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Conversations on the academic field of Martial Arts Studies, hosted by Professor Paul Bowman of Cardiff University and featuring academics, scholars and experts from around the world.

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    Conversation with Paul Bowman, by Prof. Lauren Miller (Texas Tech University)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 58:33


    In this podcast episode, Paul Bowman reflects on the origins and community of Martial Arts Studies, discusses the transformative impact of his diverse martial arts practices like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and eskrima which he theorizes through concepts like affect and Deleuze, and details his research into orientalism, the sublime, and the resurgence of traditional strength training practices.

    What Comedy Can Teach Us About Self-Defence, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 29:07


    What Comedy Can Teach Us About Self-Defence, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University). Presentation given at the conference The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence, Cardiff University, 6th November 2024

    On the Self-Defence Scenario, by Dr Francis Dodsworth (Kingston University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 30:23


    On the Self-Defence Scenario, by Dr Francis Dodsworth (Kingston University). Presentation given at the conference The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence, at Cardiff University on 6th November 2024

    Can A Rear Naked Choke Be Chinese? By John Tasker (Cardiff University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 25:13


    Can A Rear Naked Choke Be Chinese? Presentation by PhD researcher John Tasker at the conference The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence, Cardiff University, 6th November 2024

    Self-Defense, Power and the Epistemology of Ignorance, by Dr Peter Katz (California Northstate University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 29:31


    Self-Defense, Power and the Epistemology of Ignorance, by Dr Peter Katz (California Northstate University), presented at the conference The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence, at Cardiff University, 6th November 2024

    On Kung Fu Movies, Feminism, and Self-Defence in the 1970s, by Dr Luke White (Middlesex University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 30:23


    Presentation on Kung Fu Movies, Feminism, and Self-Defence in the 1970s, by Dr Luke White (Middlesex University). Talk given at the conference The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence, at Cardiff University on 6th November 2024.

    On Movement Inspired by Martial Arts, by Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 26:06


    On Movement Inspired by Martial Arts, by Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met), presentation given at the conference The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence, at Cardiff University on 6th November 2024

    Women, guns and violence in the work of contemporary artists, by Dr Bernadette Buckley (Goldsmiths)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 38:05


    Presentation on women, guns and violence in the work of contemporary female artists, by Dr Bernadette Buckley (Goldsmiths College), a talk given during the conference The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence, at Cardiff University on 6th November 2024

    Kendo, self-defence and spirituality, by Jiongyan Huang (Cardiff University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 28:42


    Presentation on Kendo, self-defence and spirituality, by PhD researcher Jiongyan Huang, at the conference, The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence, at Cardiff University on 6th November 2024

    Intro to conference on the Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence by Paul Bowman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 14:51


    Professor Paul Bowman's Introduction to the conference, 'The Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence', held at Cardiff University on 6th November 2024

    Guangdong-Hong Kong Martial Arts Fiction, by Petr Vrána

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 16:16


    Guangdong-Hong Kong Martial Arts Fiction, by Petr Vrána. Talk given at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University. See also: https://www.facebook.com/kungfufiction/ 

    Playing out violence as an act of responsibility, by Sarriy Anani

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 20:11


    Playing out violence as an act of responsibility, by Sarriy Anani. Paper given at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University.

    In Defence of Self-Defence, by Professor David Stevens (Nottingham University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 23:12


    'In Defence of Self-Defence', by Professor David Stevens (University of Nottingham). Presentation given at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel.

    Bonus Episode: Conversation on Teaching Martial Arts Studies and Aesthetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 12:16


    Bonus Episode: Conversation on Teaching Martial Arts Studies and Aesthetics, following the papers by Spencer and Max. This chat concluded their panel at the conference.

    The Aesthetics of Martial Arts, by Dr Max Ryynänen (Aalto University, Espoo, Finland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 18:45


    The Aesthetics of Martial Arts, by Dr Max Ryynänen (Aalto University, Espoo, Finland). Paper given at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University.

    Teaching Martial Arts Studies in the University, by Dr Spencer Bennington (Virginia Tech)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 22:28


    Teaching Martial Arts Studies in the University, by Dr Spencer Bennington (Virginia Tech). Paper given at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University.

    The multiple identities of taekwondo in India, by Wriddhibrata Saha (Shiv Nadar University, Delhi)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 25:15


    The multiple identities of taekwondo in India, by Wriddhibrata Saha (Shiv Nadar University, Delhi). Paper given at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University.

