Autor-Archive:Marcus Coesfeld

Donohue, John: The Evolution of the Modern Martial Arts Systems:Characteristics and Context

Abstract The term “martial arts” is widely used but is both vaguely defined and/or means different things to different users. It is, in some sense, not a purely objective term based on static criteria. Various factors shape the meaning of the label, and can include personal experience, socio-cultural factors, a generally under-developed body of truly„Donohue, John: The Evolution of the Modern Martial Arts Systems:Characteristics and Context“ weiterlesen

McRae, James: Moral Development in the Martial Arts

Abstract Since they were first introduced to the West in the late 19th century, Asian martial arts have served not only as recreational sports and self-defense systems, but as vehicles for self-cultivation. In this chapter, James McRae explores the ways in which martial arts training can be used to promote moral development. Contemporary research in„McRae, James: Moral Development in the Martial Arts“ weiterlesen

Pacific Street Films: Martial Arts: The Real Story

Summary More than 20 years ago, Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher produced the documentary ‚Martial Arts: The Real Story‘ within their company Pacific Street Films. Written by Joel Sucher in collaboration with Joseph Svinth, the almost one-and-a-half-hour documentary was broadcast in 2000 and was also distributed in other countries – for example, there was a double„Pacific Street Films: Martial Arts: The Real Story“ weiterlesen

Linck, Gudula; Wang-Scheerer, Liyuan: Chinesische Kampfkunst: Geschichte einer Form menschlicher Kommunikation

Zusammenfassung: Chinesische Kampfkunst Geschichte einer Form menschlicher Kommunikaton Nach der strukturgeschichtlichen Betrachtung chinesischer Kampfkunst von ihren Anfängen bis in die Gegenwart wird diese spezifische Form zwischenmenschlicher Begegnung als Paradigma menschlicher Kommunikation vorgestellt bzw. interpretiert: Leibliche Intelligenz und unbedingte Präsenz, beides über Jahre in der Praxis der Kampfkunst wie in jeder geschliffenen oder meditativen Tätigkeit eingeübt„Linck, Gudula; Wang-Scheerer, Liyuan: Chinesische Kampfkunst: Geschichte einer Form menschlicher Kommunikation“ weiterlesen

Hall, David A.: Pilgrimage & Practice

Abstract I have trained in Sino-Japanese Martial arts for 55 years and, for the first ten years, I practiced karate, taijiquan, and aikido. After that period, I focused on koryū bujutsu, the classical martial traditions of Japan. Through my martial arts training, I became interested in the religious traditions of East, Central, South and Southeast„Hall, David A.: Pilgrimage & Practice“ weiterlesen

Schmidt, Wilfried J. R.: Die Wandlungen des Lebens in den Bewegungsbildern des Taijiquan

Zusammenfassung Das Verstehen der verschiedenartigsten Wechselwirkungen und Wandlungen von Yin und Yang, wie es im Yijing – dem Klassiker der Wandlungen – tradiert ist, bildet die Essenz im Taijiquan. Es nimmt die Idee auf, dass in jeder Veränderung ein Prinzip wirkt, das denjenigen, der es erkennt, ins Zentrum des Handelns versetzt. Diese Idee ist der„Schmidt, Wilfried J. R.: Die Wandlungen des Lebens in den Bewegungsbildern des Taijiquan“ weiterlesen

Braeley, Jon: Yiquan

Summary The year was 2007 and film director Jon Braeley of Empty Mind Films was in China producing ‘Warriors of China,’ a documentary on the major martial art styles of Shaolin, Tai Chi Chuan, Bagua, Xingyi and Yiquan. During the filming of ‘Warriors of China,’ Jon Braeley explored the technique of Zhan Zhuang or standing„Braeley, Jon: Yiquan“ weiterlesen