There is a bluetooth version but it is/was much more expensive.
10-15 years ago when we were really big into WT, we could rent a unit and use it for our elite fighters. Was it helpful? Not much since we could only analyze one side of an upcoming match (one fighter). Even if it existed, no one was going to share that kind of information. Was is 'cool' to watch on the screen and shed light on body position? Yes, but again, body position is hard to realistically analyze in isolation (as long as we are talking sparring and Not forms/hyungs/poomsae).
This is good to know. Do you think they are using Ai to interpret the wireframe or is it just a word re-brand to take advantage of the Ai hype? I put Ai there because they said Ai. I'm not familiar with the software that they are using. If the Wireframe is being interpreted by Ai, then it would qualify. If not, then it wouldn't. I wouldn't buy it if there's no reliable interpretation.
if the software couldn't look at random biomechanics and tell what the impact would be then it would be no interest of me.
When I first used Ai to test out it's limitations it used a "best guess? attempt to interpret a still of me hitting a heavy bag. It looked at my Bio Mechanics and the indentation of the bag to determine how hard the punch was. At the time I probably should have included a description of the bag composition and I should have shown it a soft impact and a hard impact on the bag so that it would have a minimum and maximum to work with.
It wasn't a disappointment because it told me that it needed the speed of the punch and some other stuff to accurately determine how strong the punch was. I'll have to try it again to see if there has been any changes.
The only one thing that really impressed me is that I posted myself in a neutral looking stance but there was enough evidence of moving that it was able to tell what I was going to do next based on my body position / Weight distribution. I only tested it once because of the left and right issue that it has. Not being able to tell left from right will cause problems on what's the next possible movement.
Out of curiosity. Do you know what happens when Poomsae / forms, kata is used? How does it track that movement? Whenever I see the wireframe clips, It's always basic kicks and punches. Is it just pulling from information of what a kick and punch is?
The future of Martial Arts training will take the same path as it has always taken. The younger generation will seek to make improvements on existing methods. There will be successes and failures
What I mean by is that martial arts training specifically application is not stagnant. Every new generation learns new ways to use techniques. Sometimes it's a rediscovery of function but other times, it's completely new.
This improvement is the natural flow of things when people actually use Martial Arts techniques beyond form. It explains why records are broken. New methods of training, new methods of execution all which are done to improve on a system.
Jow Ga Kung Fu is a perfect example of this. Someone from a younger generation combined 3 different martial arts systems and made a hybrid in which he felt was an improvement. It was the thing that worked best for him, and he taught his brothers, and from there it's now global.
My method of training Jow Ga Kung Fu is new compared to how most Jow Ga schools train. But in the history of Jow Ga kung fu, it's probably more of a rediscovery. But it doesn't change the fact that the way that I train myself and others was from my effort to make improvements on how Jow Ga Kung Fu was taught.
It may sound arrogant, but it's not. It's the natural course of human nature. From cars, planes, to stretches, an boxing. We can clearly see evidence on this natural willingness to improve, to be better than those who came before us and if we can't reach that level, then we inspire those who can.
You can easily find many martial arts founders who display this same thing. At the time, they were the younger generation. IP Man and Bruce Lee off the top of my head probably reflect this in a way that people can see how the Younger Generation changed things.
The day that the younger generation do not seek to improve is the day the system in question will start dying. It's only natural to seek improvements on what is being used. It's not something that can be done from the outside. It has to be done from someone within the system.
