Patent ID: 8602949

Claim:
An exercising or video gaming system, comprising: a floor pad controller, comprising: sensor(s), wherein the sensor(s) are selected from the group consisting of force sensor(s), placement sensor(s), and both force sensor(s) and placement sensor(s) in a plane of the ground or floor, so that whenever force is applied to the floor pad controller by a user, the force is registered by the sensor(s), wherein the sensor(s) detect force or placement of the force applied against the floor pad controller; a striking controller, comprising: an outer layer; an outer shell; and an inner core, wherein the outer shell comprises sensor(s), wherein the outer shell is entirely between the outer layer and the inner core, wherein the sensor(s) are selected from the group consisting of force sensor(s), placement sensor(s), and both force sensor(s) and placement sensor(s), wherein the sensor(s) sense force applied against the striking controller, wherein applying force to any sensor(s) executes an action in response to an instruction from the exercising or video gaming system, and wherein the inner core is returnably coupled to the ground or floor of a room, so that the striking controller returns to an upright position after being struck by the user.