Martial Arts Studies

13/10/2023

Hi all. My university has launched a scheme to support scholars from outside the UK to build collaborative projects with folks like me (Alex Channon). If you are working on anything related to my interests (violence, consent, risk, safety, etc. in combat sports, or really anything sociological in martial arts studies that I might be keen on), and you fancy working with me on it, I'd love to hear from you. The scheme provides £3000-£4000 funding to cover a visit of one month minimum; more details on the website.

Global Fellowship Scheme

13/03/2023

'Everybody was Kung Fu Citing: Inventing Popular Martial Arts Aesthetics': A chapter from the 2021 book 'The Invention of Martial Arts' by Paul Bowman.

Chapter Four of the book 'The Invention of Martial Arts'.

13/03/2023

On Self-Defence Training, Violence and the Sublime, Part 2.

Part two of Professor Paul Bowman's research seminar on 'violence and non-violence' for Vienna University. This is the Q&A discussion section. Also available...

09/03/2023

Coming soon from Suffragette historian, Emelyne Godfrey!

Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard: On the Trail of ‘Kitty’ Marshall and the Met Police ‘Cats’

07/03/2023

For anyone who's engaged with (and more importantly, made use of) the Love Fighting Hate Violence project in any of their academic or practical martial arts work/coaching etc., please take a few minutes to complete this short survey - thanks!

(for anyone else who hasn't but would like to, check out www.lfhv.org and/or drop Alex Channon a message)

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/Y84LMPY5mzqsGqSy8__;!!IWcW7C1FDU-5!bIa1ct7e5ruIQTS4uHgFi0bgIi02YnVGJliBx_xuXb0lYqGz8Q-KFKHY4NR3gpuMrLSvGS_sIWwOP4bWYf9KYVqZxL_0$

We are collecting information about how people have engaged with Love Fighting Hate Violence (LFHV), and we’d love your feedback. Specifically, we want to know how the campaign has impacted your sports programme(s) and experiences. Your feedback will inform LFHV’s evolution, alongside demonstrat...

02/03/2023

https://www.openculture.com/2023/03/ukraine-releases-a-banksy-stamp-featuring-a-kid-judo-flipping-a-figure-that-resembles-vladimir-putin.html?fbclid=IwAR1tC4LzH-XhdE7-gS3NxZM8__Sc6SHY4MKDcQsKmPorhskc5poqnM-4uIA

Last fall, Banksy traveled to Ukraine and spray-painted a series of murals that offered a stinging commentary on the war launched by Vladimir Putin and Russia's military forces.

28/02/2023

I'm preparing an undergrad lecture on orientalism in physical culture. If anyone has any [ahem!] 'good' orientalist (or mystical mumbo-jumbo) YouTube clips, that push magical versions of 'ancient Eastern' things like taiji, qigong, yoga, martial arts, or health and dietary practices, I would be delighted to see them. (I might record the lecture and share it here, so you can see what I do with the material) [NB: YouTube is best because I can show the clips within the presentation] Thank you!

27/02/2023

On Self-Defence Training, Violence, and the Sublime, with Professor Paul Bowman. Part 1.

Talk on self-defence, violence and the sublime for a Vienna University research seminar series, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University). Part 1. Also a...

13/02/2023

Screenshot from the Cardiff University Press annual report. We rock!

13/02/2023

Prof Dr Mario Staller on 'the primacy of badassness'

On the primacy of badassness, with Prof Mario Staller. Also available as an audio podcast on the Martial Arts Studies Podcast. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin...

11/02/2023

NB: the deadline for abstracts for our Bordeaux conference is 15th Feb!

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02/02/2023

We are delighted to announce that issue 13 of Martial Arts Studies is out now - free, open access, diamond standard scholarship and research publication.
https://mas.cardiffuniversitypress.org/