, but without good flexibility the power will not

be maximal in the execution of the technique.

Measurement of the success component of leg-

grappling technique to 10 student athletes (PPLP

West Java) is limited to 2 aspects that are very

instrumental in the success of the technique, namely:

arm muscle strength and flexibility of waist. The

results of the initial and final measurements of these

components are described in the following graph:

Figure 1 : Comparison result of pretest and posttest of arm

strength, hip flexibility and leg-grappling technique.

Based on the graph above can be seen that the

results of pretest and posttest after being given

treatment of arm muscle strength and flexibility of hip

in the success of doing leg-grappling technique to

student athletes (PPLP West Java) showed significant

results.

The results showed that first, Fcount 23.610 with

significance value 0.054 greater than probability

value 0.05 it proves that there is significant influence

between flexibility of hip and strength of arm to leg-

grappling technique. Second, the product moment

correlation coefficient between flexibility of hip with

leg-grappling technique of 0.051 with p 0.05 indicates

that there is a significant correlation between

flexibility of hip with leg-grappling technique. Third,

product moment correlation coefficient between arm

strength with leg-grappling technique of 0.090 with p

0.05 indicates that there is a significant relationship

between arm strength and leg-grappling technique. in

line with some previous research that in doing all of

the power factor wrestling techniques is very

influential and significant to determine success and is

supported by the flexibility component

Based on the results of research conducted shows

there is a positive relationship between flexibility of

the hip joint with the results of leg-grappling

technique. This is clearly evident when measurements

in subject studies that have better flexibility will be

able to do a good leg-grappling so as to obtain a

perfect value that is 2 point. Because of the leg-

grappling of the motion series like as side roll, much

of it involves hip flexibility such as twisting, and

which is ended with suplex position.

Wrestling is a dominant sport with elements of

strength and in this study was clearly visible

relationship between arm strength with the results of

leg-grappling technique. Because wrestling is a sport

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whose physical dominant element is strength, it is no

wonder that arm strength contributes to the result of

the leg-grappling technique, where the strength of the

arm is functional at the time of drawing and mastering

the opposing legs, must be strongly held and

tightened so that the opponent cannot disengage and

turn back, and if the opponent's arm strength is not

strong then the opponent can release his leg and the

scroll will be declared failed.

Based on the results of measurements and

observations in this study, showed the existence of

joint connectivity between the flexibility of the hip

joint and arm muscle strength with the result of leg-

grappling on the wrestling sport. This is evident in

research when subjects have good flexibility but are

not supported with good strength nor produce good le

-grappling techniques either. Thus, in order to obtain

good leg-grappling techniques it is necessary to pay

attention to the flexibility of the hip and the strength

of the arm because if together can produce a much

better movement because in a series of motion it is

also seen that the circuit in motion is dominated by

the element of flexibility of the hip and arm strength.

4 CONCLUSIONS

In doing leg-grappling technique, arm strength is

needed in which this arm strength functions as a lock

technique to do the leg-grappling technique and that

hip flexibility is also needed to perfectly do the foot

roll technique and get maximum score. Based on the

findings of the study, it can be concluded that arm

strength has significant influence in doing leg-

grappling technique, so does hip flexibility has

significant influence in doing leg-grappling

technique. Thus, arm strength and hip flexibility are

really significant in perfectly doing the leg-grappling

technique.

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