Xiujie Ma
Chengdu Sport University, Chinese Guoshu Academy, Faculty Member
We analyze and compare the differences in the biomechanical parameters between the lead straight punch and the index of force development of the lower extremities of boxers of different levels of ability. This can bridge the technical gap... more
We analyze and compare the differences in the biomechanical parameters between the lead straight punch and the index of force development of the lower extremities of boxers of different levels of ability. This can bridge the technical gap and provide insight and information for training strategies and athlete selection. To this end, a synchronized Vicon infrared 3D motion-capture system, two Kistler force platforms, and Kistler 8 target sensors were used for analysis. Sixteen boxers were recruited and sorted into an elite group (height 181.14 ± 3.01 cm, body mass 76.00 ± 10.028 kg) and a junior group (179.67 ± 5.84 cm, body mass 75.47 ± 12.19 kg), and their lead straight punch was then compared and analyzed. Three punch velocity indexes—peak velocity, contact velocity and Punching deceleration rate—six strength indexes—impulse, peak force, relative strength, peak time (frame), rate of force development (RFD), and movement time—and five exertion of both legs indexes— peak force, peak...
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Background: In the context of the gradually accelerating aging of the population, the subjective well-being of older adults has received extensive research attention. Guozhuang Dance is a collective aerobic exercise that plays an... more
Background: In the context of the gradually accelerating aging of the population, the subjective well-being of older adults has received extensive research attention. Guozhuang Dance is a collective aerobic exercise that plays an important role in the physical activity of older Chinese adults. Studying the intrinsic relationship between Guozhuang Dance and the subjective well-being can help improve the quality of life and well-being of older adults in their later years. This study was conducted in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, where many older adults practice Guozhuang Dance. Previous studies pointed out that group identity and self-efficacy can influence well-being in a collective exercise. Methods: For this study, we recruited 520 adults (male = 228, female = 292) aged 65 years or older from Chengdu who participated in Guozhuang Dance, to conduct a survey to understand the effect of this exercise on their subjective well-being. The Guozhuang Dance exercise scale, the grou...
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The public space of a park is one of the most important carriers of social interaction and cultural practice in urban areas. Taking an ethnography of Taijiquan in Chengdu (China) as a case study, this article explores the production of... more
The public space of a park is one of the most important carriers of social interaction and cultural practice in urban areas. Taking an ethnography of Taijiquan in Chengdu (China) as a case study, this article explores the production of Taijiquan’s “park culture space” (PCS). Our analysis revealed that the development of PCS not only transformed “public space” in the park to a “private space” through Taijiquan practice and exchange but also transformed “material space” in the park into “social space” with identification. We found that working on the process of self-managing Taijiquan’s “park culture space” included the democratic operation mechanism of communication and consultation, the cooperative operation mechanism of mutual benefit, and the incentive operation mechanism of balancing interests. Taijiquan’s “park culture space” was the reproduction of public space that was not only bonded with Taijiquan practice but was also reconstructed and expanded by Taijiquan practitioners. F...
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Background & Study Objective: Semiotics is one of the prominent approaches in the 21 Century social sciences. Chinese martial arts are recognized as an “unique” Chinese cultural symbol. This article aims to provide knowledge of the... more
Background & Study Objective: Semiotics is one of the prominent approaches in the 21 Century social sciences. Chinese martial arts are recognized as an “unique” Chinese cultural symbol. This article aims to provide knowledge of the awareness and familiarity of Chinese martial arts of Germany university students. Material & Methods: By using the survey methodology on 1258 university students in 15 German universities. The survey data was quantitatively analyzed by SPSS22.0, and the chisquare test and factor analysis were performed. If the p-value was less than 0.05, the null hypothesis was rejected, and the significant difference does exist. Results: 1. German university students are not familiar with Chinese martial arts symbols; 2. German male university students tend to focus on the martial level of boxing types and Chinese traditional weapons, while German female university students prefer the Chinese martial clothing and culture; 3. The cognition level and familiarity of German ...
