strikemate a review

Strikemate a review

As a person with a passion for hand strikes really can’t begin to tell you the value of a constant measuring tool for striking, the idea of having something that is as good as a trainer at picking up the subtlety’s of a good punch, with me its sound and feel and I have spent good money on items that were supposed to measure your power the consistency was terrible, so when I heard about the strikemate I was interested but had heard it all before..

So I've tried it, and I have to tell you it’s Very very good, a Serious scientific bit of kit, to finally have a tool that can constantly measure the power strike is great, and when I look at some of the film when I’m striking it. I can see or hear the strike was less or more and the strikemate picked up on this, like Kevin  Franklin said, it’s at a detail above and beyond what any person could measure, the surface is very nice to hit, even bare knuckle. Though I've never been a fan of the foam used, in many ways I think it’s perfect the job though a little stiff, when you hold this sort of pad against you there’s very little direct energy lost and it transfers energy well, basically hurts more, when you hold it against your chest unlike a soft pad, because of the stiffness of the pad there’s energy fired back at you as well, it spits the hand of instantly which it should. So I’m saying it’s an ideal bit of kit for anybody who’s interested in striking for sports/martial arts and why every top gym in the country hasn’t got one is beyond me? Time to break the cycle of repetition with striking and get some science behind it, and the gyms who have across the world are already benefiting massively, so form an orderly line guys this really is a must tool, to test and perfect the power of your kicks and punches, if you think about it for solo training, it’s like having a coach 24/7 to tell straight away if an tweak here or there makes a difference in your power!

So while nothings perfect and I’m a fussy git, I want to talk about what the strikemate doesn’t measure and its limitations, but please don’t take this as a criticism, it’s  just that  power and impact are so complicated to understand,  never mind  measure. So to me there two parts of a strike, the power generation and then  the impact on the end. So I doesn’t measure initial or surface impact, I noticed when I tried a palm heel  hook a score of 12000 when the same core mechanics with  a hook punch was high 43000,now I know that the smaller area has more force but, with the open hand there is a massive amount of initial surface impact, this isn’t picked up on the strikemate, that in turn tells me that when the punch lands it’s not measuring that initial impact either and to me this is when it’s at its peak power, so to get a full reading you would have to measure the initial impact on the end of the strike x the power built, the strike mate is really spot on for the power measurement, and because of this, when I tried the different shockwaves at full power  it picked up on the differences in overall power, because the increased initial impact lifted the overall power, but if I tried the shockwaves lightly which would still hurt human, there was very little measurement. it’s great for kicks punches elbows sharp strikes, but its not good for the more concussive strikes like palm heels and hooks ,slaps or finger strikes

I would say don’t change anything about the strikemate it’s a great bit of kit, the power trainer which I initially compared to my water bag, is really very different as a standalone pad I think it’s just the job for power development but very similar to a hard heavy bag in many ways, but with the give not as hard on the arms or body, but once you add a measurement its a whole new level. And from what i can tell the power trainer is fully upgradeable. The water bag is all about learning the speed snap or impact in many ways completing the two parts of the striking puzzle.

I can’t help thinking Kevin how good the power trainer would be with an impactometer? Something that measures surface impact alone x that with the strikemate measurement job done......if only it was that easy..Something to think about?

Great work.

KINETIC PUNCHES MEASURED BY SCIENCE

 Im busy racking up the numbers and with solid science comes solid facts...Cant thank you enough Kevin Franklin and Jon Ryley

Looks like I had it pretty close myself 30 to 40% more power on the Kinetic punches

KINETIC PUNCHES MEASURED BY SCIENCE AND THE STRIKEMATE
25/10/2014 click on it for close up

These first three show the level of power increased comparing a standard MMA punch with a Kinetic MMA punch
Overhand Hook comparison
my standard overhand at 95kg is 30,000= 315cu per pound
my kinetic overhand punch at 95kg is 43000 = 453 cu per pound
That means the kinetic overhand hook is 30.55% harder than the standard overhand hook
Straight Punch comparison
My standard boxing straight punch was 14361 at 95 kilo that's 151cu
My straight kinetic punch highest was 23,800 at 95 kilo that's 250 cu
Meaning my kinetic straight punch is 40% harder than my standard straight punch
Ground and pound straight punch comparison
 Kneeling to ground Standard straight boxing punch 6385cu
Kneeling to ground kinetic straight punch 9816cu
that’s 35% harder than the standard  straight punch

Stood to ground standard straight boxing punch 9966cu
Stood to ground straight kinetic punch 21144cu
that’s 53% harder than the standard straight ground punch
Shockwaves comparison
Now were going to look at Shockwaves which are added to the end on the punch for added explosiveness/power. With the same kinetic cross punch with different shockwaves placed on the end of the strike

Light snapping shockwave =15991cu
Deep snapping shockwave=22506cu
 that means the Deep snap is 30% more explosive than the light snap
The Ripping shockwave, the most powerful=37524cu
 that's 40% more explosive than the deep shockwave

UFC fighter Uriah hall holds the hook record for the strikemate
At approx 90kg his hook is 86,000cu that’s around 955cu per kilo of bodyweight with a standard MMA punch and a deep snapping shockwave
Using the strikemate measurements with the kinetic hook and deep shockwave, Hypothetically  that's 30% more power that means Uriah could be hitting at a magical 111800cu
Now to make this more interesting instead of the Deep shockwave, if he was using the ripping shockwave that's 40% harder
That's  a Hypothetical  increase of 156520cu!!

