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The aim of the research was to conduct experimental studies on the recognition of single punches in boxing based on the MediaPipe framework, which includes models of convolutional neural networks BlazePose to determine a person's posture.
Methods and organization of the research. To recognize movements and the type of a punch, the open source MediaPipe framework was used, which has a built-in convolutional neural network BlazePose to determine the movements and a posture of a person. The studies were conducted with the participation of 14 athletes with training experience of 2-3 years. There were 14 men in the control group, age – 21 ± 3 years old, weight – 70 ± 12 kg, height – 175 ± 11 cm. Only straight punches that were applied to the right and left with a change of positions were investigated. The recognition of punches was carried out on the basis of the k-nearest neighbors algorithm (k-NN).
The research results. Studies have shown that the accuracy of recognition by the left hand (0.86) and the right hand (0.87) is lower than the same indicators for cross–counters – 0.95 and 0.96. The average accuracy for all classes was 0.93. The accuracy of the classification results obtained was evaluated on the basis of the F-score.
Conclusion. The simplicity and effectiveness of the technique allow implementing it into coaching practice, and make it promising for further research of other types of punches.
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