Stanford Ortho 22
/I blogged about this six months ago but I didn't notice the video at that time. There is a class at Stanford called Anatomy of Movement Ortho 22 that works with the Motion and Gait Analysis Labratory. Last Winter they worked with Taijiquan master Chen Xiang. The results in the video are funny. They seem to have zeroed in on 0.05% of Taijiquan and have succeeded in saying almost nothing. Hey, that's good science, don't get me wrong. We have to start somewhere.
Here is the problem for you my dear readers. What hypothesis about Taijiquan can be tested with this equipment? Can you propose a better test, or a more relevant hypothesis? What other questions does this inquiry raise? What evidence would disprove their hypothesis?
I'll get you started:
--Can this much force be generated by this much mass using another method?
--Is his force easier to inhibit at certain locations? Or is his force continuous despite the fact that his speed is changing?
--If he carries a weight in the non-striking hand will it increase his force in the striking hand? (Fluid dynamics hypothesis).
--Does this sort of power require uniformity of muscle relaxation/tension? Can it be inhibited by electrically stimulating a random muscle while he is in motion? Can we get some sensors on a range of muscle groups to see to what degree they are "firing" and in what order?
Note: I am available for scientific evaluation.
Here is the problem for you my dear readers. What hypothesis about Taijiquan can be tested with this equipment? Can you propose a better test, or a more relevant hypothesis? What other questions does this inquiry raise? What evidence would disprove their hypothesis?
I'll get you started:
--Can this much force be generated by this much mass using another method?
--Is his force easier to inhibit at certain locations? Or is his force continuous despite the fact that his speed is changing?
--If he carries a weight in the non-striking hand will it increase his force in the striking hand? (Fluid dynamics hypothesis).
--Does this sort of power require uniformity of muscle relaxation/tension? Can it be inhibited by electrically stimulating a random muscle while he is in motion? Can we get some sensors on a range of muscle groups to see to what degree they are "firing" and in what order?
Note: I am available for scientific evaluation.
