We present a framework for identifying events in video and their roles the larger \story" of the sequence. The method hinges on identifying basic-level events and relationships that hold between them in time. The events themselves can be modelled as characteristic motions and collisions of surfaces, without taking recourse to object segmentation. To handle complex interactions between multiple ...

Background—Practising the martial art of taekwon-do (TKD) has been proposed to have beneficial eVects on cardiovascular fitness as well as general physical ability. Furthermore, TKD masters and participants have promoted TKD as a total fitness programme. Research studies substantiating this, however, seem to be lacking, perhaps because TKD is recognised more as a method of self defence than a f...

The etiologies of Keinböck's disease and intraosseous ganglion remain unknown. Both entities are rare and the coexistence of these two pathologies in the same patient and hand is even less frequent. We report the case of a 40-year-old man with a longstanding history of martial arts practice (karate) who developed an avascular necrosis of the lunate concomitant with a giant intraosseous ganglion...

Taiwan is a multi-cultural blend of traditional Chinese culture with signifi cant East Asian infl uences, including Japanese, and such Western infl uences as American, Spanish and Dutch. This blend has allowed Taiwan, over time, to gradually develop its own distinct culture, mostly a variation of Chinese culture from Southern China. In addition, the Taiwanese aboriginals also have distinct cult...

The use of advanced e-learning methods for the teaching of movement (dance, different forms of sport or martial arts) has not been considered before in the e-learning literature. E-learning could have many applications in the teaching of movement as supplementary or reviewing material for a classroom course, or as material that is fitted to the individual student profile (student physical healt...

A prevailing theory (and practical application) is that elite performance requires early childhood skill development and training across various domains, including sport. Debate continues whether children specializing early (ie, training/competition in a single sport) have true advantage compared with those who sample various sports early and specialize in a single sport later (adolescence). Re...

Martial arts, or budo in Japanese, are practiced recreationally on a global scale. Is there relation between the regular practice/training of various fighting arts and attitude these people towards natural world? Does educate this direction? Representatives (n = 145) were examined using diagnostic survey. It was found that respondents to nature ecology positive for majority (almost 74%). This a...

Accurate assessment of competitive ability is a critical component of contest behavior in animals, and it could be just as important in human competition, particularly in human ancestral populations. Here, we tested the role that facial perception plays in this assessment by investigating the association between both perceived aggressiveness and perceived fighting ability in fighters' faces and...

The health of the middle-aged and elderly people is a major concern given the rapid aging population and rising costs of medical care. Low-impact exercise on a regular basis is ideal for maintaining the well-being of an aging population. Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is the most well-known and most widely practiced form of low-impact martial arts therapy and has been shown to have positive health effects...