Abstract. Kitesurfing is a relatively new phenomenon with rising popularity worldwide – a recently developed extreme watersport considered a high-risk injury sport. It combines elements of several other sports, in particular, sailing, surfing, windsurfing, wakeboarding, and snowboarding. The main purpose of authors’ research in the present paper is to use a vision-based system for measuring a kitesurfer’s body movements in order...

Recently, there has been a noticeable increase in interest in solu tions utilizing electrical signals accompanying muscle activity. Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for recording, analysis and evaluating the electrical activity produced by striated muscle. Its great popularity is due, among other, to the ability to measure with non-invasive electrodes (calle d as sEMG surface electromyography)....

Kitesurfing jako młoda dyscyplina sportu wciąż wymaga wielu badań. Polscy sportowcy, zwłaszcza kobiety, prezentują światowy poziom w kategorii freestyle i regularnie zdobywają najwyższe laury. Ze sportem ekstremalnym wiążą się również kontuzje. By poznać schemat ich powstawania, należy najpierw określić rozkład sił działających na zawodnika.