No Hard Feelings

Author(s):  
Janet O'Shea
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This chapter continues the examination of how martial arts differ from violence by delving into the symbolism attached to sport fighting. Here, this section investigates the significance of seemingly small gestures such as handshakes and fist bumps, treating them as play markers that separate the mat or the ring from the outside world. The rich symbolism of play markers run alongside an inversion of the meaning attached to strikes: in the outside world a punch devalues, whereas in sport fighting it signals respect for an opponent’s abilities. In this sense, sport fighting differentiates but also walks a fine line between the form and the function of violence. This consideration of significance in martial arts practice includes an investigation of martial arts and combat sport’s vexed relationship to real violence.

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 9-31
Author(s):  
Peimin Ni

This paper tries to explore a gongfu ethics on the basis of traditional Chinese ethical theories. Used in the sense that the Song-Ming Neo-Confucians did, “gongfu” means the art of life in general and not merely the martial arts, although martial arts can be taken as a paradigm example of gongfu. The paper begins with the question “can bad guys have good gongfu,” which leads to three answers, each representing one stage of the dynamic relationship between morality and gongfu: The first is yes, since gongfu and morality belong to two different categories, i.e., the art of life and moral responsibilities. The second is no, because each moral goodness or badness corresponds to a respective gongfu virtuosity or the lack of it. The third answer is that moral persons, as long as they still have to invoke morality, are not true gongfu masters. Those who have real good gongfu transcend moral duties and become amoral. The analysis suggests a gongfu ethics that can include, but goes beyond moral goodness. The rest of the essay articulates the rich implications of this gongfu ethics by comparing it with virtue ethics, consequentialist ethics, and relativism-subjectivism.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-190
Author(s):  
HASMAH MD. ALI

Seni Silat terbahagi kepada dua unsur iaitu dalaman dan luaran.Seni silat banyak diketengahkan di dalam masyarakat dari konteks keunikan luarannya iaitu dari segi ketangkasan, nilai esktetika dan kesukanan. Malah, silat dianggapkan sebagai seni mempertahankan diri yang boleh membunuh atau mencederakan. Kesenian estetika yang terdapat pada gerak silat menjadikan ia sebagai satu persembahan yang unik terutama di majlis keraian dan perkahwinan. Seni silat dikaitankan dengan keaslian warisan budaya bangsa Melayu termasuk cara berpakaian, langkah gerak, adat istiadat dan muzik.Oleh sebab itu, seni silat telah diwartakan sebagai satuWarisan Tak Ketara (intangible heritage) di bawah Akta Warisan Kebangsaan 2005. Pewartaan ini bertujuan untuk melindungi dan memelihara suatu warisan kerana ia adalah cerminan jati diri dan lambang kepada masyarakat pengamalnya. Di dalam Seni Silat terdapat pengisian rohani dan jasmani yang boleh menjadi sumber asuhan kepada sifat jati diri. Kajian ini akan mengkaji pengisian rohani dan jasmani yang terdapat di dalam Seni Silat Cekak Malaysia dari 3 sudut iaitu perguruan, persilatan dan persatuan. Komponen jati diri yang dinilai dalam kajian ini ialah adat, agama, patritisme dan identiti yang dianalisa dari segi tingkah laku, emosi, nilai dan kepercayaan ahli-ahli Persatuan Seni Silat Cekak Malaysia.   Martial arts are divided into two essential elements, namely internal and external. Many martial arts are featured within the unique context of the community in terms of agility, esthetical values and sportsmanship. In fact, silatis considered a martial art for self-defence capable to kill or injure. Art aesthetics found in martial arts movements makes it a unique performance, especially in the entertainment and wedding. Silat is claimed to be part of the rich heritage of Malay culture, including costumes, movements, customs and music. Therefore, the martial art, silat, has been gazetted as an Intangible Heritage under the National Heritage Act 2005. The recognition seeks to protect and preserve a legacy that reflects the pride and emblem of the community practitioners. In the art of silat, there is a physical and spiritual fulfillment that serve to nurture one’s inner nature. This study will examine the physical and spiritual aspects found in subtle Martial Arts of Malaysia from three main points: teaching, martial and association. Components in relation to self identity are evaluated in the categories of custom, religion, patritisme and identity, and analyzed within the aspects of behaviors, emotions, values and beliefs of the members of the Association of Martial Arts Malaysia.


PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (49) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Berliner
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2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaki M. York ◽  
Paula Varnado-Sullivan ◽  
Michelle Mlinac ◽  
Marla Deibler ◽  
Christopher P. Ward

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Meganck ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Bert Van Poucke ◽  
Elke Van Hoof ◽  
Els Snauwaert ◽  
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