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Asian Martial Arts in the Asian Studies Curriculum [PDF]
JOMEC Journal, 2014 This article is both a review of the current state of martial arts studies and a survey of the status of martial arts in higher education. It provides a rationale for inclusion of martial arts courses in the Asian Studies curriculum and a resource guide for designing such courses.
Douglas Wile
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Mindfulness and psychological health in practitioners of Japanese martial arts: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2020 Background Empirical data have suggested that mind-body practices that originated in Eastern traditions can cause desirable changes to psychological traits, the brain, somatic physiological functions, etc.
Hiromitsu Miyata +4 more
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Effects of Participating in Martial Arts in Children: A Systematic Review
Children, 2022 Background: The application of various martial arts programs can greatly contribute to improving the of physical fitness of preschool and school children.
Aleksandar Stamenković +5 more
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Efficacy and entertainment in Martial Arts Studies: anthropological perspectives
Martial Arts Studies, 2015 Martial anthropology offers a nomadological approach to Martial Arts Studies featuring Southern Praying Mantis, Hung Sing Choy Li Fut, Yapese stick dance, Chin Woo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and seni silat to address the infinity loop model in the anthropology of performance/performance studies which binds together efficacy and entertainment, ritual and ...
Farrer, D.S., Cardiff University Press
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Martial arts induce quasicritical brain states: a unified, multiscale, and mechanistic theory of brain health optimization [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyEmerging studies indicate that martial arts practice may benefit brain health; yet current findings are scattered and mostly descriptive, lacking an integrated explanation of underlying mechanisms.
Caio Amaral Gabriel
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Martial arts studies as Kulturwissenschaft: A possible theoretical framework
Martial Arts Studies, 2015 This essay deals with some of the key theoretical issues of martial arts studies: the definition of martial arts, the possible objects of research, adequate methods, and the search for an applicable theoretical framework. After a very short introduction to the German-speaking martial arts studies (from whence the following ideas derive), the ...
Wetzler, Sixt, Cardiff University Press
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Asking the question: is martial arts studies an academic field?
Martial Arts Studies, 2015 This article proposes that the emerging field of martial arts studies will benefit by engaging as thoroughly with questions of disciplinarity as with questions of martial arts. It argues that thorough and self-reflexive attention to the problems and possibilities associated with academic work as such will greatly enrich martial arts studies and enable ...
Bowman, Paul, Cardiff University Press
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and RehabilitationBackground Plyometric training (PT) was explored as an effective intervention for enhancing muscle strength and power. However, its specific impact on these attributes in martial arts athletes had not been systematically evaluated.
Qin Yuan, Nuannuan Deng, Kim Geok Soh
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Nondual Awareness, Body Boundary Perception, and Creative Attitudes in Japanese University Students Through a Brief Paired Martial Arts Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesMind–body practices such as meditation, yoga, and martial arts have been suggested to enhance flexible self-experience and psychological well-being. However, few studies have examined short-term effects of contemplative bodywork rooted in traditional ...
Arisa Yokosu +2 more
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