Project?

does anyone have an idea or something to help me think of a science project involving Martial Arts?

 

I cant think of a thing and i HAVE to do it on Martial arts

 

Which science?
What level?
How big a project?
Give me some more info and I'm sure I can help.
PM me if you want.
Can ya guess what I do for a living.

 

It doesnt matter which science i guess

what level? 9th grade i supose

how big? not that big because it can only involve my own body.

 

Something about leverage perhaps?

Rotational velocity (e.g. whilst the leg is rotating at a fixed angular velocit the foot is traveling much faster than the knee etc.)

Maybe something a about how force is distributed .


Just some thoughts,
Good luck.

 

How about something to do with Iron Palm/Fist.

That's MA and Body!

Cheers.

 

How olds 9th grade?

Damn Yanks assuming we know all about their educational system

You could try to work out a mathematical model of a hook punch.

 

Hey Freeform, his profile says he is 14.

How about this.

You take a plank of wood (used for breaking in karate) and then work out how big a weight you would need to drop on to it to break the plank.

Look at making the weight heavier or make the height of the drop bigger. Start with a drop of 1 metre and go from there.

Once you know how heavy the weight needs to be (in kg)you can work out its force by multiplying it by 9.81 (this will be in newtons)

You can get how fast the weight is going by using the formula:

v²=2as

v is how fast the weight is going when it hits the plank.
a in acceleration (9.81m/s²)
and s is the distance of the fall.

There are loads of other values you could use as well (kinetic energy, potential energy and all that.)

Hope it all helps!

 

Isn't it something like:

Start school aged 5 - 1st Grade
2nd Year in School = 2nd Grade = 6 years old.
So,
9th Grade = 9th Year in School = 14 years old.

I think.

It's similar in the UK, except we call then 'years'.

ie My Son is in Year 5 = He's not 5 years old, he will be 10 during this school year.

Cheers.

 

Yey!! Leverage is the way to go. Think arm locks.

1) Make your own see-saw using a plank and a log.
2) Press on one end so that the other end raises from the floor.
3) Measure the distance from the floor of the raised end.
4) Repeat the experiment using different lengths of plank.
5) Repeat the experiment with the log placed at different differences from the centre of the lock.
6) Think about the relationship between the base of the pivot and the amount of a movement at the other end.

 

leverage is a great idea as well. But I like the idea of breaking stuff!

Also the breaking of boards is easier for kids to see the martial arts in it. Working out how hard a martial artist has to hit the board in order to break it. leverage might be a little abstract for them.

What ever you do, it should be something you can show in the classroom/lab.

Quote from my physics teacher:
If its alive and kinking, its biology (edit: that should be kicking! )
if it changes colour and smells, its chemistry
if it doesn't work, its physics!

 

Good point. You can give a demo, since you do karate.

 

As much as i dont like doing it, breaking wood might be the way to go. It is one of the first things that people think of when they think of MA and its simpler.

the projects have to, or should be presented in this form

"(what is/are) The Effect(s) of....... on........ when/while......."

im sorry Freeform... i forgot that things are done differantly outside of America

 

You could try doing a study on the effects of pavel tsatouline's grease the groove on the number of chins you can do when you are still training other things like dips, etc.?

 

well, thanks for all your help guys! you really gave me ideas. i should pay you or something

 

Dude I hate science projects. I'm in a 10th grade class for my 9th grade year, and I hate it. DERN YOU MOLECULAR BIOLOGY!!!

 

It's obvious. Explain to normal people how it's possible to destroy bricks and concrete and such by punching. Alpha waves in the brain, and all that.

PL

 

yea, im in a tenth grade class for my ninth grade year, same thing, biology and the project doesnt have to be on biology but its done differantlly at this school. all my classes are tenth grade except for one or two, its not fun

how can you explain using my chi to break a board?

 

How about measuring pulse rate across a range of activities - warm up, techniques etc and blood pressure before and after.

 

There's been research done and it shows that right before a MAist perfroms breaking, some wierd stuff happens in his brain. The brain waves that tell you "I can't" stop going, and that's when you break.

Therefore, if you practice breaking, you can get rid of those "I can't" waves easier, so all you TMA bashers stop saying "boards don't hit back", while using your magic heavy bags that DO hit back (those exist right? otherwise you're just contradicting yourself).

PL