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Practising Martial Arts Versus Studying Martial Arts

International Journal of the History of Sport, 2016
AbstractThere is often a perceived conflict between practising martial arts and the academic study of martial arts. Those who practise it do not need to know the history of martial arts, and those who study it do not need the physical practice to inform their research.
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The effect of martial arts training on mental health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2020
Objective: Mental health issues are of increasing public concern, however are often untreated for a variety of reasons. While limited, the research examining the relationship between mental health and martial arts training is generally positive.
Brian Moore, Dean Dudley, Stuart Woodcock   +2 more
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An Analysis of Students' Reasons for Studying Martial Arts

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1996
Responses to a questionnaire study of initial reasons to study martial arts by 170 students in a school of martial arts are described. Although self-defense and physical fitness motives were prominently claimed, further analyses of more subtle existential and psychological issues are warranted.
S W, Twemlow, B H, Lerma, S W, Twemlow
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Ethnography in Martial Arts Studies

2020
Entry in SAGE Research Methods Foundations (online encyclopaedia), available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781526421036775721.
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Family Development and the Martial Arts: A Phenomenological Study

Contemporary Family Therapy, 2002
This article outlines the results of a grounded-theory, phenomenological study about the impact of the martial arts on the process of family development. Thirty-two couples and families with at least four months of martial arts study experience were interviewed to identify data and data themes about how the martial arts enhanced family development ...
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Study on Short Weapon in Traditional Martial Arts

2013
Short weapons were the general name of short handheld combating and fighting weapons in ancient China, and were called by people in comparison with a variety of longer combating and fighting weapons. In ancient China, there were no strict size standards for the classification of short and long weapons, and combating and fighting cold weapons, which ...
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The Impact of Digital Marketing on the Recruitment of Martial Arts Students: A Case Study of Trident Academy of Martial Arts

2017
There is a broad array of recreational and fitness activities and options in which people can participate, among these is the study and practice of a martial art. How does the owner of a martial arts studio differentiate his or her school from all the other choices, either from other activities or even other martial arts facilities in the area? Without
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Study of Simulation Evolutionary Technology on Martial Arts

2013
Martial arts are obtained through killing in the history of fighting. In the present absence of actual combat, martial arts gradually lose its true mass. Fighting movement and fighting injuries can be reconstructed through the computer simulation. Moreover, we can reconstruct the genetic environment of fighting, obtain techniques by the simulation of ...
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Study on the Development of Martial Arts Industry in China

2011
The fundamental that why culture industry is different from others is that it is based on culture as the basis and core, it revolves the culture whether for cultural significance creation and sales or cultural products reproduction and transmission. The Martial Arts Industry in China has represented a significant advancement. It shows as below: firstly,
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Modern unexplored martial arts – what can mixed martial arts and Brazilian Jiu‐Jitsu do for youth development?

European Journal of Sport Science, 2020
Tony Blomqvist Mickelsson
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