Research

But the gold goes to China…: The international development of the Chinese martial arts International Review for the Sociology of Sport Marc Theeboom,Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Dong Zhu, Shanghai University of Sport, China Jikkemien Vertonghen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium published 28 April 2015, 10.1177/1012690215581605. Abstract Since the mid-1980s, China has been promoting wushu (also known […]

“…Taiwanese scientists found that people who practised tai chi had a higher number of stem cells than those in other groups. It’s “the first step to providing scientific evidence” for tai chi’s health benefits, according to Dr Paul Sanberg at the University of South Florida…  Doctors acknowledge that tai chi improves arterial compliance, i.e. expansion […]