Challenges in regulating full contact martial arts and combat sports

Kyokushin karate in South Kalimantan is one of the martial arts that still applies a full contact fighting system. The kyokushin karate practitioners in South Kalimantan do not have their own practice sites, and are forced to rent a place to practice. The kyokushin karate dojo in South Kalimantan aims to create a special training ground for practitioners of kyokushin karate who have values from the kyokushin philosophy itself, so that they understand that the art of fighting is only a tool to perfect the body and soul, and can be a strong foundation for human development completely. The philosophy of Kyokushin as a concept will be combined with linguistic methods as the goal of solving problems in the design of this dojo.

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Report on the 7th International Congress of IMACSSS and the 4th World Scientific Congress of Sports and Martial Arts

Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas ◽

10.18002/rama.v13i2.5610 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 172 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John Arthur Johnson

Keyword(s):

Martial Arts ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Academic Disciplines ◽

International Congress ◽

Combat Sports ◽

World Scientific ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Scientific Congress ◽

Constructive Criticism ◽

October 17

This report outlines the 7th International Congress of the International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society (IMACSSS) and the 4th World Scientific Congress of Sports and Martial Arts (Rzeszow, Poland, October 17-19, 2018) to provide constructive criticism for future conferences. The conference drew numerous scholars from four continents and showcased research on both well-known martial arts and combat sports (e.g., Judo and Taekwondo), while providing a spotlight for less-researched arts (e.g., Malaysia’s Silat and various Polish art forms) as well. Presentations were on qualitative and quantitative research and spanned several academic disciplines. While the three-day conference was organized well and expertly run, slight changes to the schedule could maximize participants’ overall experience at future IMACSSS events.

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Comparative Study on the Implementation of Combat Sports – Martial Arts – in the Physical Training of Military Students

Land Forces Academy Review ◽

10.2478/raft-2020-0004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 22-30

Author(s):

Fabiana Martinescu-Bădălan

Keyword(s):

Physical Training ◽

Martial Arts ◽

Armed Forces ◽

Mental Condition ◽

Military Students ◽

Combat Sports ◽

Current Context ◽

General Physical ◽

The Military ◽

Harsh Conditions

AbstractIn the current context, martial arts continue to evolve and constantly develop, capturing the attention and the interest of the population of the entire world, the branch of these being diversified, offering individuals the possibility to be practiced, even by those with physical or mental disabilities. Nowadays, the large categories of armed forces of the world use martial arts as part of general physical training, with the purpose of self-defence against the enemy, discipline, improved physical and mental condition, improvement of the ability of the military to adapt to harsh conditions, as well as fighting without using weapons.

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Theoretical Basis of Technical-tactical Behavior and its Application in Ultimate Full Contact Training

The Open Sports Sciences Journal ◽

10.2174/1875399x02114010009 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 9-13

Author(s):

Fernando C. Loio Pinto ◽

Henrique P. Neiva ◽

Ricardo Ferraz

Keyword(s):

Technical Efficiency ◽

Theoretical Basis ◽

Combat Sports ◽

Combat Sport ◽

Training Process ◽

Training Models ◽

Full Contact ◽

Physiological Load ◽

Tactical Training ◽

Tactical Knowledge

Background: Technical-tactical training has been shown to be relevant to performance in a competition. In this regard, several studies have analysed the efficiency of technical-tactical dynamics in combat sports. However, these researchers have mainly focused on technical efficiency, and therefore more research is needed regarding tactical efficiency. Furthermore, to the best of our knowledge, there are no published experiential studies on Ultimate Full Contact. Objective: This brief review will analyse the theoretical basis of technical-tactical behaviour for training application in Ultimate Full Contact, characterising the modality under cognitive and dynamic-ecological approaches. This knowledge can be transferred and applied to similar modalities, such as Pankration, Free Fight, Shooto, and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Conclusion: The theoretical technical-tactical knowledge created through competition is essential because it is the only way that improvement in the training process can occur. Ultimate Full Contact is characterised as a combat sport of special complexity and intermitent intensity, where the technical-tactical factors are decisive for the performance while the physical component can be a conditioning factor. A careful regulation between technical-tactical training load and physiological load is essential to obtain adjustable adaptations. Both cognitive and dynamic-ecological approaches should be considered based on the respective training models.

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From Linear History to Discursive Constellation

The Invention of Martial Arts ◽

10.1093/oso/9780197540336.003.0006 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 99-128

Author(s):

Paul Bowman

Keyword(s):

Popular Culture ◽

Martial Arts ◽

Cultural Landscape ◽

Children's Television ◽

First Century ◽

Combat Sports ◽

Ultimate Fighting Championship ◽

The World ◽

History Of ◽

Twenty First Century

This chapter argues that any attempt to construct a linear history of martial arts in media and popular culture as it exploded after the 1970s cannot but fail. The sheer proliferation of martial arts images, themes, texts, and practices precludes easy linear narrativization. Accordingly, Chapter 5 argues for the need to move ‘From Linear History to Discursive Constellation’ in our approach to martial arts in media and popular culture. The chapter attempts to establish the main discursive contours that appeared and developed through the 1980s—a decade in which ninjas and Shaolin monks explode onto the cultural landscape. This is followed by attention to the 1990s, in which three major events took place in the same year: the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Wu-Tang Clan’s release of their enormously popular album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), and the appearance on children’s television screens around the world of ‘The Power Rangers’—all of which took place in 1993. The chapter then attempts to track the major discursive tendencies and contours of martial arts aesthetics through the first decade of the twenty-first century, up to the mainstreaming of combat sports in more recent years.

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