profesormental
08-16-2006, 11:24 PM
Greetings!
These guys invested in a $150,000 crash test dummy with special sensors to measure lots of stuff.
Unfortuantely, they invested their time in impressive feats of concussive destruction, and not on the biomechanics of optimization of the movements, which would be my approach, as it would yield very educational results.
Yet they have the equipment I would need (and most I'm gonna make with my students next year in an engineering "sensors" class I will be giving!)
Yet fortunately, they invested their tine in impressive feats of concussive destruction, which is entertaining and fun.
THe results were cool too!
You can find the promo at
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/channel/fightscience/
I saw even Rickson Gracie there!
Unfortunately, no Kenpo... the most scientific martial art in terms of breaking the theory of movement for destruction... ohh well...
Gotta start bustin' some heads to get TV's attention!
Enjoy!
Juan M. Mercado
P.S. Some of the results:
Fight Science," a fighter applies 600 pounds. (272.16 kilograms) of force on the critical juncture between the skull and spinal cord on a dummy opponent?enough to kill or paralyze a man.
On "Fight Science" a karate straight punch was measured at 816 pounds (370.13 kilograms) of force and a side kick was measured at 1,000 pounds (453.59 kilograms).
A kung fu strike measured on "Fight Science," is measured at 40 feet (12.19 meters) per second, four times faster than a strike by a snake.
On "Fight Science," a muay Thai knee strike generates the impact of a 35 mph (56.33 kph) car crash.
"Fight Science" determines that a ninjitsu hammer fist rivals the impact of a rubber bullet fired from a shotgun.
On "Fight Science" a spinning back kick generated more than 1,500 pounds (680.39 kilograms) of force.
These guys invested in a $150,000 crash test dummy with special sensors to measure lots of stuff.
Unfortuantely, they invested their time in impressive feats of concussive destruction, and not on the biomechanics of optimization of the movements, which would be my approach, as it would yield very educational results.
Yet they have the equipment I would need (and most I'm gonna make with my students next year in an engineering "sensors" class I will be giving!)
Yet fortunately, they invested their tine in impressive feats of concussive destruction, which is entertaining and fun.
THe results were cool too!
You can find the promo at
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/channel/fightscience/
I saw even Rickson Gracie there!
Unfortunately, no Kenpo... the most scientific martial art in terms of breaking the theory of movement for destruction... ohh well...
Gotta start bustin' some heads to get TV's attention!
Enjoy!
Juan M. Mercado
P.S. Some of the results:
Fight Science," a fighter applies 600 pounds. (272.16 kilograms) of force on the critical juncture between the skull and spinal cord on a dummy opponent?enough to kill or paralyze a man.
On "Fight Science" a karate straight punch was measured at 816 pounds (370.13 kilograms) of force and a side kick was measured at 1,000 pounds (453.59 kilograms).
A kung fu strike measured on "Fight Science," is measured at 40 feet (12.19 meters) per second, four times faster than a strike by a snake.
On "Fight Science," a muay Thai knee strike generates the impact of a 35 mph (56.33 kph) car crash.
"Fight Science" determines that a ninjitsu hammer fist rivals the impact of a rubber bullet fired from a shotgun.
On "Fight Science" a spinning back kick generated more than 1,500 pounds (680.39 kilograms) of force.