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Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 00:52:50 -0800
From: Jon Callas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: The Eristocracy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Everything You Know is Right Dept. -- Medical research discovers
Chi
From: Tamzen Cannoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 00:36:36 -0800
Subject: Medical research discovers Chi
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/1956960/detail.html?subid=22100410
Study Confirms Some Eastern Medicine Beliefs
Researchers Analyze Techniques Of Black Belts
POSTED: 6:00 p.m. EST February 4, 2003
BOSTON -- A new sports medicine study is examining martial arts,
revealing that some Eastern medicine philosophies might be correct.
NewsCenter 5's Heather Unruh reported that the Spaulding
Rehabilitation Center is analyzing the techniques of third- and
fourth-degree black belts.
"With this computerized analysis, we can detect where the forces come
from, how they're developed," Dr. David Burke said. "We can also
detect how joints might be stressed and, therefore, how we might
minimize those stresses to minimize injuries."
Volunteers have sensors hooked up to various points on their bodies,
which map their moves into a computer. The results have been
surprising, showing that some centuries-old ideas about chi, or
energy, are true.
"The most surprising thing we learned was that the ancient martial
artists were right, that the energy is focused in the area just below
the belly button," Burke said.
The findings validate what instructors like Rob Landrum practice and teach.
"All your power comes from the center of your body, so if you work on
that and you develop it, then you're going to have a lot more power
and then it's more fulfilling to the student," Landrum said.
Researchers said that they hope the 3-D modeling becomes a teaching
tool that will make martial arts a safer sport.
"And with that information, we can both go to the instructors and
say, 'Here's how you can maximize the forces that are developed in
the kick,' and second, 'Here's how you can minimize injuries to your
participants,'" Burke said.
Researchers also discovered that martial arts, when practiced
correctly, are safer than softball, basketball and even badminton.
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