Mathematical Chess

Mathematical chess is a two-player educational and entertaining game played on ten digit pieces (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) and six operator pieces (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, power, and root). The chessboard is a grid made up of nine vertical and nine horizontal lines. It is flexible and suitable for all students from middle and high schools to universities. The excessive use of electronic calculators and games has caused a negative impact on the alertness of the minds and the numerical abilities of students at all levels. Dr Ryan said, 'In numeracy, the young teenage student in 2003 was approximately a quarter of a grade level behind his or her counterpart in 1964.' This was reported in the article 'Grade Worse Than in 1960s' (SMH, 11 February 2008). Students love challenges and competitions. Dr Robert C. Ferguson writes, 'A learning environment organised around games has a positive effect on students' attitudes towards learning' ('Teacher's Guide: Research and Benefits of Chess', 11 October 2006). The above statements drive the implementation of this mathematical chess game. Like European chess and Chinese chess, mathematical chess teaches strategy planning, problem-solving, memory improvement, decision-making, concentration, perseverance, observation, analysis, and organisation skill. Mathematical chess itself also promotes numerical abilities, mental alertness, and speedy calculation. The numeracy performance of students in many countries has not improved since 1960, not because of the incompetence of the teachers, but because an educational game interesting and challenging enough to attract students' attention did not exist. Mathematical chess can help resolve this drawback. The author's dream is to see mathematical chess become a popular game in all middle and high schools, and to see the love and passion of mathematics flowering in the minds of young people around the world.

Ho, George

Sports & Outdoors

Xlibris

This book is an enriched version of my other book that has a 5 stars review, "Can Tai Chi be self-learned?" Some viewers have asked me to do a step-by-step instruction book for Tai Chi. However, when I researched into the possibilities I found that Tai Chi is a lot more than martial arts and its principles can be applied into many Dong gong and Jing gong and even simple exercises. It is much better to know the principles and the guidelines to practice good Tai Chi than to confine the instructions into mundane step-by-step details. I have a YouTube video that can give viewers a brief introduction of the principles of Tai Chi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKMIMjjVqvk&t=369sThe essential principles on how to do tai chi in order to gain the benefits this present book I have quoted a qigong expert, Master Zhou Qian-chuan''s comment, "The main styles of Tai Chi quan as a form of martial arts, including the Yang, the Chen and the Wu, have designed the movements too complicated for qigong practice. For instance, the body turns, the footwork, and the various configurations of the fists, the palms and even the fingers for their extension, flexion, catching and punching are designed for combat with disguises and attacks from unexpected angles. The chest, the abdomen, the shoulders and even the head and necks do various functions in absorption and the nullification of the opponent''s attacks. As a result, the meridians are all tangled up in the martial arts training and real fighting. The 3 yang meridians of the hands &#25163;&#19977;&#38525;&#32147;&#65288;&#22823;&#33144;&#12289;&#19977;&#28966;&#12289;&#23567;&#33144;large intestine, triple burner, small intestine&#65289;&#12289;and the three yang meridians of the legs &#36275;&#19977;&#38525;&#32147;&#65288;&#32963;&#12289;&#33213;&#12289;&#33152;&#33009;Stomach, gallbladder, bladder) are overemphasized and move too fast for the hand three yin meridians&#25163;&#19977;&#38512;&#32147;&#65288;&#32954;&#12289;&#24515;&#21253;&#12289;&#24515;Lung. Pericardium and heart and the foot three yin meridians&#36275;&#19977;&#38512;&#32147;&#65288;&#33086;&#12289;&#32925;&#12289;&#33102;spleen, liver, kidney&#65289;to catch up with the movements. From my observation, 30 % to 40% of the Tai Chi martial arts masters have this problem. Their complexion might look healthy with a glowing red face but when I examined them, most of those that fitted the above descriptions were diabetic and hypertensive with a numbness of the left side of the body. Most of these cases usually suffered from a stroke when they aged. My suggestion is for Tai Chi practitioners to convert Tai Chi back to its 13 poses as a form of qigong with simpler movements but with internal kung fu training as designed by the Taoists for the practice of Enlightenment and Longevity."I have a medical finding in this book to support Master Zhou''s claim. According to Dr. George Ho, the author of this book the acquisition of the CranioSacral Postural reflex of Tai Chi is essential if one wants to succeed in Tai Chi and sleeping qigong, which according to Master Huai-jin Nan can be practiced in a supine or a side-lying posture. However, there is no report of anybody succeeding in a prone posture. To substantiate the background for the understanding of sleeping qigong please watch the following two YouTube videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrWHuLxQ_YwSleeping qi gong by Dr. George Ho of Vancouverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n3TTQVNhh0&t=287s#32974;&#24687;T&#257;i x&#299; (embryonic breathing??) by Huai-jin Nan, supplemented by Dr. George HoThe best self-evaluation of one''s success in sleeping qigong is the emergence of the embryonic mode of respiration, called Taixi&#32974;&#24687; in Chinese. Also, the ability to lie supine or sideways for a long time without discomfort is also a good criterion. This has been substantiated by Dr. George Ho''s ability to lie still in a very relaxed manner during his dental treatments. This new usage of the sleeping qigong is invaluable for dental patients and dentists and should be taught to the public. If the Dental Association is interested I am willing to share my experiences in sleeping qigong. The related YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQe01SUB2n8 The Guidelines for Self-taught Tai Chi and Sleeping Qigong (Kindle book)

