Taiji Force generation explained

[sanjuro_ronin]

http://z15.invisionfree.com/TruthMar...&#entry4572649

http://move.stanford.edu/08/podcasts..._subtitles.wmv


QUOTE
Jessica Rose, an orthopedic surgery professor at Stanford, could not believe
her eyes. Tai chi master Chen Xiang, sensor balls taped to key body joints, was
demonstrating palm, elbow and fist strikes so fast - and with such force - that
the sensors kept flying off his body....


http://www.qigonginstitute.org/html/...20Stanford.pdf

[Eric Olson]

Originally Posted by sanjuro_ronin

http://z15.invisionfree.com/TruthMar...&#entry4572649

http://move.stanford.edu/08/podcasts..._subtitles.wmv


QUOTE
Jessica Rose, an orthopedic surgery professor at Stanford, could not believe
her eyes. Tai chi master Chen Xiang, sensor balls taped to key body joints, was
demonstrating palm, elbow and fist strikes so fast - and with such force - that
the sensors kept flying off his body....


http://www.qigonginstitute.org/html/...20Stanford.pdf

That's awesome on two counts! One, because its actually investigating Taiji scientifically and 2) because Chen Xiang is actually my Taiji teacher's senior classmate.

EO

[Eric Olson]

I wonder what that red line is that shoots up when he expresses the power? A force vector? It seems like its going in the opposite direction of where he would want to express his power in the technique.

EO

[RAF]

The clip was mislabeled by the Standford team. Chen Xiang, although a disciple of Feng Zhiqiang, is performing xiao baji jia from the baji system.