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Tai Chi Elements virtual training environment | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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Friday, 2 November 2012. Tai Chi Elements virtual training environment. Thanks very much to my friend, and reader, Ashley for pointing this out to me]. An interesting kickstarter proposal for a new virtual environment for training in tai chi. Is currently open for backers. The idea seems to be that it's a virtual world where people can study 3D models of "Tai Chi masters" developed through motion capture technology. For example to match your body positions to that of the motion capture model. We relaunch...

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The love of chi | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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Friday, 3 May 2013. The love of chi. In a previous post. I discussed the analogy of chi and love. Following a conversation I had recently, I was reminded of this analogy and thought I would spend some time to elaborate on it, as I find it to be quite powerful. The nature of what chi. I believe that by considering the analogy that chi is like love, it becomes obvious which questions are meaningless and enlightens us all, validating both the scientific and the spiritual viewpoints. Again only in a metaphor...

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Internal arts resources | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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I thought it would be worth having a permanent page that describes some of the books, websites and general resources that have helped me along the way. Other blogs and Links. At the bottom of this site you will find an automatically updated list of some of the other Internal arts related blogs that I follow. Some of my particular favourites are:. I have a great deal of respect for Mike and his explanantions. Smile breath and go slow". An extensive resource of information about tai chi. Finally in my litt...

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Chi is not energy | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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Tuesday, 20 September 2011. Chi is not energy. Humans can't transmit energy like this. This is a fundamental question of the internal arts. To my mind is it also the root cause of why Westerners are sceptical of practices such as yoga and tai chi. Internal arts teachers rabbit (or should that be parrot) on about chi being energy (as they were instructed), but chi is not energy and I will explain why. Can I put chi into an energy chain as I have just done in that example? The concept of chi is no longer a...

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Robotics framework | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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While trying to think about tai chi in a scientific context, I came up with the idea of a robotics thought experiment framework. In other words, what would it mean for robots to do tai chi? In order to train a robot (which is essentially a computer) to do tai chi, hippy style energies waffle wouldn't work. Instead you would have to use precise algorithms, definitions and terminologies and have to explain tai chi in the language of science. But for robotics. If you could do tai chi push hands with a r...

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My local tai chi motion caputre facility | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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Friday, 25 May 2012. My local tai chi motion caputre facility. I just discovered there is a tai chi motion capture facility. Only about half an hours drive away from me at the University of Portsmouth! It seems that it is open to the public in principle (by arrangement), so I'm sorely tempted to go down there myself! Maybe this will be a realistic way in to start scientifically analysing my movements. And a lot of fun of course :-). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chi is not energy. Review: The five ...

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Demystifying chi - a must watch video | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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Friday, 19 October 2012. Demystifying chi - a must watch video. Wow, I have just discovered the most wonderful video thanks to my fellow blogger at internal gong fu. This video is called demystifying chi and is essentially reinforcing the point that I have been making ( as regular readers will know. That I am not a big fan of "chi" and all it's connotations as energy. Where does this apparent translation come from? This video provides the answers:. At time index 03:00 (and then discussed at 40:00), he po...

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How to calculate your tai chi skill level | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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Friday, 4 May 2012. How to calculate your tai chi skill level. Do you know how good you are at tai chi? If you have only been doing it for a for a few months it's pretty obvious you're only a beginner. Likewise, if you've practiced every day for 40 years you're going to be at a pretty high level - but most of us are somewhere in the middle. What I am going to do here therefore is set out a formula that you can use to calculate your approximate level of tai chi skill. Book by Master Jan Silberstorff. ...

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Highlights | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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I like to post thoughts as they arise, and these sequences of posts and trains of thought can help me refine my ideas and arguments. Occasionally I try to bring what I have discovered together into some mini essays which represent the posts that I am most proud of - my editors choices if you please:. Embrace science to set the chi free. Developing tai chi mathematics. How to calculate your tai chi skill level. Tai chi and the road to self-defence. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Chi is not energy. The chi th...

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Further thoughts on Tai chi for Kinect | Spiralwise - Tai chi from a scientific perspective

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Wednesday, 24 August 2011. Further thoughts on Tai chi for Kinect. Tai Chi on Fitness-Evolved. Over 1 million points of your body. I've been delving a bit deeper into Microsoft Xbox Kinect's Tai Chi. System that I talked about before. The kinect system allows you to do this in real time, which I think is great. Indeed, this review by FindingSanctuary. Highlights this as one of its key positives:. When you’re playing Fitness-Evolved it actually projects you into the game! Serious chi gung practitioners wi...