Berlin 1936: Chinese Martial Arts on a Global Stage
Introduction The Olympics are once again being hosted by China and the eyes of the world are on Beijing. Martial arts don't really play any role in the Winter Games, but there seems to be more...
View ArticleChinese Weapons and the Western Gaze
A Collection of Chinese Arms, Published in 1905, posted by Peter Dekker. Spring Cleaning I sat down this morning to work on a project looking at sword aficionados in China, their customers in the West,...
View ArticleBringing the Hooked Buckler to Life: Two Views of the Gou-Rang
Mysteries In a post reviewing the portrayal of weaponry in Han Dynasty mortuary art I confessed that I really, really, want to assemble a recreation of the sorts of long, horizontal, weapons racks that...
View ArticleWhere Martial Arts and Religion Meet: A Special Issue from Martial Arts Studies
The "Three Prayers to Buddha" section seen in the Wing Chun set Sui Lim Tao. While many modern interpretations of this art coming out of the Ip Man lineage are essentially secular in nature, the...
View Article50 Years After Bruce Lee: Asian Martial Arts On-Screen and Off
Call for Papers for our 8th Annual Conference! 50 Years After Bruce Lee: Asian Martial Arts On-Screen and Off 19-21 July 2023, University of Sheffield (UK) On the 50th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s...
View ArticleMartial Arts Studies Vol. 13 is Now Out!
We are excited to announce that the latest issue of the interdisciplinary journal Martial Arts Studies (an imprint of Cardiff University Press) is now out. As always, it brings high level scholarly...
View ArticleAdvances in Martial Arts Studies
We are delighted to announce the publication of issue 14 of Martial Arts Studies!In addition, we are very happy to let you know that Martial Arts Studies has recently been accepted by Scopus for...
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