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Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2021 Traditional martial art is a pivotal part of Chinese folk culture. However, due to the impact of modern culture, the inheritance of various martial arts is threatened.
Luo Yonghua +3 more
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Gong and fa in Chinese martial arts [PDF]
Martial Arts Studies, 2017 The distinction between gong (skill) and fa (technique) is ubiquitous in Chinese martial arts. Utilizing Maurice Merleau- Ponty’s notion of ‘embodied intentionality’, I examine this distinction. I draw specific examples of the kinds of skills under discussion from a particular style of taijiquan – Hong Chuan Chen Shi taijiquan (Master Hong Junsheng’s ...
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Dental Traumatology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background/Aim This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of sports‐related traumatic dental injuries (SRTIs), mouthguard (MG) utilization, dental trauma emergency knowledge, and associated influencing factors among adolescents participating in contact sports in Nantong, eastern China.
Shuzi Xu, Yiyang Chen, Juanjuan Wu
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Manufacturing Martial Spirit: Ethos, Ideology and Identity in the Chinese Martial Arts [PDF]
Martial Arts Studies, 2020 ‘Martial spirit’ (shangwu jingshen) emerged as a discursive trope during the late nineteenth century as China faced the existential threat of internal rebellion, Western and Japanese imperialism and a moribund Manchu dynasty. China’s self-image as the ‘Central Kingdom’ gave way to the international reputation as the ‘Sick Man of Asia’. Within the space
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Co‐Teaching in a Virtual Intensive Study Language Programme: Insights From Team Ethnography
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As virtual study abroad becomes an increasingly important form of international education, little is known about how transnational teaching is organised and sustained across institutions. Using activity theory as an analytical framework and team ethnography as methodology, this study examines a virtual intensive study (VIS) programme delivered
Zhu Hua +7 more
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Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Regular exercise is a first‐line nonpharmacological strategy for managing metabolic syndrome (MetS), but varied exercise modalities and outcomes across studies have led to inconsistent findings that limit clinical guidance. Objective To synthesize up‐to‐date evidence on the efficacy of exercise‐based interventions in improving MetS ...
Eric Tsz‐Chun Poon +5 more
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native to America, the pineapple—Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.—delighted the Europeans who came across it. The fruit was mentioned by the voyagers and missionaries who observed and tasted it in the Americas and, from the 1500s onwards, infused reports, chronicles and natural history treatises with colour and flavour.
Teresa Nobre de Carvalho
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The Scholar Imprisoned: Young‐Bok Shin's Decolonial Thought Against (Sub) Imperialisms in East Asia
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reads Young‐Bok Shin (1941–2016) as a decolonial thinker who theorized transformative worldmaking from the standpoint of the oppressed, rooted in the historical experiences of East Asia. Against the (sub)imperial “logic of sameness” that structures colonial modernity in his social world, Shin advances gongbu (studying) as a ...
Veda Hyunjin Kim
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The influencing factors of international long-term competitiveness of Chinese Kung Fu films
Cogent Arts & HumanitiesChinese martial arts films are one of the Chinese film genres with wide dissemination and high popularity. However, the decline in box office in the North American market has weakened their ability to maintain an advantage, develop, and profit in long ...
Liu LingJuan +2 more
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Flowing Power and Harmonious Grace: Tai Chi’s Eight Core Characteristics in Dialogue with Chinese Xiqu’s Aesthetic Spirit [PDF]
Jurnalul Artelor SpectacoluluiTai Chi Chuan, guided by Yin-Yang and dialectical thought, shares profound aesthetic connections with traditional Chinese Xiqu—both center on harmony, integration, and the complement of softness and strength. Focusing on the eight core characteristics of
Yue Wang
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