Basically that. There are a number of 'martial arts' that emphasize magic instead of physical fighting (hey, less pushups and busted lips! win win!). Which is fine if you're basically looking for yoga, but the problem is the 'masters' manage to get really big heads because their students play along. So eventually they get the idea that their ki shit actually knocks people over- not unlike Chris's curse spells. While some of these guys are smart enough not to actually put their money where their mouth is, a few drink their own kool-aid and think they can actually 'fight'. In a few cases we're lucky enough to have video of them finding out that their bullshido doesn't work.
I once had a woman in a professional setting warn people to get out of the way because she was going to direct chi (or ki or whatever) down the hall and she did a fucking hadoken- this while I was standing there considering that she was being paid to do this and I probably wasn't supposed to call her an exceptional individual. We make fun of Chris, and rightfully so, but a lot of his magical thinking is not limited to him.
I do wonder if a good slap upside the head (like in that video) would help him but I think he's too far gone and would always just find an excuse like he did with the Game Place or every other time his fuckups have actually resulted in problems for him.