NCKU Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng Invents E-Scoring Martial Arts Spear
Tainan, Taiwan, December 20th, 2010
To contribute to Chinese martial arts, Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng of Institute of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Studies at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, has invented an innovative E-Scoring Martial Arts Spear and officially issues its patent on December 20th.
NCKU Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng pointed out, “The E-Scoring Martial Spear has detection functions and can be applied in sports competition to assist judgments of referees, thus allowing the judgments to be fairer. In the future, I hope it can bring up a new fashion of sports and promote martial arts to the Olympic Games.”
Made up of conductive metals as its main material, the E-Scoring Martial Arts Spear is 2m in length and 0.6kg in weight, and its spear tip is installed with detecting components of electronic sensors, designed to respond when the spear tip touches the competitor’s non-conductive body.
Prior to a competition, the Martial Arts Spear has to undergo pressure measurement and adjustment, so when its tip strikes the opponent, the depth and pressure can reach a certain level, without being too light or too shallow, for the scores to count.
In other words, the spear tip has to actually strike the opponent’s body and its depth and pressure have to reach a certain level to trigger the detecting component of the electronic sensor.
Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng mentioned, “Chinese martial arts have a long history and are an important element of the Chinese traditional culture. It illustrates the understanding and experience of the Chinese on the art of body movements, self-operation with self-reliance, self-defense, health and fitness, and also the cultural characteristics, such as the aesthetic taste and thought training, of the Chinese.”
In recent decades, Chinese martial arts have gradually captured the attention of the world; for instance, starting from 1990 in Beijing, it has become an official competition in Asian Games, and also been accepted as a performance event in 2008 Olympics.
Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng revealed, “Apart from routine performance or bare-hand combats, fighting with weapons has not yet been listed as an official category but can only be seen in small-scale competitions. The scores are all determined by the judges and vision’s dead angles can easily lead to unfair competition and thus affect the results. This is one of the main reasons why it is difficult for Chinese martial arts to become an official category of the Olympic Games.”
Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng obtained his dual master’s degrees in Kinesiology and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, U.S., in 1999, and Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the University of California, U.S., in 2004, and is currently a Committee Member of International Academic Exchange Program and the Committee Chair of Physical Education Activity Committee, NCKU. He also serves as Main Secretariat of Taiwan Society of Biomechanics in Sports.
To contribute to Chinese martial arts, Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng of Institute of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Studies at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, has invented an innovative E-Scoring Martial Arts Spear and officially issues its patent on December 20th.
NCKU Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng pointed out, “The E-Scoring Martial Spear has detection functions and can be applied in sports competition to assist judgments of referees, thus allowing the judgments to be fairer. In the future, I hope it can bring up a new fashion of sports and promote martial arts to the Olympic Games.”
Made up of conductive metals as its main material, the E-Scoring Martial Arts Spear is 2m in length and 0.6kg in weight, and its spear tip is installed with detecting components of electronic sensors, designed to respond when the spear tip touches the competitor’s non-conductive body.
Prior to a competition, the Martial Arts Spear has to undergo pressure measurement and adjustment, so when its tip strikes the opponent, the depth and pressure can reach a certain level, without being too light or too shallow, for the scores to count.
In other words, the spear tip has to actually strike the opponent’s body and its depth and pressure have to reach a certain level to trigger the detecting component of the electronic sensor.
Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng mentioned, “Chinese martial arts have a long history and are an important element of the Chinese traditional culture. It illustrates the understanding and experience of the Chinese on the art of body movements, self-operation with self-reliance, self-defense, health and fitness, and also the cultural characteristics, such as the aesthetic taste and thought training, of the Chinese.”
In recent decades, Chinese martial arts have gradually captured the attention of the world; for instance, starting from 1990 in Beijing, it has become an official competition in Asian Games, and also been accepted as a performance event in 2008 Olympics.
Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng revealed, “Apart from routine performance or bare-hand combats, fighting with weapons has not yet been listed as an official category but can only be seen in small-scale competitions. The scores are all determined by the judges and vision’s dead angles can easily lead to unfair competition and thus affect the results. This is one of the main reasons why it is difficult for Chinese martial arts to become an official category of the Olympic Games.”
Associate Prof. Kuang-You B. Cheng obtained his dual master’s degrees in Kinesiology and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, U.S., in 1999, and Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the University of California, U.S., in 2004, and is currently a Committee Member of International Academic Exchange Program and the Committee Chair of Physical Education Activity Committee, NCKU. He also serves as Main Secretariat of Taiwan Society of Biomechanics in Sports.
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