Totally Tae Kwon Do Magazine - Issue 17 - Usadojo

Imptec offer a variety of
training tools in the form of
air shields and other
striking equipment – the
built in electronics mean
that the equipment gives
you feedback on your
striking power and reaction
time. This review explores
the features of the
MegaStrike, and more
importantly if it improves
your strikes!
Imptec Megastrike
USING THE
MEGASTRIKE
Attach it to a punch bag
using one of the 4 straps,
or just hold it as you would
hold a normal airshield,
flick the switch on the front
and you’re good to go!
The digital display located
at the top of the bag can
display 2 sets of
information.
1) Striking force – This
data is displayed as a
number between 0 and
250, the reading has no
units since the surface
area of a forefist used for
punching is much smaller
than the instep of the foot
used for a turning kick.
This means readings from
different kinds of strikes
cannot be compared.
2) Reaction time – This
setting makes use of a
small buzzer located next
to the digital display. After pressing the
reset button, the buzzer will sound after an
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By Michael Carr
indefinite amount of time
and stops when it senses
a strike, the reaction time
is displayed immediately.
TESTING THE
MEGASTRIKE
1) Striking force - 12
students from Shaftesbury
TaeKwon-Do (Wirral, UK)
were involved in testing
the megastrike over 12
weeks, each student
trained once per week
using the bag and then
recorded their scores
quarterly after training –
during testing, the 1 st
score achieved per
technique was recorded
(students were not allowed
best of 3 etc). 4
techniques were chosen to
be tested for power The
results for one candidate
are shown over the page.
The megastrike has a
sensor located inside a
specific target area
marked by a yellow star, if
you strike outside this
target area you will score
zero. However, if you
strike slightly off centre of
the target area, your score
will dramatically decrease.
Your score is therefore a
The bag is struck below the target area, reflection of both POWER
therefore a score of zero is achieved
and ACCURACY – The
results show that a turning kick scored
most erratically, probably due to its
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