    Gender Responsive Trauma Informed Kickboxing, by Georgia Verry (Conscious Combat Club)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 19:19


    Gender Responsive Trauma Informed Kickboxing, by Georgia Verry (Conscious Combat Club, Melbourne). Talk given at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference.

    The Experiences of Diasporic Female Muay Thai Fighters, by Emily Dobrich (University of Toronto)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 18:33


    The Experiences of Diasporic Female Muay Thai Fighters, by Emily Dobrich (University of Toronto). Talk given at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University.

    The Sexualisation of Female Fighters, by Dr Alex Channon (introduced by Gina Robinson and Emily Dobrich)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 23:10


    The Sexualisation of Female Fighters, by Dr Alex Channon (introduced by Gina Robinson and Emily Dobrich), at the 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University.

    Martial Arts as Living Theory, by Professor Paul Bowman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 23:20


    Martial Arts as Living Theory, by Professor Paul Bowman. This podcast is taken from his introduction to the June 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University.

    Wim Hof, Oriental Monk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 18:41


    Lecture on Wim Hof as 'oriental monk', by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)

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    Orientalist Physical Culture. Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 20:06


    Orientalist Physical Culture. Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)

    Decolonising Yoga, by Dr Devika Karnad (Cardiff University)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 23:22


    Decolonising Yoga, by Dr Devika Karnad (Cardiff University)

    Portable Practices and Transposable Messages: Yoga and Taiji, by Prof Paul Bowman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 23:40


    Portable Practices and Transposable Messages: Yoga and Taiji. Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)

    Dr Alex Channon on MMA Refereeing and Consent - this time without AI enhancement

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 21:26


    Dr Alex Channon on MMA Refereeing and Consent - this time without AI enhancement. I would be interested in hearing whether you prefer this 'human' version or the previous 'AI-enhanced' version.

    MMA Referees and the Deferral of Consent in Combat Sports: Dr Alex Channon (Brighton University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 20:04 Transcription Available


    MMA Referees and the Deferral of Consent in Combat Sports, by Dr Alex Channon (Brighton University). Presentation given at the July 2023 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Sheffield University

    Bruce Lee, Aesthetics and Sidekicks, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 54:17


    Bruce Lee, Aesthetics and Sidekicks, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University). Keynote given at Göttingen University Bruce Lee and Aesthetics workshop, February 2024.

    Göttingen Roundtable, part two: Ideologies and Aesthetics of Martial Arts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 41:52


    Part Two of the Conference Roundtable at Göttingen University on martial arts aesthetics, with Paul Bowman, Katja Pessl, Martin Minarik, Martin Meyer, Valentin Mohring and Charlotte Böttcher. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel.

    Göttingen Roundtable, Part One. Martial Aesthetics Before and After Bruce Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 47:40 Transcription Available


    Part One of a Roundtable discussion on martial arts aesthetics before and after Bruce Lee, at the Georg August University of Göttingen, February 2024. Participants are: Dr Martin Minarik (Chair), Dr Katja Pessl, Professor Paul Bowman, Dr Martin Meyer, and postgraduate students, Valentin Mohring and Charlotte Böttcher. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel.

    Samurai, Scouts, and Suffragettes, by Prof. Oleg Benesch (York University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 15:13 Transcription Available


    Samurai, Scouts, and Suffragettes, by Prof. Oleg Benesch (York University). First published as a 'York Talk'. Also available as a video on The Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel.

    Important Updates about our June 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 11:28


    Real-time update on location, pricing, instructions, etc. Really important stuff! This episode is also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. You might want to watch it there, to see the locations and venue.

    Reflecting on Authority and Power in and through Martial arts, by Dr Jamie Coates (Sheffield University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 22:13


    Reflecting on Authority and Power in and through Martial arts, by Dr Jamie Coates (Sheffield University). A talk given at the 2023 Martial Arts Studies Conference.

    Energy Talk! A conversation with Professor Daniel Mroz (Ottawa University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 70:18


    Energy Talk! A conversation with Professor Daniel Mroz (Ottawa University). Daniel would like to thank Simon Cox for sharing so many great ideas and sources. A lot of the material shared in the podcast came from following up on Simon's suggestions

    The Screen Legacies of Jeet Kune Do, by Dr Lindsay Steenberg (Oxford Brookes Uni.)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 28:51


    The Screen Legacies of Jeet Kune Do, by Dr Lindsay Steenberg (Oxford Brookes University). Keynote given at the July 2023 Martial Arts Studies Conference

    On Developing Martial Arts Studies (for a conference at Beijing Sports University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 10:52


    A short presentation on Developing Martial Arts Studies for a conference at Beijing Sports University.

