Martial Arts Studies
The Martial Arts Studies Research Network.
Website: www.mastudiesrn.org
Podcast: https://martialartsstudies.podbean.com/
Taekkyon: A Traditional Korean Martial Art? by Dr Martin Minarik (Gottingen University)
Guangdong-Hong Kong martial arts fiction, by Petr Vrana
In Defence of Self-Defence by Professor David Stevens (Nottingham University)
The Aesthetics of Martial Arts, by Dr Max Ryynänen (Aalto University, Espoo, Finland).
On Teaching Martial Arts Studies in the University, by Dr Spencer Bennington (Virginia Tech)
Gender Responsive Trauma Informed Kickboxing, by Georgia Verry (Conscious Combat Club, Melbourne)
Experiences of Diasporic Women Learning Muay Thai, by Emily Dobrich (Toronto University)
The Sexualisation of Female Fighters, by Dr Alex Channon (Brighton University)
Martial Arts As Living Theory, by Professor Paul Bowman (2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference)
Decolonising Yoga, by Dr Devika Karnad (Cardiff University)
Portable Practices and Transposable Messages: Yoga and Taiji, by Professor Paul Bowman
Bruce Lee, Aesthetics and Sidekicks, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)
Göttingen Round Table, Part One. Martial Arts Aesthetics
Samurai, Scouts and Suffragettes, by Professor Oleg Benesch (York University)
Important updates on our June 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference
Energy Talk! A conversation with Professor Daniel Mroz (Ottawa University).
The Screen Legacies of Jeet Kune Do, by Dr Lindsay Steenberg (Oxford Brookes)
On Developing Martial Arts Studies (for a conference at Beijing Sports University)
Bruce Lee and the Martial Rhetorics of Hip Hop, by Dr Spencer Bennington (Virginia Tech)
Does my Forward Stance Look a Little Fascist? Meiji-Era Karate & Embodied Politics, by Dr Peter Katz
The Sublime Object of Martial Arts Studies, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)
Bruce Lee and the Way of Perfectionism, by Dr Kyle Barrowman
More Lessons from Bruce Lee, by Prof. Siu Leung Li, introduced by Prof. Meaghan Morris
Bruce Lee and the Invention of Martial Arts, by Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met University)
Bruce Lee: A Kinetic Analysis for CGI Reconstruction, Dr John Twycross (Oxford Brookes University)
'Bruce Lee's Embodied Charismatic Affect', by Dr David Brown (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
On Bruce Lee's Influence on TV Advertising, with Dr Sally Chan (Leeds University)
Netflix Ninjas and the Legacy of the Kung Fu Craze, with Dr Luke White
Aestheticising Kung Fu Cinema: Bruce Lee and Martial Ideation, Dr Wayne Wong (Sheffield Uni)
Bruce Lee As Gladiator: Celebrity, Stoicism and Cinema. Dr Lindsay Steenberg (Oxford Brookes)