Muai Thai Kick!

Almost forgot to post this,

Team (4): Izzy A, Andrew M, and Darren G and Gabriel.

We talked about doing a calculus based project on a Maui Thai Roundhouse kick (Martial Arts- K1 Kickboxing). Still have to figure out the mathematics around it but the general idea for now is:

1) Rising the leg up, shifting, and pivoting on the heel would produce a ā€˜curveā€™. y=f(x)

2) The actual ā€˜impact kickā€™ i.e. a straight line would be the ā€˜derivativeā€™ (Still working out the kinks in this little scenario). dy/dx=fā€™(x)

Thatā€™s only the rough idea for the beginning, we plan on pin pointing on something very specific (how to calculate the amount of power a Kick-boxer would deliver depending on velocity, weight blah blah blah).

i.e. Our ‘goal’ is to make a formula calculating power relative to mass and speed.

We decided on this because itā€™s ā€organicā€ and bizarre which makes it more fun. ^^

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