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History of East Asian Martial Arts: Week 9 – Bushido as Japanese Spirit

  Introduction Welcome to week nine of “History of East Asian Martial Arts.”  This series follows the readings being used in Prof. TJ Hinrichs’ undergraduate course of the same name at Cornell University.  This is a great opportunity for readers... Continue Reading →

History of East Asian Martial Arts: Week 8 – Lineage, Transmission and Legitimacy

  A Quick COVID-19 Note First off, apologies are in order.  My blogging has been irregular and we have gotten behind with our weekly updates on the "History of East Asian Martial Arts" class being taught by Prof. TJ Hinrichs... Continue Reading →

History of East Asian Martial Arts: Week 6 – China and the Qing Era Martial Literati

    Introduction Welcome to week six of “History of East Asian Martial Arts.”  This series follows the readings being used in Prof. TJ Hinrichs’ undergraduate course of the same name at Cornell University.  This is a great opportunity for... Continue Reading →

History of East Asian Martial Arts: Week 3 – Rise of the Bushi

Introduction Welcome to the third week of our virtual Martial Arts Studies class, "History of East Asian Martial Arts."  For those who are new to the series we are reading along with Prof. TJ Hinrichs' course of the same title... Continue Reading →

Democratization and the Asian Martial Arts

  What does it mean to be political? I suspect that very few people in North America experience their weekly trips to the training hall, dojo or public park as inherently political.  There are clearly some exceptions to this.  As... Continue Reading →

History of East Asian Martial Arts: Week 2 – Violence

  Introduction Welcome to the second week of History of East Asian Martial Arts (HIST 2960).  This is a course taught by Prof. T. J. Hinrichs here at Cornell University that I am auditing in my capacity as a Visiting... Continue Reading →

History of East Asian Martial Arts: Week 1 – Invented Traditions

  A New Semester, A New Course Welcome to the first week of "History of East Asian Martial Arts" (History 2960)!  As some of you may know, I am a Visiting Scholar at Cornell. One of my colleagues, Prof. T.... Continue Reading →

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