scholarly journals Martial Arts Tourism of the “Europe—Far East” Direction, in the Opinion of Grand Masters

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8857
Author(s):  
Abel A. Figueiredo ◽  
Wiesław Błach ◽  
Zbigniew Bujak ◽  
Roland J. Maroteaux ◽  
Wojciech J. Cynarski
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Far East ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Educational Tourism ◽  
Arts Teachers ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Direct Correspondence

Martial arts tourism is a form of cultural, sports and educational tourism that requires special recognition; particularly important is knowledge about martial arts. The sources of this practical knowledge are especially high-ranking masters. The scientific problem raised here involves the issue of high-ranking martial arts teachers taking trips for their own studies (to acquire knowledge and skills) and teaching others. Some of the questions addressed include how often the trips occur (single, sporadic, or multiple, regular), what their effects are, and what their meaning is—in the opinion of these experts. The “Martial Arts Tourism” questionnaire was addressed to N = 12 people, masters/teachers of high-rank in martial arts (level 7–10 dan/toan) who live and teach in Europe and the USA, but come from Europe. They are the holders of the highest degrees in Chinese, Japanese and Korean styles. Further questions were asked through direct correspondence. The collected statements were usedby means of qualitative analysis—as in the method of ‘expert courts’/’competent judges’. The respondents in most cases undertook trips from Europe to East Asia for their own learning. They teach themselves mainly in their own countries and in Europe. Stays rarely lasted over two weeks. The respondents are convinced of the legitimacy of this type of trip, and believe that the trips are very helpful on the way to mastery. None of the respondents mentioned the material forms of cultural heritage pertaining to martial arts as motives for the trips. Therefore, the ability to visit historic places is a marginal concern. The trips were directly linked to a career path and self-improvement in martial arts, learning or teaching.

scholarly journals The Evolution of Ethnic Tradition Transfer among Belorussian Peasant Settlers in Siberia and Russia’s Far East from 1850 to the Present

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-402
Author(s):  
Roman Yu. Fedorov
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Far East ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Cultural Processes ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
The 19Th Century

This article examines how the transfer of ethnic traditions among Belorussian peasant settlers in Asian Russia to their descendants has evolved since 1850. Based on field data collected from different generations of Belorussian settlers born during the 20th century, the study indicates that the mechanism of this transfer went through three very distinct phases. From the second half of the 19th century until the 1920s, the children of Belorussian settlers adopted the ethnic identity and traditions of their parents, much like their forefathers back home. During the Soviet era, i.e., from the early 1920s until the late 1980s, the state sought to replace Belorussian customs and conventions among the settlers children with its own homogenous, socialist modernity. After the USSRs collapse in 1991, the growing influence of mass media and more contemporary socio-cultural processes began to influence how ethnic traditions were transferred to the young. All three periods left their imprint on the outlook of the descendants of Belorussian settlers today. This is largely the result of the fact that practical knowledge and skills change more rapidly than deeper values and beliefs.

scholarly journals Сompetence development diagnostics in the process of music teachers training: European Union states and Ukraine experience

2017 ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
O. О. Matveeva
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Music Teachers ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Arts Teachers ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Teachers Training

The article deals with the analysis of tools used for competence development diagnostics in the European Union states (Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, Switzerland), the USA and Ukraine. The common approaches to the development and implementation of diagnostic tools in the process of music teachers training are determined: the competence-oriented educational standards and a complex of key competencies served as the basis for the diagnostic tools development; the development of diagnostic tools is carried out by Ministries, institutes and pedagogical and psychological laboratories; it is asserted that to provide education of high quality both psychological and pedagogical diagnostics are to be carried out. The author’s interpretation of terms used to define Musical Arts teachers’ general professional and specialized professional competencies and diagnostic tools providing for determining future specialists’ quality of education is offered.

scholarly journals Lidar observations of pyrocumulonimbus smoke plumes in the UTLS over Tomsk (Western Siberia, Russia) from 2000 to 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 3341-3356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. Zuev ◽  
Vladislav V. Gerasimov ◽  
Aleksei V. Nevzorov ◽  
Ekaterina S. Savelieva
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Western Siberia ◽  
Far East ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Combustion Products ◽  
Backscatter Coefficient ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Aerosol Loading ◽  
Smoke Plumes ◽  
The Usa

