Patent ID: 8708868
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A martial arts shield-like training device which is held in front of a holder's body to provide protection while presenting contoured striking surfaces for an attacker to strike comprising: a head-like striking area having at least one vision port allowing vision from a back of the shield-like training device to a front of the shield-like training device so that the holder carrying the shield-like training device can visibly observe the attacker at close proximity without risk of injury, said vision port comprising a slot and/or a clear material, similar in function to a window, affixed to or contained within the head-like striking area; contoured shoulder-like protrusions; a belt-like band below the contoured shoulder-like protrusions; a central striking area having a flat portion with bilateral symmetry disposed between the contoured shoulder-like protrusions and a top of the belt-like band, the central striking area representing a chest and stomach of an opponent; two bilaterally symmetrical ribcage-like striking areas extending horizontally from distal edges of the central striking area and extending vertically between the belt-like band and a bottom edge of a corresponding contoured shoulder-like protrusion; and two bilaterally symmetrical side projections extending vertically between a distal edge of a corresponding contoured shoulder-like protrusion and the top of the belt-like band, the side projections providing a safety barrier between the holder and attacker.