The Guidelines for Self-taught Tai Chi and Sleeping Qigong: Tai Chi+ Sleeping Qigong = An Excellent Combination of Integrative Body Mind Training (Tai Chi and meditation)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ho, Rebecca

Ho, Jennifer

Exercise & Fitness

Independently published

In this booklet, I have started with my scientific explanations of the mystical interpretation of the Ji form of tai chi power by a famous tai chi master, Master Wang Pui-sheng. Many people are impressed with tai chi masters'' demonstrations of using this form of power to push demonstration partners in the air. However, if this pushing technique can really be used in a real fight wouldn''t it be used by highly paid sports professionals like Sumo wrestlers in Japan? From my researches I have found that the origin of this powerful technique was discovered by Master Guo&#38642;&#28145; yúnsh&#275;n (1829&#65293;1900) of &#24418;&#24847;xíng yì when he was handcuffed and shackled for three years in a prison. &#24418;&#24847;xíng yì is a form of martial arts that stress heavily on pile stance training and footwork. Since Master Guo''s movements were limited in prison he could only practice pile stance and one step at time footwork. With a lot of practice, he created his&#12300;Half step beng punch, &#21322;(meaning half)&#27493;(meaning step)&#23849;(meaning collapse)&#25331;(meaning fist), bàn bù b&#275;ng quán'' in Chinese&#12301;, with which he knocked out many opponents in one punch. But his punch did not push people in the air. The tai chi demonstration of pushing people in the air was made famous by Yang&#26954;sh&#462;o hóu &#23569;&#20399;(1862-1930), one of the sons of Yang&#26954; Lù chán &#38706;&#31146;, the founder of Yang style tai chi, who never bothered to demonstrate his real kung fu. As a bodyguard of the Qing''s Imperial members, his kung fu was well witnessed when Yang&#26954; Lù chán &#38706;&#31146;protected his masters by hurting and even killing people. After he died Yang&#26954;sh&#462;o hóu &#23569;&#20399; did not get his job as a bodyguard. He could only make a living by teaching tai chi to the Qing''s Imperial members and their friends. I think this is why he thought of using the demonstration of bouncing partners up in the air to win his kung fu credibility. For fear of hurting his Imperial students, he trained Wang&#27754;Yongquan&#27704;&#27849;(1904-1987) as his demonstration partner, who could then learn this special kung fu that was regarded as a family secret. Then came Bruce Lee, who was a kung fu fanatic and he probably read about all the above people and their skills in martial art. His one-inch punch and six-inch punch are just as effective as the Ji form of tai chi power. The mechanics are very similar. However, his martial arts training did not help his epilepsy, which is a common brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. Again from my researches, I think he did not practice his static meditation in a way so that he could do&#29001;&#31934;&#21270;&#27683;Liàn j&#299;ng huà qì, the process in which j&#299;ng (hormonal secretion is my scientific conception of jing&#31934;) is used to stimulate the further development of the nervous system, vaguely called qi in Chinese. Please read his famous quote about meditation, "Be like water making its way through cracks." Please compare Bruce''s conception of meditation with the highly sophisticated Buddhist meditation method, called 6 Wonderful Ways, &#20845;&#22937;&#27861;&#38272;Liù miàof&#462; mén, that could lead to &#31146;&#23450; chán ding, in which one can enhance one''s wisdom, the sign of the evolution of the nervous system. With his highly sophisticated martial arts as a form of Dong gong he could probably cure his epilepsy with a good Jing gong practice of static meditation, during which he could acquire the essential breathing technique, called&#22577;&#36523;&#27683;Bào sh&#275;n qì in Buddhism or&#32974;&#24687; Taixi, the embryonic mode of respiration in Daoism. Master Sun Lutang, who demonstrated Master Guo''s&#12300;Half step beng punch&#12301;in this booklet is the best example of how to complement his martial arts training as a form of Dong gong with his pile stance as a form of Jing gong and he attained Enlightenment. Master Guo&#38642;&#28145; yúnsh&#275;n''s &#12300;Half step beng punch&#12301;also shows us that the form of dong gong that complements jing gong does not have to be complicated or slow like tai chi quan as a form of martial arts. I have experimented with walking, swimming and using the various tennis strokes as the different levels of dong gong practice and initial results are encouraging.

