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Problem. Science in the area of fighting arts is constantly being developed. How does this process work from the perspective of GTFA (General Theory of Fighting Arts) and institutions co-creating or cooperating in this area? The issue concerns the period from October 2022 to October 2023. Method. The analysis covers the historical and philosophical background, the activities of specialized scientific...
Background. Chinese martial arts and monasteries of fighting monks have become a permanent part of the traditional and cultural landscape of China. At present, Shaolin Monastery has become a specific laboratory where Chinese martial arts traditions confront international martial arts tourism. Problem and aims. Through ethnographic research, the author tried to better understand the expectations of...
Background. The activity of specialised associations and other institutions, and researchers, are co-creating the present fighting arts arena and the recent history of this phenomenon. It is therefore worth describing these events and new publications and also evaluating them. Problem. The cognitive aim of this research is to describe and analyse the area of martial arts and combat sports (people...
Background. Specialised associations and the activity of individuals are co-creating the present fighting arts, the factography of which becomes a contribution to the recent history of this phenomenon. It is therefore probably worth describing these events, explaining or evaluating them. Problem. The cognitive aim of this research is to describe and analyse the martial arts and combat sports environment...
Background. Since the beginning of the 2010s, the Okinawan Government has been making significant efforts to develop, profes-sionalize, and promote karate tourism in Okinawa, since this is known to be an essential sector for the island’s economy.Problem and aim. A systematized study into the nature of karate tourism in Okinawa has so far not been conducted. This article offers a comprehensive overview...
Problem. From the perspective of the philosophical anthropology of martial arts, the problem of purpose was raised through martial arts. In particular varieties these are different roads, travels and travellers. What does it look like from the perspective of teleology? Method. The hermeneutic method was used to understand the sense of structures or character formations. Texts, signs and symbols are...
Background. Fighting arts and travel related to their learning are mainly of interest to physical culture researchers. One of them is W. J. Cynarski, who develops the theory of cultural dialogues and the General Theory of Fighting Arts, examining, among others, the phenomenon of martial arts tourism. Problem. This is about discussing and evaluating this book on martial arts tourism. To what extent...
Background. By reference to the globalisation of culture, the theory of cross-cultural dialogues and to concepts of body technique,an anthropology and culture-related study was undertaken to investigate an event and its participants. This was a scientific symposium and methodology seminar on the fighting arts and combat sports. Hence, this description and discussion matches the both the concept of...
Background. The subject matter has been presented from the perspective of the sciences of sport tourism, cultural tourism and heritology. Problem and aim. The aim of the article is to present contemporary correlations between cultural heritage, sport and tourism. It also wants to demonstrate the tourist potential of cultural heritage in Poland and worldwide by means of suitable examples. Method. We...
Aim is a description of the World Congress of specialists in the field of martial arts and combat sports, belonging to the International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society (IMACSSS). It is both a review of scientific events and its analysis as an important event for martial arts tourism. What sub-form of the martial arts tourism was this 3rd World Scientific Congress of Combat Sports...
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