A newly developed body armor, complete with built-in sensors that can measure the damage a hit would cause to the unprotected body, is set to revolutionize the sport of mixed martial arts.
The high-tech armor, has been designed by Unified Weapons Master, not only to protect but also to register the real force behind each strike.
A team of engineers from Chiron Global spent four years developing the Iron Man-like armor, which is designed to be flexible enough to fight in and uses built-in sensors to calculate and display the damage a weapon hit would have done to an unprotected body.
The research team based in Sydney, Australia, includes a former armor developer, who worked on the Lord Of The Rings and Hobbit films.
Unified Weapons Master, is set to run competitions later this year with bouts featuring world-class martial artists engaging in combat with weapons.
‘UWM’s vision is to create a large-scale sport and entertainment experience where martial artists can compete against each other with real weapons, with an objective measure of who would have won in a real combat situation,’ UWM CEO David Pysden says.
‘This is something that has not been possible since the days of the Gladiator,’ said David Pysden, UWM CEO and experienced martial artist.
‘We believe this new sport has the potential to generate similar levels of interest as mixed martial arts by unifying the weapons-based martial arts community.’
‘UWM will take a wide variety of ancient arts from around the world and bring them together for the first time ever, using modern technology,’ Pysden said.
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UWM Chairman, Justin Forsell says he was inspired to develop UWM because he wanted to re-ignite interest in hidden weapons arts, many of which he says are at risk of being lost forever.
‘UWM is the creation of a new global combat sport that combines thousands of years of history with cutting-edge technology to create a unique martial arts experience,’ Forsell says.
‘The arts that UWM will showcase have been passed down from Master to student for generations and are closely linked to the national cultures, histories and identities of these countries.’
‘Our vision is to bring these ancient weapons arts to the global stage.’
[source : dailymail.co.uk]
