
“A Chinese martial art that is simultaneously a spiritual and a physical discipline. “Chinese philosophical teachings that form the basis of certain martial arts” Kung fu, on the other hand, is a term that came into use during the Qing Dynasty to not only refer to martial arts, but also the endurance and longevity of Chinese culture and spirit. Wushu, with its long history of development in China, refers to the Chinese martial arts executed through the body or weapons, such as swords, sabers and spears.

Quotes from the film The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) starring Jackie Chan and Jet LiĪ martial arts festival was held at the Tianshan Mountain scenic area in Fukang city, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on August 7, 2013. "Formless, nameless… the true master dwells. "Nothing is softer than water…yet it can overcome rock. Learn the way, then find your own way.īut do not name it, my friend, for it is like water." Taekwondo biomechanics dynamic measurement human kinematics martial arts motion tracking sensors sports science." Kung fu: hard work over time to accomplish skill. The experiments were conducted with high ranking black belt practitioners in Taekwondo, Hapkido and Shaolin Wushu. Our comparison experiment showed that the Taekwondo sine-wave punch produced the highest impact force compared to a Hapkido right cross punch and a Shaolin Wushu right cross, however the Wushu right cross had the highest force to weight ratio at 82:1. We demonstrated that the sine-wave punch on average produced an impact force of 6884 N which was higher than the reverse-step punch that produced an average impact force of 5055 N. Our results verified that the motion vectors associated with a Taekwondo practitioner performing a sine-wave punch, uses a unique gravitational potential energy to optimise the impact force of the punch. We developed a sensing system which is composed of an ICSensor Model 3140 accelerometer attached to a punching bag for measuring dynamic acceleration, Kinovea motion analysis software and 2 GoPro Hero 3 cameras, one focused on the practitioner's motion and the other focused on the punching bag's motion. We evaluated these techniques in comparison with the martial arts styles of Hapkido and Shaolin Wushu and investigated the kinematic properties. In our research we focused on analyzing the velocity, impulse, momentum and impact force of the Taekwondo sine-wave punch and reverse-step punch. Martial arts has many benefits not only in self-defence, but also in improving physical fitness and mental well-being.
