EDIT: Argh, I really failed to read this closely. Rewriting...
Just saw this over at Not Exactly Rocket Science. Chessboxing (or similar games) could help train automatic emotion regulation. Obviously this should generalize. Has this - by which I mean finding things that can help train automatic emotion regulation - been done before? This doesn't seem to be anything new - and this is extrapolation, not experimental results - but it's a neat application.
The title of the article is "Could chessboxing defuse aggression..?". The content appears to be: it's possible to train yourself to deal with stress better. Chessboxing is a thing that makes you deal with stress, so it should help you deal with stress better.
There is no actual evidence that chessboxing helps train automatic emotional regulation, just speculation that, according to the theories cited, it should.
I confess that I stared confusedly at the page for a few seconds while I tried to determine the meaning of 'chessboxing' from AI-boxing. Then it clicked. :P
You're better than me, then; I saw the title, thought "ugh, more AI [censored]", and moved on. Two days later (ie right now) I touched on chessboxing during a random train of thought, and I finally processed it correctly.
I can't help but have a dubious regard for any sport that requires practitioners to engage in intense cognitive function after being repeatedly punched in the head.
I can't help but have a dubious regard for any sport that requires practitioners to engage in intense cognitive function after being repeatedly punched in the head.
The quality of chess play does go down very fast as a match progresses. Generally, it starts off decently and by the end of matches people are dropping pieces all over, and sometimes even trying to make illegal moves.
I'd be interested in math-boxing, or math-sparring since I take Karate. Timed arithmetic tests share the relevant features of chess (speed, concentration, cognitive focus).
My Systema/Silat training partners are pretty nerdy--one came with me to meet Michael Vassar when he visited Tampa. I'm not a chess or go buff, but I'll see if I can think of anything for us to try, if anyone has metrics which might be interesting to record and report.
I confess that I stared confusedly at the page for a few seconds while I tried to determine the meaning of 'chessboxing' from AI-boxing. Then it clicked. :P
You're better than me, then; I saw the title, thought "ugh, more AI [censored]", and moved on. Two days later (ie right now) I touched on chessboxing during a random train of thought, and I finally processed it correctly.