Part One of a Roundtable discussion on martial arts aesthetics before and after Bruce Lee, at the Georg August University of Göttingen, February 2024. Participants are: Dr Martin Minarik (Chair), Dr Katja Pessl, Professor Paul Bowman, Dr Martin Meyer, and postgraduate students, Valentin Mohring and Charlotte Böttcher. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel.
Feb 18, 2024•48 min•Ep. 146
Samurai, Scouts, and Suffragettes, by Prof. Oleg Benesch (York University). First published as a 'York Talk'. Also available as a video on The Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel.
Feb 07, 2024•15 min•Ep. 145
Real-time update on location, pricing, instructions, etc. Really important stuff! This episode is also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. You might want to watch it there, to see the locations and venue.
Jan 18, 2024•11 min•Ep. 144
Reflecting on Authority and Power in and through Martial arts, by Dr Jamie Coates (Sheffield University). A talk given at the 2023 Martial Arts Studies Conference.
Jan 08, 2024•22 min•Ep. 143
Energy Talk! A conversation with Professor Daniel Mroz (Ottawa University). Daniel would like to thank Simon Cox for sharing so many great ideas and sources. A lot of the material shared in the podcast came from following up on Simon's suggestions
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 142
The Screen Legacies of Jeet Kune Do, by Dr Lindsay Steenberg (Oxford Brookes University). Keynote given at the July 2023 Martial Arts Studies Conference
Nov 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 141
A short presentation on Developing Martial Arts Studies for a conference at Beijing Sports University.
Oct 09, 2023•11 min•Ep. 140
Our 2023 Conference Intro, followed by Professor Lauren Steimer's opening keynote on Bruce Lee as a 'delebrity' or Dead Celebrity
Sep 25, 2023•35 min•Ep. 139
Bruce Lee and the Martial Rhetorics of Hip Hop, by Dr Spencer Bennington (Texas Tech).
Sep 11, 2023•23 min•Ep. 138
'Does my Forward Stance Look a Little Fascist? On Meiji-Era Karate and Embodied Politics', with Dr Peter Katz
Aug 14, 2023•18 min•Ep. 137
This episode takes the form of a 'dress rehearsal' of the conference presentation, 'The Sublime Object of Martial Arts Studies', by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University). This is a talk written for the 8th annual Martial Arts Studies Conference, 19-21 July 2023, at Sheffield University.
Jul 31, 2023•24 min•Ep. 136
We continue our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year with 'Bruce Lee and the Way of Perfectionism', by Dr Kyle Barrowman. This talk was given at the 2018 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University. Dr Barrowman will also be giving a talk in Bruce Lee at the July 2023 conference (later this week).
Jul 17, 2023•39 min•Ep. 135
We continue our Bruce Lee season in this 50th anniversary year, with 'More Lessons From Bruce Lee' by Professor Siu Leung Li, introduced and discussed by Professor Meaghan Morris.
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 134
Continuing our series on Bruce Lee during this 50th anniversary year, and in the run-up to our annual conference (this year at Sheffield University in July), we present 'Bruce Lee and the invention of martial arts', with Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met)
Jun 19, 2023•21 min•Ep. 133
We continue our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year with 'Bruce Lee: A Kinetic Analysis for CGI Reconstruction', by Dr John Twycross (Oxford Brookes University)
Jun 05, 2023•18 min•Ep. 132
Continuing our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year, this week we have 'Bruce Lee's Embodied Charismatic Affect', by Dr David Brown (Cardiff Metropolitan University)
May 22, 2023•21 min•Ep. 131
Continuing our focus on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year, this episode is the talk, 'Bruce Lee's Influence on TV Advertising', with Dr Sally Chan (Leeds University)
May 08, 2023•23 min•Ep. 130
Netflix Ninjas and the Legacy of the Kung Fu Craze, with Dr Luke White (Middlesex University)
Apr 24, 2023•20 min•Ep. 129
Continuing our series marking 50 years since the death of Bruce Lee, this week we present 'Aestheticising Kung Fu: Bruce Lee and Martial Ideation', by Dr Wayne Wong (Sheffield University). Also available as a video podcast on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville (http://ronineville.com) used with permission.
Apr 10, 2023•20 min•Ep. 128
In this 50th anniversary year since Bruce Lee died, and to begin our series on Bruce Lee scholarship, this week we present 'Bruce Lee As Gladiator: Celebrity, Stoicism and Cinema', by Dr Lindsay Steenberg from Oxford Brookes University.
Mar 27, 2023•20 min•Ep. 127
Part 2 of Prof Paul Bowman's University of Vienna research seminar on the theme of violence and non-violence, with specific reference to self-defence. This is the Q&A discussion section. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Mar 13, 2023•50 min•Ep. 126
Talk given for a University of Vienna research seminar series on violence and non-violence, by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University). The Q&A discussion follows in part 2. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Feb 27, 2023•36 min•Ep. 125
On the primacy of badassness, with Prof Mario Staller. Keynote given at the 2022 Martial Arts Studies Conference. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 124
On Krav Maga's German Career, with Prof Swen Körner. Keynote given at the 2022 Martial Arts Studies Conference. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Jan 30, 2023•48 min•Ep. 123
From the Sublime to the Marvellous: Cultural Translation from The Grandmaster to Shang-Chi. Lecture by Professor Paul Bowman given at the School of East Asian Studies, Sheffield University. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel.
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 121
Conversation with the translator of Jin Yong novels, Gigi Chang. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Jan 02, 2023•39 min•Ep. 122
Martial Arts and the Soft Power Paradox with Dr Ben Judkins. Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 118
On Capoeira and Social Justice Movements with Professor Lauren Griffith (Texas Tech). Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Nov 28, 2022•55 min•Ep. 119
On the Cultural Analysis of Martial Arts, with Professor Jeremy Gilbert (University of East London). Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Nov 14, 2022•56 min•Ep. 120
Mexican Women in Lucha Libre Wrestling, with Dr Marjolein van Bavel (University of Antwerp). Also available as a video on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville ( http://ronineville.com ) used with permission....
Oct 31, 2022•47 min•Ep. 117