Martial Arts Studies

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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. Videos of these episodes are on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel.

Episode Date
Conversation with Paul Bowman, by Prof. Lauren Miller (Texas Tech University)
May 15, 2025
What Comedy Can Teach Us About Self-Defence, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)
Mar 10, 2025
On the Self-Defence Scenario, by Dr Francis Dodsworth (Kingston University)
Feb 24, 2025
Can A Rear Naked Choke Be Chinese? By John Tasker (Cardiff University)
Feb 10, 2025
Self-Defense, Power and the Epistemology of Ignorance, by Dr Peter Katz (California Northstate University)
Jan 27, 2025
On Kung Fu Movies, Feminism, and Self-Defence in the 1970s, by Dr Luke White (Middlesex University)
Jan 13, 2025
On Movement Inspired by Martial Arts, by Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met)
Dec 30, 2024
Women, guns and violence in the work of contemporary artists, by Dr Bernadette Buckley (Goldsmiths)
Dec 16, 2024
Kendo, self-defence and spirituality, by Jiongyan Huang (Cardiff University)
Dec 02, 2024
Intro to conference on the Ethics and Ideologies of Self-Defence by Paul Bowman
Nov 18, 2024
Guangdong-Hong Kong Martial Arts Fiction, by Petr Vrána
Nov 04, 2024
Playing out violence as an act of responsibility, by Sarriy Anani
Oct 21, 2024
In Defence of Self-Defence, by Professor David Stevens (Nottingham University)
Oct 07, 2024
Bonus Episode: Conversation on Teaching Martial Arts Studies and Aesthetics
Sep 30, 2024
The Aesthetics of Martial Arts, by Dr Max Ryynänen (Aalto University, Espoo, Finland)
Sep 23, 2024
Teaching Martial Arts Studies in the University, by Dr Spencer Bennington (Virginia Tech)
Sep 09, 2024
The multiple identities of taekwondo in India, by Wriddhibrata Saha (Shiv Nadar University, Delhi)
Aug 26, 2024
Gender Responsive Trauma Informed Kickboxing, by Georgia Verry (Conscious Combat Club)
Aug 12, 2024
The Experiences of Diasporic Female Muay Thai Fighters, by Emily Dobrich (University of Toronto)
Jul 29, 2024
The Sexualisation of Female Fighters, by Dr Alex Channon (introduced by Gina Robinson and Emily Dobrich)
Jul 15, 2024
Martial Arts as Living Theory, by Professor Paul Bowman
Jul 01, 2024
Wim Hof, Oriental Monk
Jun 17, 2024
Orientalist Physical Culture. Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)
Jun 03, 2024
Decolonising Yoga, by Dr Devika Karnad (Cardiff University)
May 20, 2024
Portable Practices and Transposable Messages: Yoga and Taiji, by Prof Paul Bowman
May 06, 2024
Dr Alex Channon on MMA Refereeing and Consent - this time without AI enhancement
Apr 22, 2024
MMA Referees and the Deferral of Consent in Combat Sports: Dr Alex Channon (Brighton University)
Apr 20, 2024
Bruce Lee, Aesthetics and Sidekicks, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)
Mar 15, 2024
Göttingen Roundtable, part two: Ideologies and Aesthetics of Martial Arts
Mar 01, 2024
Göttingen Roundtable, Part One. Martial Aesthetics Before and After Bruce Lee
Feb 18, 2024
Samurai, Scouts, and Suffragettes, by Prof. Oleg Benesch (York University)
Feb 07, 2024
Important Updates about our June 2024 Martial Arts Studies Conference
Jan 18, 2024
Reflecting on Authority and Power in and through Martial arts, by Dr Jamie Coates (Sheffield University)
Jan 08, 2024
Energy Talk! A conversation with Professor Daniel Mroz (Ottawa University)
Nov 20, 2023
The Screen Legacies of Jeet Kune Do, by Dr Lindsay Steenberg (Oxford Brookes Uni.)
