The journal covers a broad range of interrelated aspects in the field of martial culture. We provide a sampling of articles below that can give a glimpse of the types of articles and writing styles we publish: academic, regional, style-based, fiction, media, and interview. These 13 samples are selected from our back issues. These are provided to show they types of materials we publish as well as serve as basic reference for those who may wish to submit manuscripts for possible publication. We hope you’ll enjoy the reading!
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Academic
l "The Sling: Forgotten Firepower of Antiquity" - Dohrenwend, R.
l "The Art of Regulation: Martial Arts as Threats to Social Order" - Friman, H.
China
l "An Exposition on Northern China's White Ape Tongbei Boxing Systems" - Zhang, Y. & Clark, S.
Japan
l "Masato Tamura, Ryoichi Iwakiri, & The Fife Judo Dojo, 1923-1942" - Svinth, J.
l "Predicting Kumite Strategies: A Quantitative Approach to Karate" - Paz-y Miño, G.
Korea
l "People & Events in Taekwondo's Formative Years" - Burdick, D.
l "Training and Competition in Taekwondo" - Pieter, W. & Heijmans, J.
Southeast Asia
l "Silek: The Martial Arts of the Minangkabau in West Sumatra" - Pauka, K.
Mixed
l "Mixed Martial Arts: A Technical Analysis of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
in Its Formative Years" - Bolelli, D.
Fiction
l "Samurai Geometry: A Story of Values" - Graebner, P.
Media
l "Celluloid Katas: Martial Arts in the Movies –A Practitioner's Prejudices" - Grady, J.
Interview
l "Going Beyond the Norm: An Interview with Chen Taiji Stylist Wang Xian" - Cordes, A.
Museum Review
l "Martial Themes on Kangxi Porcelains in the Taft Museum" - DeMarco, M.
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