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Embodied Research: An Epistemic Context for Martial Arts Practice

open access: yes, 2016
This talk will place martial arts practice and studies in the context of an ongoing sea change in the university as a social institution. A generation of embodied practitioners — across the martial, healing, performing, ritual arts and more — is entering
Spatz, Ben
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Enhancing tourist engagement in Emei martial arts tourism: Examining activities, destination image, and orientalism

open access: yesActa Psychologica
Mount Emei, as one of the representatives of world natural and cultural heritage sites, boasts a rich cultural heritage and a long history in martial arts development. The rise of martial arts tourism has opened new opportunities for Mount Emei's tourism
Cheng Xing   +2 more
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El General Qi Jiguang, visionario y defensor de una nación

open access: yesRevista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2012
En el año 1550 d.C. el esplendor de la Dinastía Ming se vio amenazado por fuerzas extranjeras tanto en el norte como en las costas del este. La aparición de uno de los generales más famosos de su historia,  el General Qi Jiguang, cambiaría la forma en la
William Acevedo, Mei Cheung
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Martial Arts for Reduction of Childhood Obesity and Health Promotion [poster] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The purpose of this project is to provide a systematic review of literature on martial arts as an intervention for childhood obesity and related health markers ...
Haertner, Micah
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Martial arts fiction : translational migrations east and west [PDF]

open access: yes
This thesis was motivated by Robert Chard's puzzlement over the translational phenomenon of martial arts fiction in the West. It proposes to address how the translational migration of martial arts fiction took place, first to other Asian countries in ...
Mok, Olivia Wai Han
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Enhancing Wellness through Martial Arts: Restoring Body-Mind Connection - A Qualitative Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
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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Advertising martial arts and fitness centres in the UK and in Italy: A comparative study of online websites

open access: yes, 2022
reservedMartial arts are regarded as a discipline that teaches moral principles. This vision allows many people to fully understand their characteristics and qualities (physical and otherwise).
POLESE, MIGUEL
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Japanese martial arts (JMA) practice is an effective wellbeing strategy in post-COVID: a qualitative appraisal [PDF]

open access: yes
This study aimed to examine the experiences of Japanese martial arts (JMA) practitioners during the COVID-19 to understand how JMA impacted on their mental wellbeing.
Lawson, A.   +9 more
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The Social Imaginary of Martial Arts and Youth Development [PDF]

open access: yes
[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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Canton Kung Fu: The Culture of Guangdong Martial Arts

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2019
During the 20th century, a version of Kung Fu from the Guangdong region in Southern China became more widely known abroad as a result of Chinese migration to the West, as well as its exposure through popular culture, including the films of Bruce Lee ...
Guo Ye
doaj   +1 more source

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