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Editorial: Is Martial Arts Studies Trivial? [PDF]
Martial Arts Studies, 2017 Before introducing the articles comprising this issue of Martial Arts Studies, this editorial first undertakes a sustained reflection on the question of whether the emergent field of martial arts studies might be regarded as trivial. In doing so, it explores possible rationales and raisons d’être of the field in terms of a reflection on the ...
Bowman, Paul, Judkins, Benjamin N.
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The definition of martial arts studies [PDF]
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 ...
Bowman, Paul
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Martial arts studies: disrupting disciplinary boundaries [PDF]
, 2015 The phrase “martial arts studies” is increasingly circulating as a term to describe a new field of interest. But many academic fields including history, philosophy, anthropology, and Area studies already engage with martial arts in their own particular way. Therefore, is there really such a thing as a unique field of martial arts studies?
Bowman, Paul
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Martial Culture and Historical Martial Arts in Europe and Asia [PDF]
, 2023 This open access book is the first publication to provide a comparative framework for the study of martial culture and historical martial arts in Europe and Asia, in particular in Italy and China.
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Philosophies, 2023 Physical activities are generally accepted as promoting important psychological benefits. However, studies examining martial arts as a form of physical activity and mental health have exhibited many methodological limitations in the past.
Brian Moore +2 more
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, 2021 Malay martial arts, Silat becomes one of the national heritages, registered under Intangible Cultural Heritage. Silat is an art that exists in the Malay Archipelago.
Mohd Zaki, Ahmad
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Review of Reinventing martial arts in the 21st Century, by George Jennings
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2023 In Reinventing martial arts in the 21st Century (published by Peter Lang, 2023), George Jennings proposes a hybrid online/offline multi-situated ethnography to account for the circumstances of traditional martial arts nowadays.
Raúl Sánchez García
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Japanese Martial Arts for Wellbeing During COVID-19 [PDF]
, 2021 The unprecedented and uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic have changed our lifestyles significantly, with lockdowns and social distancing measures in place to reduce virus transmission.
Veasey, C. +2 more
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Recentering the Cartographies of Karate : Martial Arts Tourism in Okinawa [PDF]
, 2021 Background. Since the beginning of the 2010s, the Okinawan Government has been making significant efforts to develop, professionalize, and promote karate tourism in Okinawa, since this is known to be an essential sector for the island's economy.
González de la Fuente, Eduardo
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Martial Arts and Metabolic Diseases
Sports, 2016 Different forms of martial arts are practiced worldwide, each with various intensities of physical activity. These disciplines are potentially an effective exercise therapy for metabolic diseases.
Hidetaka Hamasaki
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