A Comparison of the Characteristics of Balance Control between the Tai-Chi Chuan Routine Players and Push-hands Players

• Main Authors: Jui-Fang Tsai, 蔡瑞芳
• Other Authors: Wen-Tzu Tang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27055917593834309424

碩士 === 國立臺灣體育大學(桃園) === 教練研究所 === 96 === Background: Tai-chi is a very common martial art both in China and Western Countries. The most popular ways of practicing Tai-chi are Routines and Push-hands。Usually, Routines can be exercised by just one person, while Push-hands requires a partner. Through pair practicing, one pushes the partner’s arms and even through the partner’s center of gravity in order to create an imbalance. Therefore, it has become extremely important for an expert Tai-chi player to keep his or her lower body stable and balanced at any time or situation. This purpose can be well fulfilled by proper balance trainings. Purpose: This study is focusing on the difference between Push-hands players and Routine players on both situations: standing on one foot with eyes closed, and being pushed without direction notifying beforehand, in order to understand the difference of their balance strategies. Method: Selected 6 Tai-chi Push-hands players and 5 Routine players, joined this study. Surface Electromyography is used to show the activation of different muscles. The results tell a significant difference between these two categories of Tai-chi contestants. Results: 1. Tai-chi Push-hands players use more often the hip joint strategy when receiving a balance-breaking force. 2. Tai-chi Push-hands players use gastrocnemius muscle with the rectus femoris muscles more than Routines players when being drawn from ahead. This gives a hint of how they use their knee joints. 3. Tai-chi Push-hands players often rotate and transfer their center of gravity when use the hip joint strategy. This helps to load the force and to keep them balanced. 4. Due to their way of training, Tai-chi Push-hands players tend to use their feet to prepare their starts when facing a balance-breaking force. 5. Tai-chi Routine players more often use ankle joints strategy when receiving a balance-breaking force.