The temporospatial and kinematic characteristics of typical tai chi movements: Repulse monkey and wave-hand in Cloud

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-123

  Law, Nok Yeung ^a   Li, Jing Xian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

Author keywords

biomechanics; elderly; kinematics; Tai Chi; temporospatial

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TAI CHI; WALKING;

AGED; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TAI JI; WALKING;

EID: 84897003708     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2014.881819     Document Type: Article

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