Rod Eadie Embodied Martial Arts
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Abstract: My aim here is to conceptualise how jiu jitsu practice is embodied. But embodiment means more than to embody something else perceived, constructed, obtained, or imagined...
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Jigoro Kano posited that self-improvement could be achieved through judo practice in three distinct ways: improved skill, higher intellect, and moral development; all of which may lead to more productive citizenry
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Martial arts are usually relegated to the sphere of sport and often lost within the trappings of combat. In recent times, scholars have taken interest in martial arts studies and...
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This paper takes up the question of the place of martial arts in a Christian response to violence. In light of René Girard’s mimetic theory, how can, or should a person of faith consider the practice of martial arts for the purposes of self-protection? This paper.