Image of a Taiji Boxer. Source: Burkhardt, 1953.
***I had initially planned to share the first of my recent conference papers this weekend, but I think that should probably wait until next week. Prof. Paul Bowman, whose contributions to the development of martial arts studies are literally too many to list (but include the publications of important books, the creation of a conference series, an academic book series and a journal) has recently done an interview with the Tai Chi Union of Great Britain. Its a very nice piece that provides a great introductory discussion of “martial arts studies” for anyone who is trying to get their head around this project. With his permission I thought that I would share it here. Take a look at it, and feel free to pass it along to colleagues, students or friends who may be wondering what we are all…
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