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General Qi Jiguang, visionary and defender of a nation

Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2012
In 1550 d.C. China’s splendor during the Ming Dynasty was threatened by hostiles forces in the northern border as well as its eastern coasts. The appearance of Qi Jiguang, one of the most famous Chinese generals would change the way China trained its ...
William Acevedo, Mei Cheung
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Contribution of martial arts participation to interpersonal intelligence in adolescents: An ex post facto study

Journal Sport Area
Background: Adolescence is a crucial stage for identity formation and social skill development, yet many adolescents struggle with emotional regulation and building healthy interpersonal relationships.
Muhammad Nur Alif, Komarudin, Firman Septiadi, Mulyana   +3 more
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Martial arts and school violence: Examining the potential of martial arts training to reduce or foster aggressive behaviour in schools

School violence is of international concern. However, the evidence regarding school violence may underestimate its prevalence. Consequently it is critical to develop effective interventions to address school violence.
Brian Moore, Moore, B, Stuart Woodcock, Dean Dudley, Woodcock, S, Dudley, D   +5 more
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Martial Arts and Well-Being

, 2020
Arts; being; Carol; communities; Connecting; Fuller; Health; Llyod; Martial; promoting; Viki ...
Fuller , Carol, Lloyd, Viki
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Martial Arts and the Problem of Definition

Philosophies
“Martial arts” is a popular phrase in popular and academic discourse but notoriously difficult to define. This article addresses the challenge of defining martial arts, demonstrating the multifarious and sometimes contradictory nature of how the term is ...
Richard Peter Bailey, Nadia Samsudin
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Martial arts as a tool for enhancing attention and executive function: Implications for cognitive behavioral therapy – A literature review

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
With a focus on its implications for cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this review study seeks to investigate the possible advantages of martial arts training on attention and executive function.
Venkateswar Pujari
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Martial arts: the possible benefit that can be obtained during a period of lockdown

, 2021
The following thought piece follows one individuals’ experience of being in lockdown in the United Kingdom and how the practice of martial arts assisted in this experience.
Spring, Charles
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The legacy of pankration : mixed martial arts and the posthuman revival of a fighting culture

, 2013
Based on participant observation in a mixed martial arts club, this article analyzes the concept of cultural performativity in mixed martial arts (MMA) in relation to the ancient sport of pankration, which is considered to be the origin of MMA.
Stenius, Magnus,
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The definition of martial arts studies

Martial Arts Studies, 2017
This article argues against all forms of scientism and the\ud widespread perceived need to define martial arts in order to\ud study martial arts or ‘do’ martial arts studies. It argues instead for\ud the necessity of theory before definition, including theorisation\ud of the orientation of the field of martial arts studies itself.\ud Accordingly, the ...
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Study on scientific production in martial arts in Spain from 1990 to present

This study presents a panoramic overview of the scientific production related to martial arts published in Spain from the last decade of 20th Century to the present.
Gutiérrez García, Carlos, Pérez-Gutiérrez, Mikel   +1 more
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