Abstract

This study aims to (1) Find out the effect of pencaksilat reaction speed training on the ability of sickle kicks for pencaksilat athletes aged 15-21 years, (2) Find out the effect of conventional physical training on the ability of sickle kicks for pencaksilat athletes aged 15-21 years, (3) Find out the difference in reaction speed training with traditional / conventional physical training on the ability of sickle kicks for pencaksilat athletes aged 15-21 years. The research subjects amounted to 60 athletes of BKMF pencaksilat UNM and UKM Pencak Silat Unhas aged 15-21 years. The sample was divided into 2 groups, namely group 1 totaling 30 people and group 2 totaling 30 people and given different treatments for 8 weeks. Group 1 was given speed reaction training and group 2 continued to do conventional physical exercise. This research instrument uses a speed reaction test instrument that has been validated by experts and a 10-second sickle kick ability test. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test to determine the difference between before and after training in both groups and the Mann-Whitney test to test the difference in sickle kick ability in both groups. The results of this study indicate that (1) there is an effect of reaction speed training on the sickle kick ability of 15-21 year old pencaksilat athletes with a significance value of 0.000, (2) there is an effect of conventional training on the sickle kick ability of 15-21 year old pencaksilat athletes with a significance value of 0.010, and (3) there is a difference between reaction speed training and conventional physical training on the sickle kick ability of 15-21 year old pencaksilat athletes with a significance value of 0,000. The conclusion of this study explains that reaction speed training is better than conventional physical training to improve the sickle kick ability of 15–21-year-old martial arts athletes