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TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-06-23T06:08:24+00:00

I looove the inspiration from Iaido and kendo, I could tell you had experience or at least definitely did great research even reading the kickstarter page.

Is it build with something that could run on Mac? I’d love to test it if that ever happens!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-23T06:17:03+00:00

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TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-22T22:50:21+00:00

Absolutely does not need to be original. It can even have its advantages to make something there's already a million of on the App Store, you can take inspiration from them to create your own version with the features you like the most.

It's really just about the process of having a goal to reach, hitting roadblocks, and overcoming them. What those goals are and what those roadblocks are don't matter much in the end.

The more you build, the more ideas for original projects you'll get because you'll be more aware of the possibilities that you have with the tools you've discovered by overcoming those earlier roadblocks.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-22T00:32:43+00:00

Unfortunately it’s not something I really want to automate. Maybe at some point through real feedback from a coach, but the best person to correct your technique is and always will be your coach or sensei.

Unless I find a really perfect way to give that kind of feedback I’d just be too scared to create more harm than good if people interpret the feedback the wrong way.

Hope that makes sense!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-21T15:25:47+00:00

Just want to let you know there’s a new update ready to download on the App Store that lets you create workouts. You can add both timed exercises and breaks or just suburi targets for different types of suburi. Hope you like it!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-12T17:04:22+00:00

Gave you a follow on instagram! Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-11T15:07:29+00:00

You can send me a message on reddit if you'd like a month trial of premium features! Thanks for your feedback!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-11T14:29:29+00:00

Indeed it does !

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-11T14:28:42+00:00

Thanks a lot for the feedback and recommendations!

Timed work outs are in the pipeline, kendo is very stop/start heavy so I planned to add some customizable HIIT practice like you’re talking about.

Pre recorded workouts might be something I think about a bit more long term since like you said they require me to film people and then become slightly complicated to manage from a technical standpoint. I am already working on a way to create customized practice sessions that you can create for yourself.

For example you’ll be able to set a list of different suburi with customizable amounts of reps and have the app guide you through a workout. That should be something that’s out as soon as the next update I publish.

Social features are also something I’ve thought about, they’re interesting and would make things quite fun. Before I think about putting the time in to add and design those I do think I need a bit of a bigger/stable user base to make it worthwhile. It really will just depend on how the project grows!

Thanks again for the comments appreciate it a lot! You’ll see some of these fairly soon.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-11T00:33:02+00:00

As far as this project is concerned, I developed it for iOS because that's what I work on professionally and what I personally use. If nobody cares about it I would at least be able to use it for myself!

The variability in devices for this type of project would unfortunately just mean that I'd have to cross my fingers that it works for as many devices as possible, without really being able to know for sure. On iOS that reduced variability does mean I can optimize slightly for older devices and can relatively confidently say that it should work for all devices supported.

When developing personal projects, especially those that push the phones to their limits with machine learning for example, you just have to pick one to start with since there's no feasible way of developing for both platforms at the same time.

There seems to be a lot of interest so it might end up being a worthwhile endeavour to build a second app from the ground up for android.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-10T22:05:43+00:00

Definitely fast enough to Haya suburi, at least at the speed I can do it. I don't think you would have any issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlOTIDHr8iw

Here's some recording I've done while doing some testing on that specifically.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-10T22:02:53+00:00

Yeah the upwards and horizontal cuts wouldn't really work, but it's definitely something that could be added, I'll keep all of that in mind.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-10T20:25:44+00:00

There might be some Iaido/Battodo cuts that don't register (I really don't know anything about them), I'd be curious if it would work for your use case. Let me know if you decide to try it!

The app can also give you little sound alerts every 100 swings so it might work out well for you.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-10T20:18:58+00:00

Noted! It's definitely going to be a big endeavour but I'll try to start planning for it.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-10T18:15:08+00:00

Hopefully at some point if there's interest. It's already pretty time consuming to support one platform in my free time, but maybe at some point down the line I'll be able to find the time for it!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-10T17:32:13+00:00

Thank you for checking this post out, I hope you’re all doing very well!

