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Article: THE MAN: STANFORD RESEARCHERS RELISH CHANCE TO STUDY THE MOST MINUTE MOVEMENTS OF A TAI CHI MASTER.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2007
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Byline: S.L. Wykes
May 3--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.
And then she glanced at her computer screen, where Chen's movements were mirrored by an animated stick figure. Like a light-footed dancing skeleton, the figure's grace was undeniable. And frightening. The explosive power of the strikes was stunning -- 400 pounds of force generated by Chen's body accelerating from 0 mph to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds -- ...