Abstract. Large volcanic eruptions with the volcanic explosivity index (VEI) ≥ 3 are widely known to be the strongest source of long-lived aerosol in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS). However, the latest studies have revealed that massive forest (bush) fires represent another strong source of short-term (but intense) aerosol perturbations in the UTLS if combustion products from the fires reach these altitudes via convective ascent within pyrocumulonimbus clouds (pyroCbs). PyroCbs, generated by boreal wildfires in North America and northeastern Asia and injecting smoke plumes into the UTLS, have been intensively studied using both ground- and space-based instruments since the beginning of the 21st century. In this paper, we focus on aerosol layers observed in the UTLS over Tomsk (56.48∘ N, 85.05∘ E, Western Siberia, Russia) that could be smoke plumes from such pyroCb events occurring in the 2000–2017 period. Using the HYSPLIT trajectory analysis, we have reliably assigned nine aerosol layers to 8 out of more than 100 documented pyroCb events, the aftereffects of which could potentially be detected in the UTLS over Tomsk. All the eight pyroCb events occurred in the USA and Canada: one event per year occurred in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015, and 2016, whereas two events occurred in 2017. No plumes from pyroCbs originating in the boreal zone of Siberia and the Far East (to the east of Tomsk) were observed in the UTLS over Tomsk between 2000 and 2017. We conclude that the time durations for pyroCb plumes to be detected in the UTLS using ground-based lidars are less than about a month, i.e., plumes from pyroCbs generated by wildfires to the east of Tomsk can significantly diffuse before reaching the Tomsk lidar station by the westerly zonal transport of air masses. A comparative analysis of the contributions from pyroCb events and volcanic eruptions with VEI ≥ 3 to aerosol loading of the UTLS over Tomsk showed the following. Plumes from two or more pyroCbs that have occurred in North America in a single year are able to markedly increase the aerosol loading compared to the previous year. The annual average value of the integrated aerosol backscatter coefficient Bπ,532a increased by 14.8 % in 2017 compared to that in 2016 due to multiple pyroCbs occurring in British Columbia (Canada) in August 2017. The aftereffects of pyroCb events are comparable to those of volcanic eruptions with VEI ≤ 3, but even multiple pyroCbs can hardly compete with volcanic eruptions with VEI = 4.

”MARTIAL ARTS” TOURISM” IN THE MASS MEDIA (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE FIGHT QUEST TV PROGRAMME)

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 169-185
Author(s):  
Przemysław Pawelec
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Sports Tourism ◽  
Television Programme ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
Tv Show

Purpose. Analysis of the image of "martial arts and fighting sports" tourism in mass media which was created on the basis of selected materials and means of communication used for their presentation. Indication of discourses related to participants` travels in order to gain theoretical and practical knowledge on martial arts and fighting sports (with indication of exposed and potentially marginalised content) on the example of the Fight Quest TV show. Methods. Qualitative analysis of the mass media content of thirteen episodes. The subject of this analysis was audiovisual materials considered in terms of selected content constituting elements of compositional modality (including production, existence and potential reception). The coding of responses (possibly in the most relevant categories) and the presentation of the results were carried out using the Atlas.ti computer programme. Findings. The use of specialist discourse on the subject of martial arts and fighting sports by the creators of the show. The positive attitude of the main characters to learning martial arts and fighting sports as one of the forms of cultural tourism. The marginal occurrence of the subject of practicing sightseeing and religious tourism by the participants. Research and conclusions limitations. Empirical research concerns only one television programme and does not take other types of media productions with similar themes into account. Practical implications. The results of the research may be useful both in terms of analysis of various types of tourism and media discourses about "martial arts and fighting sports" tourism. Originality. Analysis of the subject of "martial arts and fighting sports" tourism in a small number of scientific studies. Type of paper. An article presenting the results of empirical research.

scholarly journals Astral Karate as a Phenomenon of Late-Soviet Esoteric Underground

Open Theology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislav Panin
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
The Other ◽  
Spiritual Leader ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Eastern Cultures ◽  
History Of ◽  
Important Object ◽  
Spiritual Movement

AbstractThe article concentrates on the history of Astral Karate, its doctrine and sources. Astral Karate was a late-Soviet eclectic spiritual movement based on esoteric interpretations of martial arts and yoga. The term “Astral Karate” had spread in the 1980s thanks to spiritual leader and underground esoteric author Valery Averianov who called himself Guru Var Avera. On one hand, the movement reflected global tendencies, such as growing interest in Eastern cultures and spirituality, that characterized esoteric groups in the USSR as well as in the USA and Europe during this period. On the other hand, esoteric groups in the Soviet Union developed in isolation from European and American esoteric currents and under unique ideological and legal pressures. The combination of these factors contributed to the originality of late-Soviet esoteric currents and therefore makes Astral Karate an important object of academic inquiry, which helps us to understand the specifics of Soviet spirituality and its further developments in post- Soviet states

scholarly journals THE RELEVANCE OF THE VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM IN THE PREPARATION OF PRE-SERVICE VISUAL ARTS TEACHERS IN UGANDA

2017 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 394-409
Author(s):  
Julius Ssegantebuka
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Visual Arts Education ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Arts Curriculum ◽  
Arts Teachers ◽  
Visual Arts Curriculum

