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The Organization and Regulation of Full Contact Martial Arts: A Case Study of Flanders

open access: yesSocieties, 2014
To date, martial arts involvement is often described in controversial terms. While some studies report increased anti-social behavior as a result of martial arts involvement, other findings refer to a more positive social and personal development.
Jikkemien Vertonghen   +4 more
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Effect of Nutritional Protein Food on Metabolism and Physical Fitness of Wushu Athletes

open access: yesJournal of Food Quality, 2022
In order to greatly improve the physical function of martial arts athletes, this topic studies the effect of high-protein food on the physical function of martial arts athletes.
Yanan Gao, Qi Liang
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Making martial arts history matter [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper examines key ways in which ideas such as ‘tradition’, ‘authenticity’, and ‘history’ are deployed in discourses around Asian martial arts. First introducing how such concepts are used in national contexts such as Korea and elsewhere in East ...
Bowman, Paul
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IMPACTS OF CORE STRENGTH TRAINING ON BALANCE IN MARTIAL ARTS ATHLETES

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, 2022
Introduction: Physical conditioning is an essential component of sports skills. The main routine training methods for skill enhancement in martial arts players should be based on traditional movements.
Li Shu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

No way as way: Towards a poetics of Martial Arts cinema [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This essay explores the history and evolution of academic film studies, focusing in particular on the development of an admirably interdisciplinary branch of inquiry dedicated to exploring martial arts cinema.
Barrowman, Kyle
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A Study on the External Communication Strategy of Martial Arts Culture

open access: yesProceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Communication and Culture Studies (ICLCCS 2021), 2021
The study uses literature and logical analysis methods to deeply explore the martial arts culture as the crystallization of Chinese wisdom, which has moral, ethical, spiritual and self-cultivation connotations.
Zhiliang Li, Zhuo Li
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fight books in comparative perspective. An introduction

open access: yesActa Periodica Duellatorum, 2020
From the famous wrestling scenes of the Beni Hasan cemetery in Egypt to self-defence manuals of the globalised martial arts world of the twenty-first century: the depiction and description of body techniques of combat is a phenomenon that can be ...
Daniel Jaquet, Sixt Wetzler
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Enter the discourse: Exploring the discursive roots of inclusivity in mixed-sex martial arts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In this paper, I explore the discursive roots of inclusivity in mixed-sex martial arts training in the UK. On the basis of data from two qualitative studies conducted in the East Midlands, I briefly account for the level of integration among several ...
Channon, Alex Guy
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Psychological Influence of Self-Management on Exercise Self-Confidence, Satisfaction, and Commitment of Martial Arts Practitioners in Korea: A Meta-Analytic Approach

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
This study aimed to meta-analyze the relationship between self-management and exercise self-confidence, satisfaction, and commitment in both modern and traditional martial arts among Korean practitioners. We examined the level of sports participation and
Hyun-Duck Kim, A. Cruz
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Editorial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
What is the meaning of ‘forms’ practice within the traditional Asian martial arts? Were Bruce Lee’s movies actually ‘kung fu’ films? Was the famous Ali vs. Inoki fight a step on the pathway to MMA or a paradoxical failure to communicate?
Bowman, Paul, Judkins, Benjamin N.
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