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Studies have shown that Wushu training can induce the slow wave activity rhythm of cerebral with high amplitude, which is beneficial to people’s physical and mental health and stable nerves. In order to further explore the influence of... more
Studies have shown that Wushu training can induce the slow wave activity rhythm of cerebral with high amplitude, which is beneficial to people’s physical and mental health and stable nerves. In order to further explore the influence of Wushu training on the human brain electrical nerve, according to the theoretical design experiment for the influence of the head down tilt on the brain electrical activity, the EEG data of the shooting athletes after handstand training of Wushu and the Taijiquan training are obtained. The experimental data show that there are significant differences in the power value of α and β frequency band of the cerebral nerve, the index of EEG coherence function, the comprehensive index of EEG after the handstand training and the posture of sitting. The indexes of the athletes’ EEG are significantly higher than those before the handstand training, indicating that the handstand training of Wushu has a positive effect on the human brain electricity. After the Taij...
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This study aims to investigate the effects of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) and brisk walking (BW) on balance and training duration for the two exercises to significantly improve balance. A total of 48 elderly women were randomly divided into three... more
This study aims to investigate the effects of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) and brisk walking (BW) on balance and training duration for the two exercises to significantly improve balance. A total of 48 elderly women were randomly divided into three groups. The TCC and BW groups completed a 60-min intervention training program with five sessions weekly for 16 weeks. Single-leg standing balance was tested every 4 weeks. Results showed that all the variables with eyes open improved on the eighth week (p < .05) in the TCC group and on the 12th week (p < .01) in the BW group. All variables with eyes closed improved on the 12th week (p < .01) in the TCC group and on the 16th week (p < .05) in the BW group. The results showed that 12 and 16 weeks of TCC and BW, respectively were essential to improve balance with eyes closed among the women aged 60-70 years.
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In a globalized, media-driven society, people are being exposed to different cultural and philosophical ideas. In Europe, the School of Internal Arts (pseudonym) follows key principles of the ancient Chinese text The Yijinjing (The... more
In a globalized, media-driven society, people are being exposed to different cultural and philosophical ideas. In Europe, the School of Internal Arts (pseudonym) follows key principles of the ancient Chinese text The Yijinjing (The Muscle-Tendon Change Classic) “Skeleton up, flesh down”, in its online and offline pedagogy. This article draws on an ongoing ethnographic, netnographic and cross-cultural investigation of the transmission of knowledge in this atypical association that combines Taijiquan with a range of practices such as Qigong, body loosening exercises and meditation. Exploring the ideal body cultivated by the students, we describe and illustrate key (and often overlooked) body areas—namely the spine, scapula, Kua and feet, which are continually worked on in the School of Internal Arts’ exercise-based pedagogy. We argue that Neigong and Taijiquan, rather than being forms of physical education, are vehicles for adult physical re-education. This re-education offers space i...
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The public space of a park is one of the most important carriers of social interaction and cultural practice in urban areas. Taking an ethnography of Taijiquan in Chengdu (China) as a case study, this article explores the production of... more
The public space of a park is one of the most important carriers of social interaction and cultural practice in urban areas. Taking an ethnography of Taijiquan in Chengdu (China) as a case study, this article explores the production of Taijiquan’s “park culture space” (PCS). Our analysis revealed that the development of PCS not only transformed “public space” in the park to a “private space” through Taijiquan practice and exchange but also transformed “material space” in the park into “social space” with identification. We found that working on the process of self-managing Taijiquan’s “park culture space” included the democratic operation mechanism of communication and consultation, the cooperative operation mechanism of mutual benefit, and the incentive operation mechanism of balancing interests. Taijiquan’s “park culture space” was the reproduction of public space that was not only bonded with Taijiquan practice but was also reconstructed and expanded by Taijiquan practitioners. F...