    2023 Conference Intro, followed by Prof Lauren Steimer (USC) on Bruce Lee as a 'Delebrity' or Dead Celebrity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 34:35


    Our 2023 Conference Intro, followed by Professor Lauren Steimer's opening keynote on Bruce Lee as a 'delebrity' or Dead Celebrity

    Bruce Lee and the Martial Rhetorics of Hip Hop, by Dr Spencer Bennington

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 22:55


    Bruce Lee and the Martial Rhetorics of Hip Hop, by Dr Spencer Bennington (Texas Tech).

    Does my forward stance look a little fascist? On Meiji-Era Karate and Embodied Politics, with Dr Peter Katz

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 17:40


    'Does my Forward Stance Look a Little Fascist? On Meiji-Era Karate and Embodied Politics', with Dr Peter Katz

    The Sublime Object of Martial Arts Studies, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 24:11


    This episode takes the form of a 'dress rehearsal' of the conference presentation, 'The Sublime Object of Martial Arts Studies', by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University). This is a talk written for the 8th annual Martial Arts Studies Conference, 19-21 July 2023, at Sheffield University.

    Bruce Lee and the Way of Perfectionism, by Dr Kyle Barrowman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 39:19


    We continue our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year with 'Bruce Lee and the Way of Perfectionism', by Dr Kyle Barrowman. This talk was given at the 2018 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University. Dr Barrowman will also be giving a talk in Bruce Lee at the July 2023 conference (later this week).

    More Lessons From Bruce Lee: Prof. Siu Leung Li with Prof. Meaghan Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 62:17


    We continue our Bruce Lee season in this 50th anniversary year, with 'More Lessons From Bruce Lee' by Professor Siu Leung Li, introduced and discussed by Professor Meaghan Morris.

    Bruce Lee and the invention of martial arts, with Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 20:38


    Continuing our series on Bruce Lee during this 50th anniversary year, and in the run-up to our annual conference (this year at Sheffield University in July), we present 'Bruce Lee and the invention of martial arts', with Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met)

    Bruce Lee: A Kinetic Analysis for CGI Reconstruction, by Dr John Twycross (Oxford Brookes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 18:13


    We continue our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year with 'Bruce Lee: A Kinetic Analysis for CGI Reconstruction', by Dr John Twycross (Oxford Brookes University)

    Bruce Lee's Embodied Charismatic Affect, by Dr David Brown (Cardiff Met)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 21:20


    Continuing our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year, this week we have 'Bruce Lee's Embodied Charismatic Affect', by Dr David Brown (Cardiff Metropolitan University)

    Bruce Lee's Influence on TV Advertising, with Dr Sally Chan (Leeds University)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 22:34


    Continuing our focus on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year, this episode is the talk, 'Bruce Lee's Influence on TV Advertising', with Dr Sally Chan (Leeds University)

    Netflix Ninjas and the Legacy of the Kung Fu Craze, with Dr Luke White

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 20:25


    Netflix Ninjas and the Legacy of the Kung Fu Craze, with Dr Luke White (Middlesex University)

    Aestheticising Kung Fu Cinema: Bruce Lee and Martial Ideation, Dr Wayne Wong (Sheffield Uni)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 19:34


    Continuing our series marking 50 years since the death of Bruce Lee, this week we present 'Aestheticising Kung Fu: Bruce Lee and Martial Ideation', by Dr Wayne Wong (Sheffield University). Also available as a video podcast on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville (http://ronineville.com) used with permission.

    Bruce Lee As Gladiator: Celebrity, Stoicism and Cinema, with Dr Lindsay Steenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 19:58


    In this 50th anniversary year since Bruce Lee died, and to begin our series on Bruce Lee scholarship, this week we present 'Bruce Lee As Gladiator: Celebrity, Stoicism and Cinema', by Dr Lindsay Steenberg from Oxford Brookes University.

    On Self-Defence Training and the Sublime, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 49:49


    Part 2 of Prof Paul Bowman's University of Vienna research seminar on the theme of violence and non-violence, with specific reference to self-defence. This is the Q&A discussion section. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville (http://ronineville.com) used with permission.

    On Self-Defence Training and the Sublime, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 36:17


    Talk given for a University of Vienna research seminar series on violence and non-violence, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University). The Q&A discussion follows in part 2. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville (http://ronineville.com) used with permission.

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