International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology Takashi Shimazaki et al 11 September 2018 Abstract In cross-sectional studies, we examined the long-term practice effects of QiGong exercise on perceived health and quality of life (QoL) in middle-aged (over 50 years) Japanese individuals. In Study 1, Japanese adults (n = 320) who practised QiGong responded to a questionnaire concerning […]
As an ancient Chinese practice, tai chi may seem foreign and even intimidating. Perhaps your only experience with tai chi is watching video clips or seeing photos of large groups of Chinese people doing tai chi in parks—a rare occurrence in the United States. Only about 1% of the U.S. population, or about 3.65 million […]
by Brian Corless In the March, 2017 edition of the Tai Chi Association of Australia newsletter I wrote about the benefits of tai chi chuan for mental health and commented on published survey data from the USA by Dr. Romy Lauche* and colleagues (2016) which highlighted differences in U.S. participation rates between yoga and tai […]
Ethnomusicology Forum Colin P. McGuire Published online: 04 May 2018 Abstract Wong Fei-hung was a Cantonese martial arts master from southern China who became associated with a melody called ‘General’s Ode’. Since the 1950s, over 100 Hong Kong movies and television shows have forged the link by using this melody as Master Wong’s theme. During […]
Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography Volume 21, 2018 – Issue 2: Application of Modern Optimization Algorithm in Management Science Zhi-Yang Han Pages 601-605 | Published online: 20 Apr 2018 Abstract As a challenging topic in the field of computer vision, human action recognition has been widely used in many fields, such as virtual reality, […]
World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin Zhaojin Zhu,Yujie Yang,Jiabao Guo,Yanning Yan,Kuicheng Li,Jun Wang,Jun Yu & Yi Zhu Published online: 12 Apr 2018 Abstract This study proposes a novel occupational therapy (OT) practice tool derived from the native concept of the Tai Chi diagram. Four elements of the Tai Chi diagram, namely, Yang, Yin, Yang kernel, and Yin kernel, are matched to the elements […]
Journal of Chinese Cinemas Volume 12, 2018 – Issue 1 Pao-Chen Tang Pages 92-110 | Published online: 11 Jan 2018 Abstract By looking at selected sequences from Wong Kar-wai’s 2013 The Grandmaster in which characters, especially Gong Er (played by Zhang Ziyi), interact with the ubiquitous falling snow created by particle systems, this essay argues that the […]
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Volume 33, 1999 – Issue 2 Beng-Yeong Ng Pages 197-206 | Received 29 Apr 1998, Accepted 09 Nov 1998, Published online: 03 May 2010 Abstract Objective: This review article aims to explore current opinions on Qigong-induced mental disorders, an entity which is unfamiliar to Western psychiatrists. Method: Relevant literature published in Chinese […]
The International Journal of the History of Sport Paul Bowman Published online: 25 Aug 2016 Abstract This paper examines key ways in which ideas such as ‘tradition’, ‘authenticity’, and ‘history’ are deployed in discourses around Asian martial arts. First introducing how such concepts are used in national contexts such as Korea and elsewhere in East […]
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 […]
