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Report on the 4th International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society (IMACSSS) Symposium

open access: yesRevista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2016
The report deals with the symposium of the International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society (IMACSSS) which was held as a part of the 10th International Conference on Kinanthropology at Masaryk University.
Martin Bugala
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Effectiveness of martial arts exercise on anthropometric and body composition parameters of overweight and obese subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Obesity is considered a top public health concern, and its prevalence is growing every day. Thus, interventions to address this problem should be encouraged and further studied.
Fabricio de Souza   +4 more
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Effects of Creative Movement Therapies on Social Communication, Behavioral-Affective, Sensorimotor, Cognitive, and Functional Participation Skills of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting multiple developmental domains including social communication, behavioral-affective, sensorimotor, and cognitive systems.
Nidhi Amonkar   +10 more
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The amalgamation of eastern and western philosophies within Idokan Karate

open access: yesRevista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2023
Every school of the Japanese martial art of karate possesses special values and norms unique to its practice. Unsurprisingly, the philosophy of Idokan karate is therefore similar to other schools while remaining distinct in the myriad of martial art ...
Wojciech Jan Cynarski   +1 more
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Martial Arts in Postcolonial Times: Local Theories for Local Contexts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background. Up to now, the social organisation and practise of the world’s ghting systems has been understood through estab- lished and popular trends in sociological theory developed primarily in Western Europe and North America. Problem and aim.
Cynarski, Wojciech, Jennings, George
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A Systematic Review of the Sport Psychology Mixed Martial Arts Literature: Replication and Extension

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2022
MMA is a global sport with a growing body of psychological literature. Our main objective was to replicate and extend a past review concerning the sport psychology literature with MMA participants.
Sydney Cooper, M. Lochbaum
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mindfulness and psychological health in practitioners of Japanese martial arts: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC 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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The rules of engagement: Negotiating painful and "intimate" touch in mixed-sex martial arts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Within the sociology of sport and its related disciplines, martial arts have become increasingly popular sites for research on embodiment, gender and society. While much previous work in this area has focused upon the embodied experiences of either male
Channon, Alex, Jennings, George
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Taekwondo as an Academic Field of Study for Non-Koreans: An Unconventional and Extreme Form of Martial Arts Tourism

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
Many Korean universities grant undergraduate and graduate school degrees in part on coursework, theses, and dissertations that explore Taekwondo through various academic lenses in Taekwondo Studies programs, yet only a few individuals have traveled to ...
J. A. Johnson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Indonesian martial artists' preferences in martial arts schools: Sustaining business competitiveness through conjoint analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
The popularity of martial arts in the present times has become apparent, therefore, it is necessary to explore martial artists' preferences and the schools' competitiveness.
Yogi Tri Prasetyo   +5 more
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