Nov 06, 2023
On Developing Martial Arts Studies (for a conference at Beijing Sports University)
Oct 09, 2023
2023 Conference Intro, followed by Prof Lauren Steimer (USC) on Bruce Lee as a ’Delebrity’ or Dead Celebrity
Sep 25, 2023
Bruce Lee and the Martial Rhetorics of Hip Hop, by Dr Spencer Bennington
Sep 11, 2023
Does my forward stance look a little fascist? On Meiji-Era Karate and Embodied Politics, with Dr Peter Katz
Aug 14, 2023
The Sublime Object of Martial Arts Studies, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University)
Jul 31, 2023
Bruce Lee and the Way of Perfectionism, by Dr Kyle Barrowman
Jul 17, 2023
More Lessons From Bruce Lee: Prof. Siu Leung Li with Prof. Meaghan Morris
Jul 03, 2023
Bruce Lee and the invention of martial arts, with Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met)
Jun 19, 2023
Bruce Lee: A Kinetic Analysis for CGI Reconstruction, by Dr John Twycross (Oxford Brookes)
Jun 05, 2023
Bruce Lee’s Embodied Charismatic Affect, by Dr David Brown (Cardiff Met)
May 22, 2023
Bruce Lee’s Influence on TV Advertising, with Dr Sally Chan (Leeds University)
May 08, 2023
Netflix Ninjas and the Legacy of the Kung Fu Craze, with Dr Luke White
Apr 24, 2023
Aestheticising Kung Fu Cinema: Bruce Lee and Martial Ideation, Dr Wayne Wong (Sheffield Uni)
Apr 10, 2023
Bruce Lee As Gladiator: Celebrity, Stoicism and Cinema, with Dr Lindsay Steenberg
Mar 27, 2023
On Self-Defence Training and the Sublime, Part 2
Mar 13, 2023
On Self-Defence Training and the Sublime, part 1
Feb 27, 2023
On the primacy of badassness, with Prof Mario Staller.
Feb 13, 2023
On Krav Maga’s German Career, with Prof Swen Körner
Jan 30, 2023
From the Sublime to the Marvellous: Cultural Translation from The Grandmaster to Shang-Chi
Jan 16, 2023
Conversation with Jin Yong translator Gigi Chang
Jan 02, 2023
Martial Arts and the Soft Power Paradox with Dr Ben Judkins
Dec 12, 2022
On Capoeira and Social Justice Movements with Professor Lauren Griffith (Texas Tech).
Nov 28, 2022
On the Cultural Analysis of Martial Arts, with Professor Jeremy Gilbert
Nov 14, 2022
Mexican Women in Lucha Libre Wrestling, with Dr Marjolein van Bavel
Oct 31, 2022
Translating Taijiquan and Changing Qigong, with Professor Paul Bowman
Oct 17, 2022
On translating Jin Yong with Gigi Chang
Oct 03, 2022
Reappraising Kung Fu Comedy with Dr Luke White (Middlesex University)
Sep 19, 2022
On Martial Arts, Intimacy and the Manosphere with Prof. Céline Morin (Paris Nanterre Uni.)
Sep 05, 2022
Individual Practice in a Global Frame: From Asiamania and Eurotaoism to Conspirituality
Jul 04, 2022
Getting excited for this summer’s conference
Jun 20, 2022
Bruce Lee, Action Techniques and Anthropotechnics, with Professor Paul Bowman
Jun 06, 2022
From Counterculture to Consumer Culture, part 2
May 23, 2022
From Counterculture to Consumer Culture, part 1
May 09, 2022
East Meets West and the problem of Ideology, part 2
Apr 25, 2022
East Meets West and the problem of Ideology, part 1
Apr 11, 2022
On East/West Cross-Cultural Encounters, part 2
Mar 28, 2022
On East/West Cross-Cultural Encounters, part 1
Mar 14, 2022
Orientalism after Edward Said, Part Two
Feb 28, 2022
Orientalism after Edward Said, Part 1.
Feb 14, 2022
Lecture on Orientalism and Film, part 2.