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Contributing to Taijiquan studies, this research uses spatial analysis tools in ArcGIS 10.3 and SPSS 23.0 to map out the spatial distributional pattern of the Taijiquan organizations in London, and then explores factors attributing to the... more
Contributing to Taijiquan studies, this research uses spatial analysis tools in ArcGIS 10.3 and SPSS 23.0 to map out the spatial distributional pattern of the Taijiquan organizations in London, and then explores factors attributing to the spatial distribution of Taijiquan culture. The result shows that the distribution of Taijiquan organizations in London generally presents a spatial distribution structure of “dense center + sparse periphery”; the spatial distribution is unbalanced, showing a cohesive distribution; the directional distribution tends to be obvious in areas that are proximate to urban traffic arteries and afforestation in London. Through multivariate hierarchical regression analysis, the study explores the influential factors for the spatial distribution of Taijiquan organizations in London. The results show that: population size, economic level, and education level have little influence on the spatial distribution of Taijiquan organizations; however, the population d...
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Background & Study Objective: Semiotics is one of the prominent approaches in the 21stCentury social sciences. Chinese martial arts are recognized as an “unique” Chinese cultural symbol. This article aims to provide knowledge of the... more
Background & Study Objective: Semiotics is one of the prominent approaches in the 21stCentury social sciences. Chinese martial arts are recognized as an “unique” Chinese cultural symbol. This article aims to provide knowledge of the awareness and familiarity of Chinese martial arts of Germany university students. Material & Methods: By using the survey methodology on 1258 university students in 15 German universities. The survey data was quantitatively analyzed by SPSS22.0, and the chi-square test and factor analysis were performed. If the p-value was less than 0.05, the null hypothesis was rejected, and the significant difference does exist. Results: 1. German university students are not familiar with Chinese martial arts symbols; 2. German male university students tend to focus on the martial level of boxing types and Chinese traditional weapons, while German female university students prefer the Chinese martial clothing and culture; 3. The cognition level and familiarity of Germa...
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This study aims to investigate the effects of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) and brisk walking (BW) on balance and training duration for the two exercises to significantly improve balance. A total of 48 elderly women were randomly divided into three... more
This study aims to investigate the effects of Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) and brisk walking (BW) on balance and training duration for the two exercises to significantly improve balance. A total of 48 elderly women were randomly divided into three groups. The TCC and BW groups completed a 60-min intervention training program with five sessions weekly for 16 weeks. Single-leg standing balance was tested every 4 weeks. Results showed that all the variables with eyes open improved on the eighth week (p < .05) in the TCC group and on the 12th week (p < .01) in the BW group. All variables with eyes closed improved on the 12th week (p < .01) in the TCC group and on the 16th week (p < .05) in the BW group. The results showed that 12 and 16 weeks of TCC and BW, respectively were essential to improve balance with eyes closed among the women aged 60-70 years.
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether both suspension training (ST) and traditional training (TT) can improve Sanda athlete's strength quality of trunk muscles and to explore the effect of suspension training on Sanda athletes'... more
The aim of this study was to investigate whether both suspension training (ST) and traditional training (TT) can improve Sanda athlete's strength quality of trunk muscles and to explore the effect of suspension training on Sanda athletes' trunk muscle power production. Twelve elite Sanda athletes from the Competitive Sports School of Shanghai University of Sport were randomly assigned to experimental group (EG) and control group (CG). EG and CG were regularly trained with suspension training and traditional strength training for 40 minutes three times per week. The total duration of training was 10 weeks. The measurements including peak torque (PT), PT/body weight (BW), and rate of force development (RFD) were used to assess trunk muscles strength. The results showed that there were significant differences between the two groups' performance when it was tested at the higher velocity of dyna-mometer (test of muscle power), but less significant differences when the two groups performance was tested at the lower velocity of dynamometer (test of maximum strength). The conclusion of this study is that compared with traditional training methods, suspension training can improve back and trunk flexion muscles strength more effectively. In particular, suspension training can improve the explosive power of trunk extension and flexion muscles.
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Interview on Theory, Method, Martial Arts Studies, Post-Marxism, and More, to be translated and published in Chinese
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This is the complete issue of Martial Arts Studies, number 8, July 2019 - 'Bruce Lee's Martial Legacies'.