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Establishing Liability in Criminal Networks
Organised crime has long been framed in structural terms, characterised by hierarchy, membership, and assigned roles. Hence, this framing is the standard view adopted by criminalisation doctrines when it comes to determining culpability and wrongdoing. Crucially, however, a growing body of criminological research shows that organised criminal activity ...
Shachar Eldar
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Enhancing Wellness through Martial Arts: Restoring Body-Mind Connection - A Qualitative Analysis [PDF]
This study aimed to investigate the impact of Martial Arts practice on leisure, healing, and wellness by examining the experiences of 12 practitioners recruited through the researchers' network.
Spring, C., Veasey, C.
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Folklore and foundation myths in Chinese martial arts: testing and expanding the Theory of Martial Creation [PDF]
[EN] How and why might a person create a new martial art? Folklore is a continued tradition in martial arts that helps us answer this question in a narrative format.
Jennings, George
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Communicating martial arts knowledge: Conferring over a wealth of possibilities
The 3rd Annual Martial Arts Studies Conference held at Cardiff University (11-13 July, 2017) was an eclectic collection of keynotes, papers, workshops, networking and social events.
George Jennings
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Research on Competitive Transformation of Chinese Martial Arts [PDF]
With the development and transformation of society, Chinese martial arts also keep transforming to enter modernization process and blend in world sports gradually. Martial arts develop into competitive pattern gradually and competitive martial arts developed from traditional martial arts.
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The Social Imaginary of Martial Arts and Youth Development [PDF]
[EN] The social imaginary of martial arts, as every social imaginary, is a dynamic construction shaped by time and space. The creation and transformation of this imaginary is key to understand why people have felt, and feels (or not) attracted by martial
Gutiérrez García, Carlos
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An empirical study of the understandings of Chinese martial arts symbols among German university students [PDF]
Background & Study Objective: Semiotics is one of the prominent approaches in the 21stCentury social sciences. Chinese martial arts are recognized as an “unique” Chinese cultural symbol.
Wu, Min +3 more
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The Japanization of Karate?: Placing an Intangible Cultural Practice [PDF]
Although Okinawa is now under the political administration of Japan, its history has been shaped under the influence of Chinese, Japanese and, most recently, American military domination.
Johnson, Noah C.G.
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Martial arts and mental health
The field of psychotherapy has seen a renaissance of mindfulness, the practice of being in the present moment without judgement. Scientific evidence suggests that mindfulness helps to counter Depression and has a beneficial effect on the brain.
Roberts, Ron, MacQuarie, Julius-Cezar
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A Historical Overview of Mixed Martial Arts in China
Mixed martial arts (MMA) has become one of the fastest-growing combat sports in the twenty-first century, drawing millions of Pay-Per-View spectators since the inception of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993.
William Acevedo, Mei Cheung
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