Introduction Greetings from Germany, where I am now enjoying a much anticipated conference dedicated to the study of fightbooks hosted by the German Blade Museum. I will be posting both the text of my keynote and a full report... Continue Reading →
Introduction Greetings! If all has gone according to plan, I am now on a plane returning to the United States from Korea. I will be posting both my paper and a full report on the conference later. ... Continue Reading →
Introduction One of my few disappointments about the 2017 Martial Arts Studies conference was that a change in travel plans forced me to miss the final afternoon of the event. As such, I was not able to take part in... Continue Reading →
Introduction One of my few disappointments about the 2017 Martial Arts Studies conference was that a change in travel plans forced me to miss the final afternoon of the event. As such, I was not able to take part... Continue Reading →
Introduction I am happy to report that all of the conference papers and book chapters I have been working on for the last month are now finished. Unfortunately, my blogging sabbatical must continue a little while longer. I am... Continue Reading →
***On November 19th at 4 pm I will be taking part in a live-chat (broadcast on YouTube) on ethnographic research in the martial arts and lightsaber combat. This is exciting as a number of very interesting people will be joining... Continue Reading →
Introduction Greetings from my short writing sabbatical! There are two subjects that have been on my mind. The first is Korea as I spent much of the day editing a 15 page conference presentation down to a svelte 7... Continue Reading →
A Quick Update My other writing projects are continuing well, though weekends are never quite as productive as one might hope. But my loss may be your gain in the shape of some fresh material here on the blog.... Continue Reading →
Introduction The "writing sabbatical" continues and I am happy to report that the book chapters and papers are progressing nicely. This weekend's post comes to us from the early days of Kung Fu Tea, and it covers a... Continue Reading →
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