Martial arts training device
OwnerWilliam Ashley Gouthroinventor
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Abstract
The present devices apply resistance force to a user's body in close simulation of the impact and resistive forces experienced in martial arts techniques and interactions to provides more effective muscle and neurological training of the user. The devices include a conformable grip that accepts a user's fist for directing resistive force in a distributed manner to the outside surface of the user's fist. Flexible straps extend from the side of the grip to be positioned, in use, on the sides of a user's arm. The straps are connected by additional cross-straps to allow for transfer of force to the user's forearm. The configuration of straps allows transfer of varying proportions of the resistive force to the fist, and separately, the forearm. A system for physical training includes a resistance device.
Claims10
A physical training device for applying resistance forces to the human body in varying modes of movement for simulating martial arts techniques, the device comprising:
- a conformable grip configured to accept a human hand formed in a fist, the grip having a medial and lateral side;
- a flat elongated flexible medial strap extending from the grip medial side to a respective strap end;
- a flat elongated flexible lateral strap extending from the grip lateral side to a respective strap end;
- a flexible clench strap within the grip and extending from the medial side to the lateral side;
- a top cross-strap distanced from the grip and extending between the medial strap and the lateral strap;
- and
- a bottom cross-strap distanced from the grip and extending between the medial strap and the lateral strap;
- and wherein:
- the grip has a most distal point for receiving the knuckles of a user's fist;
- and
- the medial and lateral straps each have an open length of at least 24 inches from the most distal point.
A physical training device for applying resistance forces to the human body in varying modes of movement for simulating martial arts techniques, the device comprising:
- a conformable grip configured to accept a human hand formed in a fist;
- an elongated flexible medial strap and an elongated flexible lateral strap extending from opposite sides of the grip;
- a clench strap within the grip and extending from the medial side to the lateral side;
- a top cross-strap connecting the medial strap and the lateral strap;
- a bottom cross-strap connecting medial strap and the lateral strap;
- all the straps configured to allow a person's hand to be held within the grip while the person's associated arm is disposed between the medial strap and the lateral strap and between the cross-straps, with the medial and lateral straps extending adjacent the person's arm from the grip to the person's elbow and further extending to behind the person's respective shoulder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.