Jan 31, 2022
Lecture on Orientalism and Modernity, part one
Jan 17, 2022
Guest Episode: Paul interviewed for The Tai Chi Notebook Podcast
Jan 03, 2022
Working at Play and Play as Work, with Prof Janet O'Shea (UCLA)
Dec 20, 2021
On Martial Arts Manga, with Prof. Andreas Niehaus
Dec 06, 2021
Making Martial Arts Studies: a presentation from 2015 by Paul Bowman
Nov 22, 2021
Inventing Traditional Martial Arts, with Prof. Peter Lorge
Nov 08, 2021
Making Martial Arts Studies Matter, with Dr. Ben Judkins
Oct 25, 2021
On Suffragette Jujutsu, with Dr Emelyne Godfrey
Oct 11, 2021
Efficacy and Entertainment in Martial Arts Studies, with Dr DS Farrer
Sep 27, 2021
On Cross-Cultural Desire and Martial Arts
Sep 13, 2021
On Historical Experience and Kung Fu Refuseniks, with Prof Meaghan Morris
Aug 30, 2021
Experimenting with Historical Martial Arts, with Dr Daniel Jaquet
Aug 16, 2021
Understanding Identity Through Martial Arts, Prof. Adam Frank
Aug 02, 2021
On Martial Arts Studies issue 11, with Professor Lauren Griffith
Jul 19, 2021
Everybody Was Kung Fu Citing. University Lecture. Prof Paul Bowman.
Jul 05, 2021
On the Relations Between Dancing and Fighting with Prof Gitanjali Kolanad
Jun 21, 2021
Book Discussion, Part 3: The Invention of Martial Arts
Jun 07, 2021
Book Discussion, Part 2: The Invention of Martial Arts
May 24, 2021
Book Discussion, Part 1: The Invention of Martial Arts
May 10, 2021
On Kalaripayattu Performance with the Late Great Prof Phillip Zarrilli
Apr 26, 2021
With Dr Ben Judkins on Hyperreality, History and the Search for Meaning in Martial Arts
Apr 19, 2021
On Embodied Research for Martial Arts, with Dr Ben Spatz
Apr 12, 2021
On Aikido, Embodied Theory and Deep Ecology, with Dr Bill Little (Victoria, Canada)
Apr 05, 2021
On Creative Thinking and False Connections in Martial Arts Studies, with Daniel Mroz
Mar 29, 2021
When it all began: Prof Stephen Chan's opening conference keynote 2015
Mar 22, 2021
On Women's Boxing in Britain and Iran, with Shakiba Moghadam (Portsmouth Uni)
Mar 15, 2021
On using the word 'martial', with Prof Lynette Hunter (UC Davis)
Mar 08, 2021
On Martial Arts in America and Japan with Dr Jared Miracle
Mar 01, 2021
On Historical European Fight Books and Cultural Theory with Dr Eric Burkart
Feb 22, 2021
On Martial Arts and Neuroanthropology, with Professor Greg Downey
Feb 15, 2021
On The Invention of Martial Arts, with Professor Paul Bowman
Feb 08, 2021
On Martial Arts, Writing and Broadcasting, with Professor Daniele Bolelli
Feb 01, 2021
On Taolu, Credibility and Decipherability with Prof. Daniel Mroz
Jan 25, 2021
On Kalaripayattu, with Prof Gitanjali Kolanad
Jan 18, 2021
On Vikings and Martial Arts with Qays Stetkevych
Jan 11, 2021
On stunt workers and martial arts with Prof Lauren Steimer (USC)
Jan 04, 2021
How To Talk About Taekwondo, with Professor Paul Bowman
Dec 28, 2020
On Taekwondo and Rhetoric with Dr Spencer Bennington
Dec 21, 2020
On Jujutsu history in Britain with Professor David Brough
Dec 14, 2020
On Ip Man, Globalisation and Wing Chun, with Dr Ben Judkins
Dec 07, 2020
On Martial Arts Manga and Myth with Prof. Andreas Niehaus
Nov 30, 2020
On timing in Bruce Lee with Dr Colin McGuire
Nov 23, 2020
On Bruce Lee, with biographer Matthew Polly
Nov 16, 2020
On Martial Arts and Adverts with Sally Chan, University of Leeds
Nov 09, 2020
On Motivations, with Dr Martin Meyer, University of Vechta
Nov 02, 2020
On Chinese Martial Arts Aesthetics, with Dr Wayne Wong
Oct 26, 2020
On Krav Maga and the Dark Side of Martial Arts with Professor Andrea Molle
Oct 19, 2020
On Martial Arts Action Film with Dr Jane Park, University of Sydney
Oct 12, 2020