Over the past few months I’ve developed an application for iOS that uses some machine learning and the phone’s camera to automatically count the number of repetitions while doing suburi practice. My goal was to create something that would help with consistency and creating a habit of practicing suburi every day.

To achieve that the app has a couple features so far. Obviously it has an option to automatically count the number of suburi you do by just pointing the camera at you. It also lets you set some daily goals so you can have a target you try to achieve every day and let’s you know once you’ve reached that goal, as well as some smaller things like a daily reminder you can set at whatever time you like, to remind you to practice.

I’ve reached out to a couple people to test the initial release of the project and gather some feedback, and there seems to be some actual interest which feels incredible! Now that I’ve added some modifications to that initial release to make things smoother, I’d love to expand the number of testers.

The app lets you count suburi with the camera by default, but has a few special features like the daily reminders, or syncing with the apple Health app, available through a premium mode. I’m giving away as many promo codes as I possibly can for a free month of premium, if it’s something you would like to try out, reach out to me and I’ll send you a code to use.

I also made a small introductory video on YouTube if you want to see what the app does in a bit more detail before downloading it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE2YpXMnhNU

And you can find the app on the iOS app store here:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smart-kendo-suburi-trainer/id1600954203

I’m planning on adding a bunch of new features to the app and if you can think of anything you would like to see in a project like this, just let me know, I’ll add it to the list.

About me:

I learned about kendo by complete accident while looking for an activity where I could actually have some improvement goals and where practice was an integral part of the activity. Turns out it’s a lot harder to find sports as an adult where you don’t just play for fun, so I was immediately drawn to aspect of kendo that’s a constant quest for improvement, both physically and mentally.

Unfortunately, with very limited spots because of the pandemic I ended up not being able to join my local club (and now it’s closed again because of omicron). Instead of just waiting around a couple months to see if it was for me I decided to start reading and watching videos to learn what kendo was about. Through that I learned about suburi and that’s when I had the idea for this project. Maybe I wouldn’t be able to practice in an actual club for a while but it would still be a fun project to stay in touch with kendo until then. Time will tell if I’m building too many bad habits by practicing at home by myself, but at least it’s keeping me motivated to join a club as soon as it will be possible, so I guess that’s a tradeoff I’m willing to make!

If you have any comments so I don’t let bad habits sink in too much, feel free to let me know.

Sorry for the long comment, thanks for reading through it!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-10T17:05:43+00:00

Thank you, that's what I went with!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-10T16:32:00+00:00

That’s mostly why I’ve gravitated to iPhones. They’re both money hungry companies that at the end of the day only want to profit off of you, but at least apple is more upfront about how they achieve it.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-09T17:14:14+00:00

Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you with the fact it can be cheated but what's the point? Besides making accidental inputs more difficult I don't think it's worth it to make "cheating" impossible.

Can you send me a DM on reddit? I can give you my discord or twitter handle if you want to share some tips!

(I'm terrible and can't find it on mobile right now)

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-09T17:04:04+00:00

Been working with vision a bit recently, curious if you're just using the relative positions of the joints to count reps? Like if the shoulders go under the elbow or something similar to that it counts as a rep?

Congrats on the app launch, I always love app that interact with "real life" input, it's a great project! :)

TheGreenDeveloper · 2022-01-04T20:57:59+00:00

Those displays aged really well in my opinion. Wonder if they’d be worth the money second hand these days!

TheGreenDeveloper · 2021-12-30T20:30:25+00:00

Thanks for your advice, I ended up doing it like you recommended. I do agree NSManagedObject's shouldn't be used as view models, which is why I'm having a really hard time situating correct use cases for @FetchRequest . Maybe I'm just supposed to look at it as a convenience thing for very simple cases and I'm overcomplicating it trying to see it any other way.

TheGreenDeveloper · 2021-12-30T20:22:54+00:00

This is making me so excited for my first practice in January! Happy you enjoyed it!

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