The Ji 擠form of tai chi power compared with Bruce Lee’s One-inch-punch: The Ji擠form of tai chi power explained and trained scientifically (tai chi and meditation)

The Benefits of tai chi for the spine (Tai chi and meditation)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Tai Chi needs objective and scientific researches like that of Professor Herbert Benson:After studying the meditation method of (Transcendental Meditation TM) with MRI Professor Herbert Benson of Harvard has summarized his findings with the concept, called "The Relaxation Response", which uses the alpha brainwave as the observable evidence exhibited during Transcendental Meditation (TM). His findings have proven that certain physical activities can elicit mental and physical relaxation and his method is a lot easier. The "Relaxation Response method is to sit quietly in a comfortable position for ten minutes, counting one''s breathing." (Benson)The Tai Chi CranioSacral Postural Reflex is similar to the "Relaxation Response"because similar to the observable alpha brain wave that indicates the presence of "Relaxation Response" the Tai Chi CranioSacral Postural Reflex can be subjectively felt by the practitioners and their posture can be measured, studied and compared in experiments. The Tai Chi CranioSacral Postural Reflex is coined by Dr. George Ho from the quotations of the following Tai Chi classics written by Wángz&#333;ngyuè&#29579;&#23447;&#23731;&#65288;1771~1853&#65289;and W&#468;y&#468;xi&#257;ng&#27494;&#31161;&#35140; (1812-1880), "&#29309;&#21205;&#24448;&#20358;&#27683;&#36028;&#32972;Qi&#257;ndòng w&#462;nglái qì ti&#275; bèi, meaning, the abdominal part below the umbilicus seems to adhere to the spine and the adhesion intensifies with the Tai Chi moves;&#28415;&#36523;&#36629;&#21033;&#38914;&#38957;&#25080;M&#462;n sh&#275;n q&#299;ng lì d&#464;ngtóu xuán, meaning, the head feels as light as if it was floating in the air." according to both After hundreds of years of accumulated experiences by many Tai Chi masters who reported that practicing Tai Chi as a set of slow movements in meditation can enhance the aforementioned postural reflex (I have coined this acquired postural reflex as the CranioSacral Postural Reflex) The above quotations are originally from at least two of the Tai Chi classics. The first one, &#12298;&#21313;&#19977;&#21218;&#34892;&#21151;&#24515;&#35299;Shís&#257;n shì xíng g&#333;ng x&#299;n ji&#283;&#12299; was written by&#29579;&#23447;&#23731;Wángz&#333;ngyuè&#65288;1771~1853 by estimation&#65289;. Master Wang wrote, "The abdominal part below the umbilicus seems to be adhering towards the spine and the head feels as light as if it was floating in the air ...&#25152;&#35586;&#38914;&#38957;&#25080;&#20063;...&#29309;&#21205;&#24448;&#20358;&#27683;&#36028;&#32972;".In another Tai Chi classics&#12298;&#21313;&#19977;&#21218;&#27468;&#35363; Shís&#257;n shì g&#275;jué&#12299;written by another Tai Chi sage, &#27494;&#31161;&#35140;W&#468;y&#468;xi&#257;ng (1812-1880 "The energy of a correctly manipulated sacrum of a Tai Chi practitioner with real Tai Chi kung fu can be sent up to the head, which will then feel as light as if it was floating in the air. &#23614;&#38317;&#27491;&#20013;&#31070;&#36011;&#38914;&#65292;&#28415;&#36523;&#36629;&#21033;&#38914;&#38957;&#25080; W&#283;i l&#472; zhèngzhòng shén guàn d&#464;ng, m&#462;n sh&#275;n q&#299;ng lì d&#464;ngtóu xuán&#12290;" https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/&#22826;&#26997;&#21313;&#19977;&#21218; and http://www.ystjq.com/jd03.htm The subjective experiences of these ancient sages have never been objectively or medically explained in the fashion like Prof. Benson, who uses the Alpha brain wave to objectively verify the Relaxation Response of the mind and the body of the meditative practices of various religious practices, especially that silent chanting of the TM practitioners. This booklet tries to fill this vacuum, supplying medical theories and more tangible findings of the observed CranioSacral Postural Reflex, which is a modernized concept of Tai Chi created by Dr. George Ho, the author of this booklet.In my Med Rehab Tai Chi (Ho, George Ho 2010) I have collected many medically-based theories that have proven the therapeutic effects of Tai Chi, meditation, yoga.Traditionally Tai Chi as a form of martial arts and meditation in various stationary poses are taught laboriously with many details regarding postures and movements. However, the basic foundation to build this internal kung fu is usually vaguely instructed. I am trying to fill this vacuum. As an example, please watch my YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otgArQz1KKkAn easier way to get the basic kung fu for opening the Central Meridian Chanting and singing are two ways that I have recommended. Dantian singing is shown in the video that can be searched with,"Dantian singing as a form of Self-cultivation of tai chi by Dr. George Ho"

Acquiring the CranioSacral Postural Reflex with Meditation and Tai Chi for Longevity and Enlightenment

