Quantitative Motion Analysis of Tai Chi Chuan: The Upper Extremity Movement
Joint Authors
Chou, Kuei-Ting
Ho, Tsung-Jung
Li, Cheng-Hsuan
Kuo, Bor-Chen
Huang, Tzung-Chi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The quantitative and reproducible analysis of the standard body movement in Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) was performed in this study.
We aimed to provide a reference of the upper extremities for standardizing TCC practice.
Microsoft Kinect was used to record the motion during the practice of TCC.
The preparation form and eight essential forms of TCC performed by an instructor and 101 practitioners were analyzed in this study.
The instructor completed an entire TCC practice cycle and performed the cycle 12 times.
An entire cycle of TCC was performed by practitioners and images were recorded for statistics analysis.
The performance of the instructor showed high similarity (Pearson correlation coefficient (r)=0.71~0.84) to the first practice cycle.
Among the 9 forms, lay form had the highest similarity (rmean=0.90) and push form had the lowest similarity (rmean=0.52).
For the practitioners, ward off form (rmean=0.51) and roll back form (rmean=0.45) had the highest similarity with moderate correlation.
We used Microsoft Kinect to record the spatial coordinates of the upper extremity joints during the practice of TCC and the data to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of the joint positions and elbow joint angle.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ho, Tsung-Jung& Chou, Kuei-Ting& Li, Cheng-Hsuan& Kuo, Bor-Chen& Huang, Tzung-Chi. 2018. Quantitative Motion Analysis of Tai Chi Chuan: The Upper Extremity Movement. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ho, Tsung-Jung…[et al.]. Quantitative Motion Analysis of Tai Chi Chuan: The Upper Extremity Movement. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ho, Tsung-Jung& Chou, Kuei-Ting& Li, Cheng-Hsuan& Kuo, Bor-Chen& Huang, Tzung-Chi. Quantitative Motion Analysis of Tai Chi Chuan: The Upper Extremity Movement. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125096
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1125096