scholarly journals El ascetismo y la búsqueda de la muerte por guerreros y monjes

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Ken Jeremiah
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Strong Connection ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Special Diets ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Physical Preparation

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is a strong connection between martial arts and religious practices in Japan. Martial art practitioners, in an effort to utilize inner energy (ki) and to eliminate fear, often turn to ascetic discipline. Mountain ascetics called yamabushi are known for their extreme, life-threatening training methods. Some of them, after ten years of mental and physical preparation, buried themselves alive, aspiring to become living Buddhas. This is the relatively unknown practice of self-mummification: a tradition that originated with Kukai, the founder of Shingon Buddhism. Approximately twenty individuals in Japan have successfully mummified themselves by means of ascetic discipline and special diets. The frame of mind developed while preparing for their deaths is the same mind-set that warriors strive to attain. Single-minded determination, the complete absence of fear, and the nonexistence of self are demonstrated in the actions of these individuals. These are the same qualities that are found in any master of the martial arts.</span></span></span></p>

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>

scholarly journals Defendiendo en las cuatro direcciones: desarrollando los ejercicios de hojoundo del Uechi-ryu para estudiantes avanzados

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Ihor Rymaruk
Keyword(s):  
Training Methods ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Martial Art ◽  
Advanced Students

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This article introduces “Defending to the Four Directions,” techniques that add challenge to Uechi-ryu while incorporating and building upon the traditional katas which have formed the basis of the style. Making changes within a style’s training methods just to be different without any other purpose is of little value and actually destructive to the system. This article describes a meaningful and realistic addition to the practice of hojoundo, the formal exercises incorporating basic movements. “Defending to the Four Directions” is intended for advanced students who have mastered Uechi-ryu’s foundamentals. In addition, the practice is well-suited for adaptation and adoption into other martial art styles.<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></span></span></span></p>

scholarly journals Análisis de los métodos de golpeo con el puño del Wing Tsun

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Jeff Webb
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
And Function ◽  
Closed Fist

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The three punching techniques of Wing Tsun, while few in number, represent an effective approach to striking with the closed fist. At first glance, the rather short stroke of each punch would seem disproportionate to the amount of power it generates. Therefore, this article will discuss the structure and body mechanics of each punch, in addition to the various training methods employed for developing power. Two of the Wing Tsun punches, namely the lifting punch and the hooking punch, are often confused with similar punches found in Western boxing. The key differences between the Wing Tsun and boxing punches, both in form and function, will be discussed. Finally, the strategy for applying the Wing Tsun punches will serve as the greatest factor in differentiating them from the punches of other martial arts styles.</span></span></span></p>

scholarly journals Diphtheria and the respiratory system: Lessons from 2015 Outbreak

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Medeshni Annamalai
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Respiratory System ◽  
Corynebacterium Diphtheriae ◽  
Bacterial Disease ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Toxigenic Strains

<p> </p><p align="left">South Africa experienced a diphtheria outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal Province between March and August 2015. Diphtheria is a contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial disease caused by the toxigenic strains of <em><span style="font-family: MinionPro-It; font-size: xx-small;">Corynebacterium diphtheriae.</span></em> </p>

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 Sanshou: comprendiendo el Taijiquan como arte marcial

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Greg Wolfson
Keyword(s):  
Health Benefits ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Martial Art

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today taijiquan is usually sought after not as a martial art, but as a health art. Within this milieu, sanshou or “free hands,” in which form applications are trained within a martial context, is rarely practiced and often misunderstood. By investigating the role sanshou plays within the taijiquan system, this article argues that the health benefits widely associated with the art can only be obtained through a mindful practice of martial application. </span></span></span></p>

scholarly journals El impacto del tigre en las artes marciales chinas

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Wing Lam ◽  
Saleem Alamudeen
Keyword(s):  
Martial Arts ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Asian Culture ◽  
Asian Community ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Strange Duality

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In Asia, there is, in general, a great reverence held for the tiger. The tiger has been imitated and reigns supreme as king of all the beasts throughout Asia. The relationship between man and tiger holds a strange duality in that as much as the tiger is feared for its fierce savagery and destructive power, it is also revered for these very same qualities and for its majestic nature. Therefore, the very symbolic essence of the tiger has permeated all levels of the Asian community and culture; art, mythology, religion, astrology, herbology, and military fighting strategies. The purpose of this article is to show the many rich aspects that the tiger exhibits, and its influence and impact on Asian culture and Chinese martial arts in particular. Martial arts such as Cantonese Hung Gar (Hong Family) and Hasayfu Hung Gar (Hong Family Four Lower Tigers) dedicate a portion of their systems to achieving awesome strength and speed, and to imitating the tiger’s physical prowess. By doing so, they may achieve higher levels of effectiveness within the martial arts.</span></span></span></p>

scholarly journals Left Coast Political Ecology: a manifesto

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 529
Author(s):  
Ashton Wesner ◽  
Sophie Sapp Moore ◽  
Jeff Vance Martin ◽  
Gabi Kirk ◽  
Laura Dev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
North America ◽  
Political Ecology ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Strong Connection ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Sustainable Futures ◽  
Ecologically Sustainable

<span style="font-size: 10px;">Left Coast Political Ecology (LCPE) is a network of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty engaged in a collective practice of political ecology grounded in strong connection to the "Left Coast" of North America. In this manifesto, we build on successful 2015 and 2018 workshops on the practice and value of political ecology today to communicate our origins, efforts, and ideas towards building a community of praxis amid the urgencies and uncertainties of our time. We first articulate those organizing and theoretical lineages that influence and inform our work. We trace the evolution of LCPE through diverse genealogies and cross-pollinations – from the "Berkeley School" to Black, Indigenous, feminist, and decolonial studies, through political struggles within and beyond the academy. In grappling with the challenges of our institutional histories of settler-colonial, capitalist, and racist dispossession, we then propose a "coastal epistemology", one that troubles the notion of a settler-colonial or neoliberal "frontier" while finding value in encounter, conversation, and emergence. We seek to make transparent our positions of relative privilege as well as the precarious contexts in which we work and live, while mobilizing and embodying political ecology's long-standing normative and liberatory aims. Next we share some of the diverse methodological approaches employed by our members and collective, with the aim of providing inspiration and solidarity to others contending with similar challenges. Ultimately, we suggest a vision for what a political ecology adequate to our moment might look like and require: a necessarily collective and hopeful project, amid processes of colonial violence, capitalist inequity, and climate catastrophe. The Left Coast Political Ecology network invites you to dream and organize with us, to share resources, experiences, and community, and to help push our field and our institutions toward more socially just and ecologically sustainable futures.</span><p>Keywords: Coastal epistemology, Left Coast, network, radical geography, praxis, West Coast</p>

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