The following is guest post by Sixt Wetzler, dvs-Kommission Kampfkunst & Kampfsport (sixt.wetzler@gmail.com). While Martial Arts Studies is, by its very nature, an international and interdisciplinary subject, we generally see relatively little discussion of the scholarship that is happening in... Continue Reading →
The following essay is a guest post by Jared Miracle, who recently completed his doctoral training at Texas A&M University under the supervision of Prof. Thomas Green and is currently on the academic job market. Dr. Miracle has conducted extensive... Continue Reading →
Introduction We are very happy that Dr. Daniel M. Amos has been able to take the time to visit Kung Fu Tea. In the following interview he discusses his research and shares some of his many insights on... Continue Reading →
Introduction Sascha Matuszak is a friend and occasional guest author here at Kung Fu Tea. Regular readers may remember his report on recent developments in the socioeconomics of Taijiquan. As a China based journalist he... Continue Reading →
***A few months ago I had the opportunity to exchange emails with William Acevedo regarding his various research projects. As we discussed the growing interest in martial arts studies around the globe we decided that it would be very... Continue Reading →
Introduction Professor Thomas A. Green (Anthropology, Texas A&M University) has been a critical figure in the promotion of the academic study of the martial arts. Many readers will already be familiar with his edited works (along with... Continue Reading →
***Sascha and I were recently talking about the different currents that can be seen in the consumer market for martial arts instruction in China today. As a longtime observer of these trends he was gracious enough to write a guest... Continue Reading →
by Esther Berg Introduction: More on Theory and Martial Arts Studies Here comes yet another reader response to the debate on ‘theory’ in Martial Arts Studies. To shortly summarize the state of discussion: In 2011, D. J. Farrer and John... Continue Reading →
By Stanford Chiou This post is my contribution to the recent discussion at Kung Fu Tea on the place of theory in martial studies (see here and here). There is no escaping the assumptions—or “theories”—on which perspectives are built, and... Continue Reading →
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