This article is the enriched version of the article published in T''ai Chi magazine in 2014. It covers many topics regarding the concept of of&#25026;&#21185; "Dong-jin (understanding the power of tai chi)" that could lead the practitioners into the Enlightenment stage, called&#31070;&#26126;(Shén míng) in tai chi. The importance of the new health concept called the CranioSacral postural reflex in Tai Chi is introduced in this article..The theme of discussion revolves around the following quote from the Theory of Tai Chi by the ancient sage, Wang Zongyue&#29579;&#23447;&#23731; (around 1771~1853 ): "&#30001;&#33879;&#29087;(Zhe shú, meaning to have known the movements by heart)&#32780;&#28472;&#24735;(Wù, comprehend)&#25026;&#21185;(Dong jin)&#65292;&#30001;(Yu, from)&#25026;&#21185;(Dong jin) &#32780;&#38542;&#21450;(step into)&#31070;&#26126;(Shén míng)&#65292;&#28982;&#38750;&#29992;&#21147;&#20043;&#20037;(without a long period of practice)&#65292;&#19981;&#33021;&#35905;&#28982;(Huòrán)&#36011;&#36890;(guànt&#333;ng)&#28937;(cannot obtain a sudden breakthrough into the state of enlightenment to advance into the&#31070;&#26126;(Shén míng) stage&#12290;" My translation of "&#30001;&#33879;&#29087;(Zhe shú, meaning to have known the movements by heart)&#32780;&#28472;&#24735;(Wù, comprehend)&#25026;&#21185;(Dong jin)&#65292;&#30001;(Yu, from)&#25026;&#21185;&#32780;&#38542;&#21450;(Ji&#275; jí, step into)&#31070;&#26126;(Shén míng, enlightenment":The chosen tai chi movements have become so well practiced that the practitioner reaches the state of &#25026;&#21185;Dong jin, which means that the mind/body complex has established a new and very efficient pathway in the neural system. Using this new mind/body complex as the platform of further refinement might lead to enlightenment coveted by so many practitioners. One of the benign side effects of this new mind/body complex is its health enhancement to release stress with the practice of meditation. &#31070;&#26126;(Shén míng) is a very vague term that could have quite a few interpretations. &#31070;(Shén) as a noun means "god". It could be an adjective, meaning miraculous. &#26126;( míng) can be an adjective, meaning "bright" and it can be a verb, meaning "to understand". In the above context, I think Shén míng means a "miraculous" upgrade of intelligence. Shén míng in tai chi is similar to&#38931;&#24735;Dùnwù, the sudden emergence of direct knowledge in Chan Buddhism. This will be further elaborated later in this article. I in our modern age after the 2nd World War I have never heard of any tai chi master, who has reached this Shén míng stage of super intelligence, especially when most people practice tai chi as a form of martial arts. Most tai chi practitioners are impressed by masters, who can demonstrate their superior power to push people flying up in the air. This kind of kung fu does not have any practical value in real fighting. It has never appeared in a real fight.Shen