Research Article
Quantitative Motion Analysis of Tai Chi Chuan: The Upper Extremity Movement
Table 1
Comparison of the similarity of the nine TCC forms.
| ā | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1-6 | 1-7 | 1-8 | 1-9 | 1-10 | 1-11 | 1-12 | |
| Preparation | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.81 | Ward off | 0.90 | 0.38 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.89 | Roll back | 0.74 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.90 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.91 | 0.75 | Press | 0.60 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 0.54 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.60 | 0.71 | Push | 0.53 | 0.62 | 0.39 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.27 | 0.88 | 0.28 | 0.52 | Pluck | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.77 | Lay | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.90 | Elbow | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.54 | 0.76 | Lean sideways | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.62 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.65 | | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.71 | ā |
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