Alert icon
We're changing our privacy policy. This stuff matters.  Learn more  Dismiss

SkeptiCamp NYC 2010 - John Rennie: Science and Nonsense in the Martial Arts Part 2 of 3

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon
Upgrade to the latest Flash Player for improved playback performance. Upgrade now or more info.
90 views
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on Feb 20, 2011

John Rennie, former editor in chief of Scientific American, talks about martial arts, at SkeptiCamp NYC 2010. Part 2 of 3. Midway through this portion, John performs a couple of live breaking demonstrations. Sorry about the sound quality.

Training in traditional Eastern martial arts can be highly rewarding, but it is often clouded by mystical, unscientific ideas about "chi," "death touches" and the like. Let a fourth-degree black belt in Japanese karate dispel the woo with a look at the physics and biomechanics that really put the power behind the punches, and a demonstration of breaking.

Category:

Education

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 0 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (0)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
Loading...

Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more