Barramuño-Medina, MauricioMauricioBarramuño-MedinaAravena-Sagardia, PabloPabloAravena-SagardiaValdés-Badilla, PabloPabloValdés-BadillaHernandez-Martinez, JordanJordanHernandez-MartinezVásquez-Carrasco, EdgarEdgarVásquez-CarrascoRomero-Arias, TatianaTatianaRomero-AriasWilson Pastén HidalgoGálvez-García, GermánGermánGálvez-García2026-10-082026-10-082026-09-13Barramuño-Medina, Mauricio; Aravena-Sagardia, Pablo; Valdés-Badilla, Pablo; Hernandez-Martinez, Jordan; Vásquez-Carrasco, Edgar; Romero-Arias, Tatiana; Pastén-Hidalgo, Wilson; Gálvez-García, Germán (2026-09-13). Motor inhibition during a sport-specific taekwondo kicking task: behavioural, neuromuscular, and biomechanical responses. Sports Biomechanics, , 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2026.27312651476-31411752-6116https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12740/24949This study characterised the behavioural, neuromuscular, and biomechanical responses elicited during a sport-specific Go/No-Go kicking task and examined whether these responses differed according to Taekwondo expertise. Twenty-eight Taekwondo athletes (14 novice, 14 advanced; mean age = 16.6 +/- 4.8 years) performed a field-based roundhouse-kick task. Reaction time, ground reaction force, kinematics, movement time, and electromyographic activity were recorded and analysed using mixed-effects models. Advanced athletes showed faster reaction times and fewer omission errors in Go trials; although overall No-Go accuracy was similar across groups, advanced athletes showed fewer partial inhibitory responses. Significant expertise & times; stimulus interactions were observed for jerk, take-off latency, and movement time. Advanced athletes exhibited greater dynamic output and shorter movement times during Go trials, while groups converged during No-Go trials. Electromyographic amplitude was lower in No-Go than Go trials, with minimal expertise effects. Overall, expertise-related differences were primarily observed in behavioural performance and movement dynamics, whereas neuromuscular responses associated with response suppression were largely comparable across expertise levels.http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cbResponse inhibitionmartial artssports biomechanicsground reaction forcesmotor controlMotor inhibition during a sport-specific taekwondo kicking task: behavioural, neuromuscular, and biomechanical responsesArticulohttps://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2026.2731265