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FROM YAMABUSHI TO MODERN PSHYCHOLOGICAL TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS
Yamabushi were forest spirits who lived in the regions of Japan. They did not lead their lives in urban agglomerations, and appeared around monasteries or on mountain paths. They mostly posed no danger to humans, intervening in the lives of martial arts
Petre BARBOŞ, Ioan-Nelu POP
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This article investigates two issues regarding the Buddhism of premodern Japanese martial arts. The first issue concerns the historical channels through which Buddhist elements were adopted into martial lineages, and the second pertains to the general ...
Steven Trenson
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Deconstructing Martial Arts [PDF]
"What is the essence of martial arts? What is their place in or relationship with culture and society? Deconstructing Martial Arts analyses familiar issues and debates that arise in scholarly, practitioner and popular cultural discussions and treatments
Bowman, Paul
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Martial Arts under the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Pragmatics of Creative Pedagogy
Martial arts organisations increasingly blend online and offline activity in order to cultivate specific qualities, skills and virtues. Students and instructors use blogs, chat fora, videos and podcasts to supplement their self- and shared cultivation ...
George Jennings
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Aikidō and spirituality: Japanese religious influences in a martial art [PDF]
This thesis examines spirituality in the Japanese martial art aikidō, which was created in the 1940s in Japan by Ueshiba Morihei. He described aikidō entirely in spiritual terms and claimed that it is an art of peace which leads religion to completion ...
Greenhalgh, Margaret
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Introduction: Childhood obesity has been a growing concern over the past 50 years in the United States. Healthcare providers have extensively studied childhood obesity, yet the rates continue to rise.
Haertner, Micah
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Sportspersonship In Martial Arts [PDF]
Studies on psychological outcomes related to individual differences have increased showing contradictory results, especially in martial arts. The difficulty to provide conclusive evidence for the psychological outcomes of martial arts practice and to ...
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Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Martial Arts Studies (Hong-Kong, 11-12 December 2020). This paper will lead to a publication in the proceedings of the conference.
Daniel Jaquet
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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 +3 more
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The Effectiveness of Hard Martial Arts in People over Forty: An Attempted Systematic Review
The objective was to assess the effect of hard martial arts on the physical fitness components such as balance, flexibility, gait, strength, cardiorespiratory function and several mental functions in people over forty.
Gaby Pons van Dijk +2 more
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