ming in the sense of Enlightenment has a far more significant value in our modern age that values the soul as much as the body. Master Sun Lutang (1860-1933), who emphasized heavily on &#31449;&#27137;Zhàn zhu&#257;ng (pile stance) as the fundamental training of Tai Chi has shown us this possibility of Enlightenment with his martial arts discipline. The following is the report of his Enlightenment in the media in 1933:Master Sun stunned the world when he ended his life in a Daoist''s way of self-administered euthanasia to enter another state of his life, immortality. In his late years, Master Sun Lutang was living in retirement in the countryside; he predicted the day of his death and practiced &#36767;&#31296;Bi Gu for two days (for an enlightened Daoist, Bi Gu means eating only a small amount of raw food and eventually to stop eating before his or her spirit leaves the physical body.) When the time came he sat on a chair in a Confucian manner, facing southwest with his back to the northwest and told the family members not to cry and said to them, "I regard death only as a game." At 6:05 AM in 1933 he died with a smile. The major Chinese newspapers and magazines such as the &#12298;&#30003;&#22577;&#12299;&#12298;&#27665;&#22283;&#26085;&#22577;&#12299;&#12298;&#22823;&#20844;&#22577;&#12299;&#12298;&#30410;&#19990;&#22577;&#12299;&#12298;&#19990;&#30028;&#26085;&#22577;&#12299;reported his special way to die like an enlightened Daoist. All the editorials spoke highly of him. In major cities like Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, and Tianjin many martial arts groups held public memorial services for Master Sun.

The path to Enlightenment from the practice of Tai Chi + 站樁Zhàn zhuāng (pile stance): The Shen Ming of Tai Ch is the complementary component of your ... for Enlightenmen (tai chi and meditation)

A Speaker from Taipei: 2 (Publications in Modern Chinese Language and Literature, 4)

Reference

Kubler, Cornelis C

Words, Language & Grammar

Walter de Gruyter

George Ho was a professional translator with more than 15 years' translation and editing experience both in New Zealand and China, which covers commercial, technical, scientific, medical, military, official, legal and general translations. He also has experience in interpreting, translation for multimedia packages, software and web localization projects, as well as in linguistic consultancy. He was awarded a PhD Degree in Translation Studies by the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has published several papers, including the one entitled "Translating Advertisements across Heterogeneous Cultures", which appears in the special issue of The Translator [SSCI/AHCI] in November 2004. Dr. George Ho was invited to establish the Department of Translation and Interpreting by Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in August 2005. He has been the Chairman of the Department since.

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