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One of the strongest claims made by proponents of mixed martial arts (MMA) is that the confrontations are more authentic than other types of combat sports or, in the words of one promotion, ‘as real as it gets’. Since the advent of the... more
Fallon Fox became the first openly transgender fighter in professional mixed-martial arts (MMA) in 2013. Her outing elicited fervent responses from the MMA community, reflecting the barriers many transgender women encounter in... more
On the 5 of February 2016, the Martial Arts Studies Research Network held its first one-day seminar, on the theme of gender issues in theory and practice. Hosted by the University of Brighton, the day drew around 30 delegates, including... more
L'intégration du MMA dans le paysage sportif français rencontre plusieurs obstacles. Cet art martial mixte se heurte à la fois à l'organisation fédérale et aux valeurs associées au sport. Néanmoins, jusqu'à la publication de l'arrêté du 3... more
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This volume presents a wide-reaching overview of contemporary research and scholarship on women's engagement in a range of combat sports across the world. Including chapters on boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts, and various other... more
This volume presents a wide-reaching overview of contemporary research and scholarship on women's engagement in a range of combat sports across the world. Including chapters on boxing, wrestling, mixed martial arts, and various other... more
Los deportes de combate son actividades regidas mayormente por un pensamiento empírico, producto de su tradicionalidad que data de miles de años de historia. En la actualidad, los elevados estándares del Alto Rendimiento demandan nuevos... more
Rev. of A Heart Divided: Legends of the Condor Heroes IV, Jin Yong (author), Gigi Chang (trans.), and Shelly Bryant (trans.). Times Literary Supplement 6156 (26 March 2021): 17. Print.
The definitive study of martial arts, how the martial arts creates energy, and how that energy can be used to cure oneself.
La mayoría de las acciones realizadas en Deportes de Combate requieren que los atletas lleven a cabo gestos que demandarían niveles de movilidad por encima de la media. A lo largo del presente artículo se presentará una mirada... more
Being aggressive have been acknowledged in combat sports competition to be adaptive and socially acceptable, essential for athletes be motivated in training and competition phases, Go-ahead, Tripping someone, and Assertive styles are... more
This is a working paper, presented at a Research Group Meeting at Waseda University, Tokyo, in March 2016, as part of the research project ‘East Asian Martial Arts as Global Culture: Transmission, Representation, and Transformation in... more
This article begins by focusing on the presumed relation between the toughness fostered by mixed martial arts (MMA) and the stimulation, promulgation or maintenance of traditional 'hard man' forms of toxic masculinity. However, it adds an... more
For this case study, an Internet-based survey was posted on a popular mixed-martial- arts (MMA) blog to ascertain its users’ demographics and usage trends. Data analysis revealed that users were predominantly White men between the ages of... more
En este capítulo se realiza un análisis desde diversos prismas teóricos de las llamadas artes marciales mixtas, esto con el objetivo de dilucidar el papel que desempeña este deporte en un medio social caracterizado por la violencia como... more
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is frequently criticized as barbaric and inhumane. This stands in stark contrast with the booming popularity of the sport. What little has been written depicts MMA as something inherently wrong (Dixon 2015) or at... more
Given the increased popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the United States and abroad, the purpose of this study was to investigate newspaper coverage of the most profitable MMA organization in the U.S., the Ultimate Fighting... more
This paper examines the status of ‘history’ as an element of the discourses of traditional Asian martial arts. It discusses key ways in which ideas such as tradition, authenticity and history are deployed for different ideological ends,... more
If I should pick three thinkers that influenced me the most, I would name Nietzsche, Robert Greene (self-help book writer), and Lao Tzu. Although most portions of the text written by my third picked thinker are shrouded in ambiguity, I... more
There is a mixed martial art combines only ineffective techniques of all possible fighting systems.
A statistical look at the construction of a martial art. This provides interesting data as to how long it actually takes to earn a black belt. This data can be used in any art; the statistical method can be applied to any martial art.
The martial arts have been practiced for thousands of years and today mixed martial arts remains the fastest growing sport in the world. I am delighted to invite you to submit your best empirical and theoretical work on martial arts to... more
The question of what constitutes and facilitates mental health or psychological well-being has remained of great interest to martial artists and philosophers alike, and still endures to this day. Although important questions about... more
This introductory chapter presents a brief rationale for the edited collection, 'Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sports: Women Warriors around the World', outlining some of the major theoretical concerns involved with conducting... more
Draft Schedule for Martial Arts Studies Conference 2016
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is considered to be a legal sport in the United Kingdom, in the sense that it is not unlawful. This is confirmed in Parliament’s decision to amend legislation to entail the licensing of MMA bouts in the UK. The... more
Issue two of Martial Arts Studies - Spring 2016
The Titles and Abstracts for the Martial Arts Studies Conference, 10-12 June 2015, Cardiff University, UK.
Mixed Martial Arts vs. Street Fighting In view of the invincible Conor McGregor's demolition by the larger, but well-used, Nate Diaz, maybe it is time to revisit the difference between the sport of mixed martial arts and real fighting in... more
In the weeks since her 14-second defeat of Cat Zingano, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been everywhere – demonstrating her armbar on Jimmy Fallon, throwing 255-pound Triple H over her shoulder in the ring at... more
Starting in 1993, the Ultimate Fighting Championship broadcast ‘no-holds-barred’ fights, pitting athletes trained in a variety of combat sports against each other. While critics were scandalized by the permissiveness of these contests,... more