Method and apparatus for training in the martial arts
First Claim
1. A martial arts training apparatus comprising:
- screen means for display of martial arts drill commands;
said screen means having four block regions, each block region having means for rapidly and prominently displaying therein means for commanding the person to block;
an upper left block region disposed in an upper left portion of the screen means;
an upper right block region disposed in an upper right portion of the screen means;
a lower left block region disposed in a lower left portion of the screen means;
a lower right block region disposed in a lower right portion of the screen means;
an attack region, disposed upon the screen means intermediate said block regions, having means for rapidly and prominently displaying means for commanding the person to attack;
and means associated with the screen means for;
selecting a predetermined martial arts drill command sequence,automatically displaying the means for commanding in each region for an interval,automatically terminating said interval,automatically displaying another means for commanding in sequence for another interval, andautomatically displaying and terminating the means for commanding without contact by the person.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for training a person in the martial arts. In the apparatus a display screen has four block-regions. Each block-region has means for rapidly and prominently displaying the word "block". Each region corresponds to a zone on the person'"'"'s body. An attack-region has means for rapidly and prominently displaying the word "attack". The apparatus has means for displaying each region, one at a time, in a variety of sequences.
In practicing the method, the person observes the apparatus which displays a randomly selected sequence of instructions. Each instruction is either to block one of four zones or to attack. The person responds to each instruction in turn, either by blocking his corresponding zone or by making an attack move.
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17 Claims
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1. A martial arts training apparatus comprising:
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screen means for display of martial arts drill commands; said screen means having four block regions, each block region having means for rapidly and prominently displaying therein means for commanding the person to block; an upper left block region disposed in an upper left portion of the screen means; an upper right block region disposed in an upper right portion of the screen means; a lower left block region disposed in a lower left portion of the screen means; a lower right block region disposed in a lower right portion of the screen means; an attack region, disposed upon the screen means intermediate said block regions, having means for rapidly and prominently displaying means for commanding the person to attack; and means associated with the screen means for; selecting a predetermined martial arts drill command sequence, automatically displaying the means for commanding in each region for an interval, automatically terminating said interval, automatically displaying another means for commanding in sequence for another interval, and automatically displaying and terminating the means for commanding without contact by the person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of training a person in martial arts, using an apparatus having a plurality of drill commands, each command disposed in its own region of a screen means for displaying of said drill commands, said commands comprising four commands to block and one command to attack, each block command located in a corner of the screen means, each corner corresponding to a defensive zone on the person'"'"'s body, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying on the apparatus for a first interval a first drill command; automatically terminating display on the apparatus of the first drill command at an end of the first interval; automatically displaying on the apparatus a second drill command for another interval; automatically terminating display on the apparatus of the second drill command at an end of its interval; continuing the automatic display and terminating of drill commands on the apparatus for the duration of a training session; observing the apparatus; and attempting to respond to each drill command displayed on the apparatus by making an appropriate movement, remote from the apparatus.
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