Martial Arts Studies

Important Updates about our June 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference

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)

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)

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.)

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)

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

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

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

'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)

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

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).