Tag: combat sports

Martial arts, combat sports, and all forms of fighting in general, are globally overshadowed by the prejudice of violence and blood, inhabiting a black and degrading zone of irrationality. The conference ON FIGHT, focused on the relationship between Philosophy and Sport, seeks to constitute a horizon for specific or interdisciplinary reflections and contributions, promoting the sharing of research, critical thinking and practice.

Martial Arts Studies is a peer reviewed online open access academic journal that aims to foster the most informed cross-disciplinary discourse on martial arts via the cross-fertilization of perspectives. As such, it encourages interdisciplinarity. The Forum Editor’s choice from the current issue: Krav Maga: History, Representation, and Globalization of a Self-Defense System from Israel by Jürgen Schaflechner (open access).

Is MMA a true martial art? Is MMA an art form? In mere decades, MMA, mixed martial arts, has exploded as a worldwide phenomenon, a sport as controversial as it is compelling, one that demands serious philosophical attention. Abstracts are sought for a prospective anthology on the philosophical significance of MMA. An editor at Routledge has expressed interest in receiving a full proposal, to be submitted once abstracts have been finalized.

This conference aims to build on the rich intellectual discussion with researchers from across a variety of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, political sciences, arts & humanities, education, cultural studies, and gender studies are able to present their research, discuss findings, theory and methodology in a lively and friendly environment.

The International Journal of the History of Sport is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.

The International Journal of the History of Sport is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.