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Uriah hall Eddie hall and there record hook punches on the strike mate

Eddie hall is approx 170kg his hook is 57919cu. he’s hitting at approx 340cu per kilo
Uriah hall approx 90kg his hook is 86,000cu that’s around 955cu per kilo of bodyweight 
Lets play around with this to compare the efficiency of Eddie and Uriah’s kinetic chain if Eddie hall was half his weight 85kg half the score that’s 28959 at 5 kg less than Uriah and literally a 3rd of Uriah’s score
If Uriah was double his weight at 180kg double his score that’s 172,000 cu! Nearly triple Eddies score at only ten kilo more, this tells me that Uriah’s  punch is significant more efficient, Uriah’s known for his natural athleticism and it shines through in this clip

Uriah halls record hook punch

so far one of the best examples of a boxing hook I've seen so far on the strikemate. The elbow snaps up as he lands digging in the middle knuckle with the outside of his middle knuckle landing right on the cross in the middle the target. He also finishes the punch with an excellent deep snapping shockwave More on shockwaves here

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strikemake, backhands and the efficiency of the kinetic chain part 1

Kinetic chain efficiency
Part one
I’ve been thinking about the strikemate and how we can get an overall measurement. Big people will always hit harder but not necessarily more efficiently. Women have less muscle than men there’s lots of differences. But The beauty of have a constant device like the strikemate is solid precise measurements. So by having a little play round with back hand strike measurements by dividing the cu measurement and weight of the person in kg we get a number of cu developed per kilo...roughly using two clips we have
Sharon is approx 55kg hitting at 18280 that around 332 cu per kilo
Mickey is approx 95kg hitting at 53909 that’s around 567 cu per kilo
Just for arguments sake, and to make things easier if we say Sharon is 50kg and Mickey is 100Kg that’s double the weight, so even though mikeys number is high,
If we double what Sharon was getting that’s 664 cu per kilo if she weighed 100kg
If we then half mikeys that’s 280 cu per kilo if he weighed 50Kg
Houston we have a problem women are more efficient! Now what that really comes down to is the efficiency of her kinetic chain, so if you’re looking to improve your back fist then id sugest its Sharon you should be watching and mimicking. This suggests that If Mickey matched the same technique Sharon was doing he would be hitting even harder.
Note Mickey has hit harder but I thought we would use what’s on film
Kevin Franklin back fist is hitting at 40,000k at 95kg which mean he getting around 421cu per kilo of body weight
Hooks
Eddie hall Britain’s strongest man weighs in at 27stone that’s 170kg his hook is 57919cu. he’s hitting at approx 340cu per kilo
Uriah hall recently hit over 86,000cu with a hook he’s a welterweight so let’s say he’s 200lb that’s about 90kilo which means he’s hitting at a sublime 955cu per kilo of bodyweight now.
It was a boxing punch so its unsupported.if he was using the kinetic punch there would be an instant step up in power, but for measurements well have to wait till the end of the month!

And for kicks! 
Febricio Werdum kicked 126,000cu with a switch kick weighing at 105kilo that kicking at 1200cu per kilo of body weight serious power let’s hope Cain Velasquez is ready for them! I recon it’s going to be his toughest test yet this is the guy that broke the unbreakable Fedor.

unsupported punching and the supported kinetic punch

Heres a very nice example of a boxing style MMA punch,you can see how the hes hitting with the outside part of the middle knuckle.this is an unsupported punch the forearm isnt directly behind it to drive it in,this brteaks the kinetic chain at the shoulder and forearm, losing a significant amout of power
patricky freire punch gif

you can see here in this pic of the gif were the point of the knuckle is landing on the outside three knuckles,this breaks the kinetic chain and is unsupported by the forearm,and what I would call an unsupported or clasic boxing punch.

for a supported or Kinetic punch,you have to use the inside of the middle knuckle,this part of the knuckle is unavailable in boxing gloves but is in MMA gloves,which means it cant be practiced in standard boxing gloves.but is a significant step up in power for MMA

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Slap DVD rundown 

When I first started training for self defence my choice was the slap. I focused totally on the slap or "BEARPAW" as I called it, this DVD covers everything you need to practice and perfect your own slapping technique, going into detail of the most effective arm movements to practice for maximum power. When to tense and how to breath correctly. To the footwork for most power. Three different styles of slap using the same basic principles of the bearpaw to deliver some serious impact. With the diagonal ,vertical and horizontal slaps I also explain how the three different shockwaves can also be trained on the slap for much more of a concussive result. I explain the differences with the bitch slap and the full power slap, and the differences with the palm hook and palm heel compared to a slap. And the best way to throw close range slaps with footwork With examples showing some of my students training them and making the same mistakes we all make. with a drill at the end to help perfect your own slapping technique.

Slap DVD rundown

Basic movements for the slap

Basic footwork

Heavy hands and sharp breath

Low or vertical slap and the stamp

Students training low slap

High horizontal or diagonal slap

Targeting and Bitch slap v full body weight slap

The Whipping motion of high slaps

Pad on hand

Shockwaves and the slap

Students training the high slap

Close range slap

Close range footwork

Students training the Close slap

Basic drill for repeated high slaps

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One inch punch party tricks

take alook at this clip
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Now im not saying theres anything wrong its a good wack,while it is unsupported,using the outside of the knuckle

it does demonstrate some classic dos of a good party demonstration

1 get your student to stand in an up straighter more off balance position no stance(falls back further)
2 hit your student right down the centre line(falls back further)
3 hit your student in the solar plexus(reacts more,falls back further)
4 use a phone book(hurts alot more than a pad,knocks you back more)
5 use a student whos not used to it or never been hit(more dramatic)
6 camera angled so you cant see that the pull back is more than 1 inch Ill sugest maybe 5 or 6 inches
7 keep talking to the student and hit him when hes not expecting it(more dramatic)
8 tells him not to tense,doesnt tell him to breath right when receiving the punch(hurts much more,more dramatic)
the only thing missing was number 9 a chair behind with a broken leg so the fall is more dramatic