Since the late 1970s, social scientists have turned considerable attention to investigating
martial arts and combat sports (MACS). In particular, this broad range of fighting disciplines …

Can we imagine a future in which physical education in schools no longer exists? In this
controversial and powerful meditation on physical education, David Kirk argues that a …

Esta revisión sistemática tuvo como objetivo sintetizar y analizar los estudios que relacionan
la práctica de artes marciales y deportes de combate (AM&DC) con la violencia, en …

Unlike the spectacular diffusion of modern Western sporting forms, Eastern movement forms
(martial arts, Eastern dance, Yoga, meditation, Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong, etc.) have been …

In his massively influential work, Clifford Geertz crystallized core methodological and
theoretical elements of a strong program in cultural sociology, a program that argues for a …

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 …

In this paper, I explore the discursive roots of inclusivity in mixed-sex martial arts training in
the UK. On the basis of data from two qualitative studies conducted in the East Midlands, I …

Contrasting images seem to appear regarding the effect of martial arts involvement in
general and with regard to youth in particular. On the one hand, there are several reports …

Background and aim. The inclusion of martial arts and combat sports (MA&CS) in formal
physical education (PE) has been suggested by many authors, although there is no strong …

This article considers some of the sociologically significant changes to jūdō in its process of
transformation from a Budō based martial art into a modern competitive spectator sport …