The Invention of Tradition in Martial Arts

2020 ◽  
pp. 193-213
Author(s):  
Paul Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Jacques Derrida ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
The Status

Chapter 9 examines ‘The Invention of Tradition in Martial Arts’ and explores the status of the imagined binaries that often structure interest in ‘traditional East Asian’ arts, as well as the desire for authenticity and the problematic status of change in traditionalist martial arts. The chapter argues for what it calls the micro-ontological inevitability of change, as a consequence of the inevitability of difference even in repetition (or what Jacques Derrida theorized as reiteration). To provide evidence to support what might otherwise be called an entirely theoretical argument, the chapter concludes with a discussion of the changing form, content, and characteristics of the traditionalist Chinese martial art of taijiquan (tai chi).

scholarly journals ‘A Punch Has No Paternity!’: techniques, belonging and the Mexicanidad of Xilam

Ethnography ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146613812110354
Author(s):  
George Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Ethnographic Fieldwork ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
Body Techniques

This article combines ethnographic and netnographic data to explore the relationships between body techniques and a sense of belonging through the contemporary Mexican martial art of Xilam. This art, founded by a female Mexican martial arts veteran, is slowly developing as a hand-to-hand sport, and has attracted critics for its supposed use of East Asian fighting techniques. Netnographic data reveal online debates on the origins and ‘true belonging’ of specific techniques while ethnographic fieldwork in a Xilam school demonstrates how the art is made ‘Mexican’ through specific accompanying practices and philosophy surrounding the movements. The movements of sitting, punching and standing are selected as key examples as understood through Mauss’s classic thesis. I conclude that Xilam follows a philosophical pedagogy that associates these techniques with a sense of Mexicanness – Mexicanidad.

Rebranding China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Pu
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Foreign Policy ◽  
First Century ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Status Signaling ◽  
Status Seeking ◽  
Military Transformation ◽  
The Status ◽  
Offensive Realism

China plays a variety of status games, sometimes emphasizing its status as an emerging great power and other times highlighting its status as a fragile developing country. The reasons for this are unclear. Drawing on original Chinese sources, social psychological theories, and international relations theories, this book provides a theoretically informed analysis of China’s global rebranding and repositioning in the twenty-first century. Contrary to offensive realism and power transition theory, the book argues that China is not always a status maximizer eager to replace the United States as the new global leader. Differing from most constructivist and psychological studies that focus on the status seeking of rising powers, this study develops a theory of status signaling that combines both rationalist and constructivist insights. The book argues that Chinese leaders face competing pressure from domestic and international audiences to project different images. The book suggests that China’s continual struggle for international status is primarily driven by domestic political calculations. Meanwhile, at the international level, China is concerned about over-recognition of its status for instrumental reasons. The theoretical argument is illustrated through detailed analysis of Chinese foreign policy. Examining major cases such as China’s military transformation, China’s regional diplomacy, and China’s global diplomacy during the 1997 Asian and 2008 global financial crises, this book makes important contributions to international relations theory and Asian studies.

scholarly journals MAKNA SYARAT DAN UNSUR SILEK DESA KUBU GADANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-66
Author(s):  
Mita Rosaliza ◽  
Muhammmad Fajar Vierta Wardhana ◽  
Risdayati Risdayati
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Martial Art

The martial art of silat in Minangkabau, which is usually called silek, has its own uniqueness in terms of terms and movements. Silek in Minangkabau is a legacy from the Minangkabau ancestors that still exists and develops today. The requirements that must be possessed in this silat include cloth, knives, sewing needles, mirrors, rice and money that have meaning in this silat tradition. In addition, there are other elements in these martial arts which also have meaning in terms of movement, clothing and place of implementation. This study focuses on the meaning of the terms and movements used in the silek of Tuo gunuong in Kubu Gadang village. The informants in this study are traditional elders and people who still practice silat as a martial art and understand the terms and meanings of the movement.

scholarly journals Comunicando los movimientos de combate en obras impresas: cómo presentar las técnicas en fotografías y textos

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Tom Lang
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Instructional Designer ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
Technical Writer ◽  
Archival Quality ◽  
Made In

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In this article, suggestions are given “how to” write and photograph martial arts techniques for publication. The aim is to improve the instructional and archival quality of martial arts books and articles. These suggestions are based on the author’s reviews of books showing movement, his experience in writing martial arts books (and from mistakes made in these efforts), and from his experience as a medical-technical writer and instructional designer. Simply thinking about how to present a martial art in print will help you understand and teach them: you will find it a valuable and rewarding exercise, even if you never publish the results.</span></span></span></p>

scholarly journals La oposición leal y la práctica del aikido

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Jonathan Miller-Lane
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
Creative Tension ◽  
Unique Manner ◽  
Democratic Life

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Discussions regarding martial arts often focus on the unique manner in which different styles respond to a set of common attacks. Indeed, it is in these unique responses that most martial arts distinguish themselves. However, this paper examines the role of the aggressor during training; specifically, in the martial art of Aikido and draws an analogy between the role of an aggressor during Aikido practice and the actions of a member of the loyal opposition in a democracy. A commitment to a set of rules that govern and protect the participants and a commitment to maintain a rich, creative tension mark both the vibrant interactions of an Aikido dojo and democratic life in a multicultural society.</span></span></span></p>

Conceptual Foundations

2020 ◽  
pp. 12-31
Author(s):  
Paul Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Oxford English Dictionary ◽  
Media Representation ◽  
Asian Origin ◽  
The Core ◽  
Cultural Power ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
The Relationship

Chapter 1 starts by interrogating the Oxford English Dictionary’s treatment of the term ‘martial arts’ as a way to broach the book’s concerns. Today, the idea that the term ‘martial arts’ is associated with practices that are ‘mainly of East Asian origin’ is contentious. But this chapter sets out how and why these connotations emerged. It goes on to deepen the case for the relationship between history and analysis within this work, to set out the core argument about the cultural power of media representation, and to lay out the ways in which its ensuing chapters will support the argument that ‘martial arts’ is a recently invented, variegated, and variable ‘discursive entity’.

The status of the Japanese and East Asian bats of the genus Myotis (Vespertilionidae) based on mitochondrial sequences

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuniko Kawai ◽  
Masato Nikaido ◽  
Masashi Harada ◽  
Sumiko Matsumura ◽  
Liang-Kong Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
The Status ◽  
Mitochondrial Sequences
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