On Taekwondo and Performance with Martin Minarik
Oct 05, 2020
On Martial Arts, Tradition and Globalisation with Dr Daniel Jaquet
Sep 28, 2020
On Boxing with Professor Kath Woodward
Sep 21, 2020
On Martial Arts, Religion and Spirituality, with Dr Sixt Wetzler
Sep 14, 2020
On Vietnamese Martial Arts with author Augustus Roe
Sep 07, 2020
On Cultural Studies and Martial Arts Studies with Prof Paul Bowman
Aug 31, 2020
On the Affects and Effects of Martial Arts Clothing, with Dr Peter Katz
Aug 24, 2020
On Elvis and Karate with Dr Mark Duffett
Aug 16, 2020
On Affect Studies and Martial Arts Studies with Prof Greg Seigworth
Aug 10, 2020
On Savate with Professor Jean-Francois Loudcher
Aug 03, 2020
On myth, legend and orientalism with Prof Peter Lorge
Jul 27, 2020
On Bruce Lee, Shaolin and MMA with author Matt Polly
Jul 20, 2020
On Martial Invention, Health and Self-Help with Dr George Jennings
Jul 13, 2020
On Taekwondo in South Korea with Dr Udo Moenig
Jul 06, 2020
On Race, Gender and Representation with Lady Sensei Gerry Chisolm
Jun 29, 2020
On Gender, Trans, LGBTQ+ and Inclusivity in Martial Arts with Dr Anna Kavoura
Jun 22, 2020
On Kendo, Budo and Cultural Identity, with Prof Alex Bennett
Jun 18, 2020
On Gender, Youth and Combat Sports, with Dr Anastasiya Khomutova
Jun 15, 2020
On Taijiquan and Culture with Prof Adam Frank
Jun 11, 2020
On Women's Self-Defence with Prof Martha McCaughey and Prof Jill Cermele
Jun 08, 2020
On martial arts, violence, media and culture, with Prof Meaghan Morris
Jun 04, 2020
On Samurai and Mediaevalism with Dr Oleg Benesch
Jun 01, 2020
On Taekwondo as Rhetoric, with Spencer Bennington
May 28, 2020
On the history of the women's self-defence movement, with Prof Wendy Rouse
May 25, 2020
On Police Use of Force Training, with Professor Dr Dr Mario Staller
May 22, 2020
On movie stunt workers and martial arts, with Dr Lauren Steimer
May 21, 2020
On mental toughness, with Dr Veronika Partikova
May 20, 2020
On Kalaripayattu, part one, with Prof Gitanjali Kolanad
May 19, 2020
On Kalaripayattu, part two, with Prof Gitanjali Kolanad
May 19, 2020
On Okinawan Karate around the world, with Prof Stephen Chan, OBE
May 18, 2020
On Taiji, BJJ and Xing-Yi, with Prof Graham Barlow
May 15, 2020
On mindful martial arts and neuroscience, with Dr Tamara Russell
May 14, 2020
On vernacular American martial arts, with Prof Tom Green
May 13, 2020
On martial arts and physical education with Dr Alex Channon
May 12, 2020
On Bruce Lee, UFC and Film Philosophy with Dr Kyle Barrowman
May 11, 2020
On Blades, Martial Arts, Religion and The Riddle of Steel, with Dr Sixt Wetzler
May 08, 2020
On Martial Arts, Dance and Politics with Prof Janet O'Shea
May 07, 2020
On Irish stick fighting, rhythm, Bruce Lee and Lion Dances with Dr Colin McGuire
May 06, 2020
On the origins of BJJ with Prof Robert Drysdale, BJJ legend
May 05, 2020
On Chinese Martial History with Prof Peter Lorge
May 04, 2020
On Suffrajitsu and Bartitsu with Dr Emelyne Godfrey
May 01, 2020
On Theatricality and Martial Arts with Prof Daniel Mroz
May 01, 2020
On Hong Kong Action Cinema with Prof Gina Marchetti
Apr 30, 2020
On Embodiment, with Dr Ben Spatz
Apr 29, 2020
On HEMA with Dr Daniel Jaquet
Apr 29, 2020
On Gladiators and Fight Choreography with Dr Lindsay Steenberg
Apr 28, 2020
On BJJ and CBT with Dr Darren Kelsey of Newcastle University
Apr 28, 2020
On deconstruction, the body and martial arts, with Dr Richard Stamp
Apr 28, 2020
On Capoeira and BJJ with Prof Lauren Griffith of Texas Tech University
Apr 28, 2020
On Ranciere, pedagogy and martial arts, with Professor Sam Chambers
Apr 28, 2020
On East West Binaries with Dr Ben Judkins
Apr 28, 2020