ELECTRONIC SCORING SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARMOUR FOR USE IN MARTIAL ARTS

摘要

598976 Disclosed is an electronic scoring system for use in various styles of martial arts. The system includes armour (20) to provide impact protection which has a sensing means (200) for detecting force parameter data from one or more forces applied to the armour regardless of an origin of the force. The force parameter data includes data regarding magnitude, location, duration and direction of one or more forces applied to the armour (20). The system also includes a scoring machine which is capable of generating output for display on a visual display. The scoring machine includes communication means (220) for receiving the force parameter data from the sensing means (200), tallying means for calculating one or more results using the force parameter data and generating means by a generating means which is capable of generating reports.