 The
Ultimate Sport
From
Osaka
Japan |
We strove to develop a new sport which departs from the traditional
thinking of what a sport is, something completely different from existing
sports,
and perfected it through 10 years of research and development.
And we named this new sport "Asphip".
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| What is Asphip? |
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It's a totally new
sport. Asphip is
competitive, fun and can be played by almost anyone.
It's
hard
to
tell
you
what
kind
of
sport
Asphip
is!
If
we
try
to
express Asphip,
we
will
say
Asphip
has
some
elements
of
spinning
top,
boomerang,
bowling
and
tennis.
Have you ever heard the words of "Barrier-free,"
"normalization" and "universal design"?
We
have
been
developing
Asphip
on
these
principles.
When we
were
almost finished
development, we had a
chance to introduce
Asphip
to
some Americans
in Atlanta, US. We saw
they really enjoyed Asphip. It made us
believe firmly that Asphip could
be popular among
all
people.
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| Japanese
Patent
Registered |
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We developed this sport in its entirety: the
equipment, court, rules, and business know-how. We have also registered our
trademark and received patents in Japan.
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| Game
Rules |
Dr.
Yoshinori
Fukuda
of
Osaka
Gymnastic University |
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We made some rules of games so that you can choose one you like. We'd like to introduce two
kind of games called "Looper" and" Criss-Cross."
Dr. Yoshinori Fukuda of Osaka
Gymnastic
University who
is
one
of
the
Asphippers
that
recommended
these two game rules as fun games and all generation sport. He
comments on how
much
fun Asphip is to play, and at the same time both challenging
and addictive.
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| Looper
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Asphip Looper has the scoring elements of bowling and the action of a
boomerang and the fun of simple, spinning top. Asphip Looper involves
action on the part of the players, but is not strenuous. therefore, it's
fun for kids from age 8 as well as for 80 year olds and everyone in
between.
You
would
be
able
to
sweat
with
the
moderate
exercise.
The
most
interesting
point
is
to
measure
your intellectual level.
A
4th
grade
kid
could
beat
a
big
well-muscled
guy
at
a
game
of
Looper
game.
 Spinning
Top
+
Boomerang
+
Bowling
+
Tennis?
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Ball & Racket |
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The distinctive and primary element in Asphip Looper is this unique ball that's similar to a top in that it spins
on
a
shaft. The ball is round and has two
shafts,
one at the top and one at the bottom. The racket is used to hit and spin the ball. This racket like
those
used in some other sports has a grip and palm. The palm is filled
with a sponge material so that it flexes when it comes in
contact
with the ball.
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| Technique |
| Looper is a competitive game
in which players test their skills trying to achieve the most accurate
"boomerang," a distinctive movement of our unique spinning
ball in which the ball travels in a large circle and then returns. |
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| Sign Language |
| One of features of Asphip Looper is we adopted some sign
languages to show the scores or ball paths during
play, so that
you
can
see
how
interesting
the
sign
language
is. |
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| Criss-Cross |
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You can enjoy another
game on a Looper court.
Do you know the game of tic-tac-toe? You'll use the wandering
discs to play a
big
scale
tic-tac-toe
on a 30 feet square
court!!
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| Wandering
Discs |
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| They have three 360 degree casters on their
reverse side, so they wonder when you hurl them. |
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| Technique |
| Wandering
discs
do
not
go
straight.
It takes a bit of
practice to get the knack of hurling the discs to stop where you want them
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| Court |
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Simply put together our approximately 27 feet by
30 feet court from our originally developed square mesh mats.
It is striped design of alternating brick red and green mesh
mats.
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Size: 8.25m×9m
(approximately 27 feet ×30feet)
All you need is 30 feet square of flat space for a Asphip court.
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A plastic fence consisting of 42 pieces is set up along the
perimeter of the court.
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Simply put together our original square mesh mat court. It
takes about 30-45minutes to set up one court. As each piece is
light, even kids can set up easily and safely. |
| The Asphip court can be set up in school gymnasiums, on
rooftops of building, in parking lots, or in a back yard. |
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| High Value-added Sport Facility
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6 or 7 Asphip courts can be set up on 1 tennis court and more
than 30 people can play. You need at least 700 ㎡ for 1 tennis court including
perimeter area.
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The
Sports For Every Generation Asphip
Concept
of Development
