Search Results for: Politics And Identity In Chinese Martial Arts

Chinese martial arts is considered by many to symbolise the strength of the Chinese and their pride in their history, and has long been regarded as an important

In 1895, the newly formed Greater Japan Martial Virtue Association (Dainippon Butokukai) held its first annual Martial Virtue Festival (butokusai) in the ancien

Looks at southern Chinese martial arts traditions and how they have become important to local identity and narratives of resistance. This book explores the soci

The present book features some introductory discussions on martial arts for the international audience and highlights in brief the complexities of translating t

The reawakening of Asian martial arts is a distinct example of cultural hybridity in a global setting. This book deals with history of Asian martial arts in the