Tai-Chi Chuan History Tai Chi Chuan, known by many as simply Tai Chi, is an ancient Chinese martial art known as a type of shadow boxing. The exact date that it was created is unknown but sources say anywhere from one-thousand up to fifteen hundred years ago. Some people argue that it has been around longer than that even. Originally it was designed as a tool for self-defense and a competitive sport. There are at least five distinct styles of Tai Chi; Yang, Chen, Wu, Hao, and Sun. They differ…
Exercise and Chronic Medical Conditions Research has shown that exercise has a vital effect on preventing and treating chronic medical conditions. Chronic illness “refers to health problems that persist over extended periods and often (but not always) associated with participation and activity limitations (disability)” (Goodridge, 2014, p. 69). Some common chronic medical conditions include chronic heart disease, and diabetes. Accordingly, the signs and symptoms of these chronic illnesses are…
Transactional leadership treats work as a transaction in order to let everyone knows where they stand. For instance, an employee agrees to perform specific tasks, if the employer agrees to pay the approximately equal wages. Those specific tasks can be evaluated by the established measurable criteria, if performance does not meet the expectations, the transaction (wages) can be negotiated. In other words, leaders have the leverage to fire or demote its follower. Likewise, a follower who meets or…
Bruce Lee (Birth name Lee Jun-Fun) was born November 27,1940 died age 32 July 20, 1973. Bruce who is 3 months old appeared in his first film. He began appearing in minor filming which are The Birth Of Mankind (1946) and Fu Gui Fu Yun (1948). He appeared in 20 films as a child actor in 1946. Bruce who was now 12 years old attend to college, later he got beaten up by street gang which inspired him to take up Martial arts training under Sifu Yip Man taught him Wing Chun Kung Fu for 5 years. When…
Personality traits of Indians • Indians treat Cricket as a culture. Indians are crazy about cricket and follow it religiously, they refer to cricket as a ‘religion’. • They are also very Socializing. Indians are hardly spotted alone, they are very talkative and don’t mind making conversation with strangers. • Indians are full of Empathy. They are caring and always ready to help those in need. Eg: due to their social nature, Indians make friends easily and they won’t back off if they see a…
“The Culture that drives the people” In 1908, during the reign of many Boxing greats, the world’s first black heavy weight champion became Jack Johnson; He fought in many challenging (Chitterling) circuits in order to prove himself. It is believed that this ‘Jail house style of boxing’ was formulated during his boxing matches or surfaced during the Ragtime, Dixieland and the Blues era and no later than the Swing and Jazzy Bebop-hip culture of the 40’s and 50’s. Music has always been the…
Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pain Management Kevin Cates Hypothesis: TCM is an effective choice in pain management, specifically chronic pain and psychogenic pain of the lower back area. Chronic Pain and Pain Management: Chronic pain is a major health issue in our modern day society. It causes immense suffering for patients and their families, drains public health care resources and is a major detriment to society due to lost work productivity. Current western medical treatments are…