The research examined the relevance of the visual arts curriculum content with the view of assessing the extent to which it equips pre-service visual arts teachers with the knowledge and skills required for effective teaching. The study adopted a descriptive case study design. Data were collected from three purposively selected National Teacher Colleges (NTCs), six tutors and 90 final year pre-service visual arts teachers participated in this study. The research findings showed that teacher education institutions are inadequately preparing pre-service visual arts teachers because of the gaps in the Visual Arts Curriculum (VAC) used in NTCs. Some of these gaps are attributed to the structure of the visual arts curriculum tutors use in NTCs. The visual arts curriculum lacks explicit visual arts assessment strategies; it has wide and combined visual arts content to be covered within a short period of two years and the limited knowledge of the available art materials, tools and equipment. The research recommended the restructuring of the VAC to accommodate more practical; and the introduction of specialized knowledge in the visual arts education (VAE) to enable tutors decipher practical knowledge from the theory studied so as to adopt an integrated approach in VAE curriculum. Keywords: case study, pre-service teachers, relevant visual arts curriculum.

scholarly journals Russia and the Issues of the Korean Peninsula

2014 ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
G. D. Toloraya
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
North Korea ◽  
Far East ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Electricity Grid ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Security Guarantees

The importance of Korean Peninsula in Russian foreign strategy is based on the need to preserve peace and stability in the Russia's Far East "soft underbelly" and to be a part of international efforts to solve the Korean problem, as well as to promote regional economic cooperation. In 1990-s Russia's position on the peninsula weakened, mainly because of the rupture of ties with North Korea, while relations with South Korea were reactive in nature. Rebalancing relations with the two Koreas in 2000-s increased Russia's involvement into Korean settlement, including the 6- party format. Russia/s relations with North Korea are now based on good neighborhood principle, however, they are far from idyllic as Russia disapproves of Pyongyang's behavior, especially its nuclear and missile activities. However to influence the situation more Russia should deepen its ties with the current Pyongyang leadership regardless of how irritating its behavior might be. Relations with the ROK are aimed at becoming strategic, but in reality are limited due to ROK's alliance with the USA. However South Korea has become the third most important economic partner in Asia. Russia is especially interested in three- party projects, such as Trans-Korean railroad (linked to Transsiberan transit way), gas pipeline and electricity grid. However implementation of these project is negatively influenced by the tensions in Korean peninsula. It can be solved only by multilateral efforts for comprehensive solution combining security guarantees for North Korea and its abandonment of nuclear option.

scholarly journals The implementation of the impressionistic method in the Karl Kahl’s works

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Е.А. Даценко
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Special Place ◽  
The World ◽  
Artistic Life ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Imperial Art ◽  
Private Collections ◽  
World Exhibition

Творчество Карла Николаевича Каля занимает особое место в художественной жизни Дальнего Востока 1910 – 1930х годов. С его именем исследователи связывают становление региональной школы пейзажа и проявление импрессионизма. Он один из немногих художников, кто приехал во Владивосток уже сложившимся мастером, с профессиональным художественным образованием (Дюссельдорфская академия художеств, 1892 – 1898) и внушительным перечнем выставок, среди которых выставка в залах Императорской академии художеств и Всемирная выставка в Сент-Луисе (США). Но, несмотря на активную выставочную деятельность художника и произведения, хранящиеся в Музее искусств города Толедо (США) и других государственных и частных собраниях, творчество художника до приезда во Владивосток по сей день остается малоизученным. The Karl Nikolayevich Kahls art work takes a special place in the artistic life of the Far East in the 1910 – 1930 years. The formation of the regional school of landscape and manifestation of impressionism are connected with his name according to the researchers opinions. He is one of the few artists, who came to Vladivostok being a formed artist with the professional artistic education (Dusseldorf Art Academy, 1892 – 1898) and with the impressive list of exhibitions, among which there is the exhibition in the halls of the Imperial Art Academy and the World Exhibition in St. Louis (the USA). To the present day the artists art work before coming to Vladivostok, is still poorly studied despite his active exhibition activities and works, kept in the Museum of Art in Toledo (the USA) and in other state and private collections.

scholarly journals «DISCOVERING» JAPAN ON THE PAGES OF THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS (1853-1854)

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (07) ◽  
pp. 129-138
Author(s):  
S.P. Malchikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
European Politics ◽  
Victorian Era ◽  
Queen Victoria ◽  
The Far East ◽  
European Public ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
Xix Century

The Far East was an important economic direction in European politics of the second half of the XIX century. Closed for centuries from the outside world Japan became the object of attention of the West. An American squadron under the command of M. Perry arrived on the coast of Japan in 1853 to conclude a trade treaty with it and put an end to isolation. The «discovery» of the land of the Rising Sun became a significant event in world history which couldn’t pass unnoticed. The European press published reports about the progress and results of the USA expedition, about the mission of the Russian Empire under the command of E. V. Putyatin, pursuing the same goals, and ones about Japan, a little-known country for Europe, whose culture and art admired the European public. The article examines the publications of the British newspaper The Illustrated London News in 1853-1854, devoted to Japan. The author analyzes the image of the country which was presented to the Victorian readers, highlights the aspects that are most interesting to the authors of the articles and the tone with which the notes are written. The press of the Victorian era helps to look at the world through the eyes of contemporaries of Queen Victoria and to identify the features of the concept of the land of the Rising sun.

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