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- Title
Using auditory feedback to improve striking for mixed martial artists.
- Authors
Krukauskas, Frank; Miltenberger, Raymond; Gavoni, Paul
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate auditory feedback to increase the effectiveness of throwing a "right cross." Auditory feedback, implemented by the mixed martial arts coach, was evaluated in multiple baselines across participants design with four mixed martial arts students, two males and two females, 25–54 years old. The target behavior was the percentage of correct steps in the 20‐step task analysis of throwing a right cross. In the auditory feedback procedure, the coach used a handheld clicker and make the clicking sound as a reinforcer each time the participant performed a specific step in the task analysis correctly. This process continued until all steps were performed correctly. The percentage of correct steps of the right cross improved substantially during assessment sessions following the introduction of the auditory feedback and maintained at 90% or more for all participants during follow‐up. Improvements were also noted in the social validity assessment.
- Subjects
ABILITY; ATHLETIC ability; MARTIAL arts; TRAINING; TASK performance
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2019, Vol 34, Issue 3, p419
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.1665