Communicating Embodied Knowledge in Martial Arts Studies, Part 1

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 the closing workshop which addressed a number of topics that are important to the emerging field of Martial Arts Studies.  Of these the most basic would have to be, “How do we talk about our personal experience with these fighting systems in our academic studies of them?”  Luckily this debate was just posted on YouTube, and I plan on watching Parts I and II on my flight to Korea.

Click here to go directly to Part I.

Here is what the conference program had to say about the workshop:

At this year’s Martial Arts Studies Conference, we will set aside time for workshops and a round table panel discussion…