The goal of this research was to examine the Mental Toughness among Taekwondo and Thang-Ta players. To analyze the data on mental toughness the following mental toughness dimensions namely Rebound ability, Handling pressure, Concentration, Confidence and Motivation were taken up for the present study. The mental toughness was tested on a total 60 male players who participated in the national level competitions. Among them thirty players were Taekwondo players (N=30) and the remaining thirty players were Thang-Ta players (N=30). Their aged ranged from 18- 26 years old. To compare the significant difference between the two groups independent t- test was employed for data analyses by using the statistical software SPSS. It was discovered that there is insignificant difference in overall mental toughness and various dimensions of mental toughness i.e rebound ability, handling pressure, concentration and motivation but significantly differs in ‘confidence’ only.

Keywords: Mental toughness, Thang-Ta, Taekwondo.