What do martial arts signify today? What do they mean for East-West cross cultural exchanges? How does the representation of martial arts in popular culture imp

Presents and refutes various myths about the martial arts and gives detailed information about the various disciplines for martial arts teachers, students, and

Like any other philosophy, religion or culture, each martial art has its founding myths and heroes; stories that tell of the art's origins and makes sense of it

"The Invention of Martial Arts examines the media history of what we now call 'martial arts' and argues that martial arts is a cultural construction that was bo

This book disrupts disciplinary boundaries to make a case for the future direction and growth of martial arts studies as a unique field