Read an article on the Metro this morning about a British martial-arts athlete training with the videogame Streetfighter.

Tyrone Robinson is one of the hopefuls for the 2012 games, and uses the game to hone his tactical and coordination skills. 

The vrtues of such games for training are extolled by Des Blackburn, Performance Analyst for  Great Britain Taekwondo:

"To complement their physical training our athletes are also encouraged, in their spare time, to play this type of game, as it is known that doing so can increase their attention span, depth perception and hand-eye coordination"

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/game-types/fighting-games/british-olympian-uses-street-fighter-iv-hone-skills-$1272408.htm

i found the idea quite interesting, and wonder how much simulation will be used in the future to train athletes in martial arts.