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The Invention of Martial Arts

Editorial

Editorial

Paul Bowman, Benjamin Judkins
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16 Jun 2016

:1-5

Articles

The seven forms of lightsaber combat: hyper-reality and the invention of the martial arts

Benjamin Judkins
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16 Jun 2016

:6-22
The fifty-two hand blocks re-framed: the rehabilitation of a vernacular martial art

Thomas Green
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16 Jun 2016

:23-33
The @UFC and third wave feminism? Who woulda thought? Gender, fighters, and framing on Twitter

Allyson Quinney
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16 Jun 2016

:34-58
Ancient wisdom, modern warrriors: the (re)invention of a Mesoamerican tradition in Xilam

George Jennings
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16 Jun 2016

:59-70
Fight-dancing and the festival: Tabuik in Pariaman, Indonesia and Iemanjá in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

Paul Mason
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16 Jun 2016

:71-90
The pacific philosophy of aikido: an interactional approach

Augustin Lefebvre
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16 Jun 2016

:91-109

Book Reviews

Book Review - Striking Beauty: A Philosophical Look at the Asian Martial Arts

Hiu Chan
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16 Jun 2016

:110-111
Book Review - Kendo: Culture of the Sword

Andrea Molle
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16 Jun 2016

:113-115
Book Review - Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Indonesia

D. Farrer
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16 Jun 2016

:116-117

Conference Reports

Conference Review - Mixing fencing ground and academic floor: a review of three recent conferences with a focus on historical European martial arts studies

Daniel Jaquet
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16 Jun 2016

:118-121

Documentary Reviews

Documentary Review - The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West

Douglas Wile
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16 Jun 2016

:122-124

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