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Aim. The subject of the research is Polish coins which represent military or martial arts culture. The authors, using a multi- disciplinary approach attempt to show how national heritage in a specific area of culture, is promoted by the issuing of commemorative coins This is their description along with their attempts to explain the phenomenon. Material and Methods. The research material comprises...
Background. Research perspective is given to us by: the personalistic integral anthropology, the anthropology of psychophysical progress, concepts of radical humanism and genetic immortality, selected theories of myth and archetype, and the anthropology of martial arts. Aim. The aim of the analysis is to extract and present the deeper (ontological, epistemological, and axiological) meaning of the...
Background and Aim. The authors will discuss the nature of the relationship between the various martial arts and the “psycho- physical culture”. We will approach this topic from the perspectives of the Humanistic Theory of Martial Arts, martial arts systemic anthropology, and the sociology of psycho-physical systems. Methods. The main method of research has been a qualitative content analysis of the...
The aim is to describe the route to mastery in martial arts and attempts to identify patterns. What is the average time taken to achieve first master degree, to achieve the highest technical degree, and to achieve the highest rank of master (10 dan)? Background. Theories of sports training, the humanistic theory of martial arts and the anthropology of martial arts give us a scientific perspective...
Background. The scientific perspective for the study is the anthropology of tourism and the anthropology of martial arts. Aim. A cognitive question posed by this work is to obtain new knowledge about scientific and martial arts tourism. It should be a contribution in this area. Methods. It is a case study of a one-week seminar, with participant observation. A qualitative content analysis of the literaturewas...
Aim. The aim of this study is to explain what “martial arts’ medicine” is, and provide a basis for discussion on its channels of transmission: how the knowledge and skills come to Europe. Background. The theoretical perspective for this paper is provided by the Humanistic Theory of Martial Arts, which contains an explanation of how the movement developed. Human health should be holistically analysed...
Let us start with a historical digression. It is 2015. It is 70 years since the end of World War II, which highlighted the different attitudes of individuals and entire nations, their generosity and their cruelty. By the decisions of the world powers that brought freedom to a number of countries and peoples, but unfortunately not to all. It is also 95 years since the great Battle of Warsaw, which...
This work discusses the subject of a scientific trip from a semiotic perspective. It presents the scientific congress (AIESEP World Congress 2014) and a critical review of it; a journey of cultural symbolism; and remarks and impressions of staying in a distant country. In addition, a meeting with the proto-forms of martial arts and considerations concerning the social reception of martial arts in...
Aim. Our goal is to open a discussion on the place of martial arts in physical culture, and with reference to specific subjects (relationship to sport, physical education, physical rehabilitation, physical recreation and tourism). Methods. This is a preliminary discussion of the issues: inspection and image recognition, realised from the perspective of The Humanistic Theory of Martial Arts, theory...
The aim of this study is to conduct a critical analysis of the ethics functioning in selected systems of martial arts. The theoretical perspective is based on the humanistic theory of martial arts, and the sociology and anthropology of martial arts. The main method of research is a content analysis of documents and specialised literature, which is complemented by a qualitative method i.e. the author’s...
The 75th anniversary of the start of the 2nd world World War in 1939 is being commemorated this year. We recall the fact that Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on 1 September 1939 and by her ally, the Soviet Union ( the USSR) on 17 September. It is also the anniversary of Poland being betrayed by its contemporary allies i.e. France and Great Britain (in 1939 and after the war). Then, and even now...
The purpose of this paper is to provide a method for mathematical modelling of martial arts and combat sports with the use of motion capture. The paper employs mathematical and computerised methods to analyse the movement dynamics in sports karate. Movement dynamics is one of the basic components of evaluating the sports level of a sports fighter (competitor). Modern computer technologies enable recording...
The scientific perspective for the study are scientometrics and sociology of science. Creating new journals for new scientific discipline (as the martial arts science) is an interesting process. The aim of this study is an analysis and explication of the institutionalisation process of this research area (martial arts and combat sports). The questions/problems were: What scientific institutions create...
Aim. From the perspective of the “humanistic theory of martial arts” [Cynarski 2004, 2006a] and the “general theory of fighting arts” [Cynarski, Sieber 2012] the author tackles the problem of the main directions of changes and institutional development of karate in Europe. He puts forward a hypothesis that sportification is not a dominant direction of changes in karate. Method. Three complementary...
Problem. The following study is concerned with the issue of the terminology used in martial arts, both widely in their practice, as well as in the scientific sphere. It deals with errors and misunderstandings, and changes and establishes definitions of terms. Method. The research is particularly concerned with the basic terms for martial arts used in the English, Japanese and Polish languages. Hermeneutic...
The study discusses changes which have occurred in Polish theory of physical education since 1805. From biomedical perspective the theory has been evolving towards humanistic paradigm. While reviewing relevant publications and their contents the author presents the developments in the theory of physical education in Poland, including in particular the changing goals of physical education. He explains...
From the perspectives of both philosophical anthropology and humanistic theory of martial arts, the authors discuss the possible values and relevance of the traditional warrior pathways of eastern Asian martial arts to contemporary western society. They will also refer to other theoretical concepts of martial arts philosophy, especially the normative ethical practices usually associated with them...
It is a short report from the 5th Innovations Forum and the 1st Carpathian States Tourism Forum held on 27-28 of May at the University of Rzeszów in Rzeszów. This is an account of an extraordinary congress (about a thousand participants), with the main emphasis, made within the framework of the Forum, on panel session: “Cultural Dialogue in Tourism”. This event of a great economic, political and scientific...
Background. A theoretical perspective is provided here by a new system paradigm, consistent with the knowledge resulting from the findings of quantum physics. The authors also refer to certain trends in psychology and the theory of sports training. Aim. The main objective of the study was to examine whether it is possible to effectively use the achievements of quantum physics in football training...
Problem. The following study shows different dimensions of congress tourism. The authors present a case study of an international scientific conference with references to other conferences and the effort of showing some more general regularity, e.g. a ritual dimension. Methods. Empirical base is an experience of the first of authors in the field of active participation in 50 international scientific...
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