Fighters use videos to spy on the techniques of rivals
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May 17, 2012, Thursday
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TAEKWONDO fighters are spending hours perfecting their kicks as they prepare for the London Olympics. They may also be spending lots of time spying on their opponents.
With the rise of websites documenting nearly every match at major taekwondo competitions, players and their coaches are increasingly using surveillance to refine their fight strategies.
"We're looking for tactical patterns," said Gary Hall, performance director for Britain's taekwondo team. "Taekwondo is a dynamic, six-minute match and you need all the information you can get going into it." Hall said his team has a library of fight footage for the world's top dozen fighters in each division going back several years.
The British team employs one full-time staffer to study the team's rivals at big competitions, noting things like which leg they favor, their preferred attack strategy and whether they unknowingly leave themselves open to being scored on.
Some teams send their own staff to film rivals' fights, to shoot kicks from specific angles to analyze players' techniques.
With the rise of websites documenting nearly every match at major taekwondo competitions, players and their coaches are increasingly using surveillance to refine their fight strategies.
"We're looking for tactical patterns," said Gary Hall, performance director for Britain's taekwondo team. "Taekwondo is a dynamic, six-minute match and you need all the information you can get going into it." Hall said his team has a library of fight footage for the world's top dozen fighters in each division going back several years.
The British team employs one full-time staffer to study the team's rivals at big competitions, noting things like which leg they favor, their preferred attack strategy and whether they unknowingly leave themselves open to being scored on.
Some teams send their own staff to film rivals' fights, to shoot kicks from specific angles to analyze players' techniques.
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