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Comments Received Australian Institute of Sport ‘Recently, scientists at the Australian Institute of Sport quantified the reliability of the StrikeMate for measuring maximal punching power in athletes. Their findings help coaches and athletes interpret the results of testing using the StrikeMate. Their assessments showed that if an athlete’s punching power improves by more than 1.8% over time, they can be confident that their training has lead to positive change in performance, not simply random variation’ Clare Humberstone PhD BSc (Hons) Senior Sport Physiologist Australian Sports Commission http://www.ausport.gov.au/ Richard Vince (richardvince.com) 8th Dan Black Belt. ‘We purchased a 'StrikeMate' to use to draw people to our stand when we attend Martial/fighting Arts shows, tournaments, conventions etc. Whenever we have set up the 'StrikeMate' and encouraged a few people to start the ball rolling, we have been inundated with individuals eager to test their power on the device. So far (after approximately 100 weeks of regular use) it has shown itself to be reliable, accurate and durable. As you would expect, the goal of some Martial Artists has been to endeavour to break the machine. The device has, so far, shown no sign of yielding to this onslaught. The readings are clear and simple and the results seem consistent. It is a great piece of equipment; we also use it with our students at our Academy as a retention tool. Each student may attempt to increase their power each month if they so choose’. With respect Richard Vince Master Vince started his career in Martial Arts in 1979 at Ipswich Martial Arts Centre. He achieved his Black Belt in August 1982 and has gained many national and international honours representing both England and Great Britain at 19 international Karate events and then winning the British, European and the World Superheavyweight Kickboxing Championships. He now also runs a 'Martial Arts Technologies' business which develops innovating and cutting edge concepts for Martial Arts. Visit richardvince.com for more information. TRADITIONAL KARATE HONOURS E.K.K.A National Champion 1982, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91 Eastern Counties Open Champion 1984, 85, 89, 90 East Anglian Champion 1984, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90 South East Open Champion 1985, 87, 88, 90 British Isles Open Champion 1988 British Elite Champion 1987 European Team Champion, 1984 Transatlantic Team Champion 1983, 84, 85, Eastern Counties A.B.A. Champion 1991 KICKBOXING & BOXING HONOURS, British Superheavyweight Champion 1991,I.K.L. World Superheavyweight Champion 1991 I.S.K.A. European Superheavyweight Champion 1992, Norfolk A.B.A. Champion 1993 Earle Barrall head of Goju Ryu USA. BSc (Physical Education and Psychology) ‘I just this summer received my 7th degree Shihan License. This is a difficult task requiring dedication and 40 years of work and struggle, not to mention that it is just about impossible for a Westerner to reach this level in a very strict pure Japanese system. But the StrikeMate sounds like it is a modern day miracle itself- in its ability to accurately and reliably measure the force of strikes. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH HIGH MOTIVATION AMONG MY STUDENTS AS OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO SCORE ON THE STRIKE MATE. IT REALLY SHOWED THE MENTAL SIDE OF MARTIAL ARTS”. Students will stay 1-2 hours after regular work out to test punch development. Sore muscles and great improvement guaranteed the next day. BUT MORE IMPORTANT I AM TOTALLY HAPPY WITH MY STRIKEMATE SYSTEM. WE ARE STILL LEARNING AND IN ORDER TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP NEED A METAL WALL MOUNT. PLEASE SEND A PRICE AND INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO ORDER. IT IS HARD TO EXPRESS ALL THE BENEFITS WE GET FROM USING THE STRIKE MATE SYSTEM; I HAVE SEEN BIG IMPROVEMENTS IN KATA, KUMITE AND IN THE MENTAL ASPECTS OF TRUE MARTIAL ARTS’. SINCERELY E. BARRA University of East London. ‘Hi, I can’t believe my luck! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now and just happened to stumble across your website by accident. I would be interested in using the StrikeMate for teaching/research/consultancy purposes at our institution (boxing and martial arts) but I was wondering whether you had any reliability data on the equipment yet? Also, would it be possible for a demonstration of the kit? Many thanks, I hope to hear from you soon Best wishes’ Kim Hastings PhD Student Lecturer of Exercise Physiology University of East London Health, Sport & Biosciences Supplied 17/02/12- upgraded 19/07/13 Choi Chang Keun widely known as C. K. Choi, ‘This could be good for Tae kwon-do’ 28/02/12. C. K. Choi is a South Korean Master of Tae kwon-do, and one of the twelve original masters of Tae kwon-do of the’ Korea Tae kwon-Do Association’ . Universal Pictures, London PR Company chose StrikeMate to assist the promotion of the Klitschko movie release to the ‘media houses’ on 15/06/12. Shifu Shi Yanzi ‘Students don’t always tell the truth, but StrikeMate never lies.’ Shifu is one of the 34th generations of fighting monks he was sent to England to the Shaolin Temple , London London by the Abbot to build a cultural centre and a new branch of the Temple. At the age of 16 he joined the Shaolin, where he spent 15 years studying and training to become a monk under his master Shi Yongxin. During this time he learnt about Ch'an Buddhist culture and philosophy, the healing arts of meditation, Qi Gong, breathing techniques and all the traditional Ch'an martial arts. 27450 ft.pds.wt/sec, outer forearm strike, that’s power! Garry ‘Contender Gym’ Bell ‘Hi m8 I’m Garry Bell I met you at the Seni. I loved this machine, my best hit was 41.000. I weigh 77kg, I am K-1 KOTR British Champion; this is the best invention ever, cannot wait to use it again thanks again’. Contender Promotions, represent SuperKombat in the UK. We are proud to have supplied test equipment for Fight Stars , UK Try Outs in April 2014 Anthony Pillage Is Chief Instructor and Founder of The Way of the Spiritual Warrior Martial Arts School in Coventry. ‘Kevin Franklin has invented a brilliant product to measure power of striking/kicking etc. It’s a phenomenal training aid and you can make a profit with it to boot.02/09/12.’ Anthony has had articles also published in Combat, Fighters Magazine and the Martial Arts Standard. He is one of only a handful of Martial Artists to be awarded a Senior Instructorship under the world renowned British Combat Association. Anthony is also a published author of the book the Tao of the Spiritual Warrior. Other awards include WOMA TV's Martial Arts Personality of the Year and SENI Martial Artist of the Year 2008. He was also inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame (USA) in 2009. In 2010 he was honored by Coventry City Council as Citizen of the Year. Used for training by Hertfordshire Constabulary. September 2012 Used for training the Metropolitan Police ‘riot squad’ by Greenwich university, May 2015 Barry Nash 8th Dan chief Karate Master with the Heian Ryu group. ‘StrikeMate is a really good training aid with an element of fun. Supplied to Grizzly Creek Productions for filming the National Geographic television series, 'America the Wild’ on TV 25Th August 2013 They needed to measure the impact of a bighorn sheep called Truman. ‘We just got back from Phoenix last night and it was a huge success. Can't thank you enough for making it possible. We were all a little nervous by the end of the first day. It took Truman (the bighorn) many hours to get used to the foreign object in his domain. But, once he went for it -- it was fantastic. He hit the StrikeMate seven times total. The first couple came in at just over 5,000 and his far most visibly stunning and powerful charge reached 13,910’. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/america-the-wild/videos/ramming- power/http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/america-the-wild/videos/ramming-power/ Hays Daewoud ,Managing Director of ACE Martial Arts Australian Combat & Exercise Pty Ltd (High Performance Testing) said ,’ within 6 months on our program we have measured 100% improvements in punching power. Mate. The strikemate3 is a beautiful device. Love it.’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wKGtNKgZGko Peter Taylor, high performance trainer and coach to Katie Taylor 2012 Olympic Boxing medalist ,Adam Nolan 2012 Olympic Boxing medalist and Michael Conlan 2012 Olympic Boxing medalist. ‘We are very happy with the product and I am currently showing it to a few clubs that are interested’. Anthony Ogogo 2012 Olympic Boxing medalist.’ I like the feel of it’. Luke Delvecchio, PhD Student & Sport Scientist. ‘Well done Kevin, I applaud you for your work in this area, such badly needed and no one out there to do it, bar you! You are keeping us, the applied sports scientist up to date and informed. Well done’. Alex Reid, TV personality (winner of Big Brother) and Mixed Martial Artist.’ Doubled the power of his already considerable hook punch in, one hour’! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gXwpQdLCE8 As used by Go Sports Technologies, at the UFC fans Expo, Las Vegas 2013 and used by the MMADraft, to screen contenders for punching power. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1705168-urijah-faber-and-phil- davis-host-first-mma-draft-combine-at-recent-ufc-fan-expo Dr. B.J. Packham Director for Australasia Hanshi 9th Degree Black Belt – Kudan ‘You’ve created something that's been lacking for the martial arts community for so long.
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