Thesis (LL. M.)--Judge Advocate General's School, United States Army, 1974. / "April 1974." Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [157]-161). Also issued in microfiche.

Thesis (LL. M.)--Judge Advocate General's School, 1955. / "May 1955." Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in microfiche.

For hundreds of years, supporters of the traditional Martial Arts have spoken of the ability to promote the personal development of the practitioner through serious training practices (Lu, 2008). The connection between personal development and mind-body training practices is illustrated in the Japanese concept of budo, which applies generally to “those Martial Arts that have more than a combat dimension” (Lawler, 1996, p.9). While the physical training is similar to other forms of combat (such as boxing or military training), it is the philosophical focus of the training as a form of personal development that makes budo a unique characteristic of certain forms of Martial Arts practice. The current study attempts to examine the way in which training in the Martial Arts affects the overall lifestyle of the individual. Understanding the main relationship between Martial Arts participation and personal wellbeing, and how this is influenced by the identity of the participant, represents the central focus of the current study. While the main relationship being studied is the one between Martial Arts participation and well-being, there are several l factors at play in influencing this central relationship. Given the unique connection of mind and body in the practice of the Martial Arts, one factor that influences the relationship between Martial Arts participation and well-being is the spirituality of the individual practitioner. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between Martial Arts participation and well-being, and to investigate how this central relationship is influenced by the associated concepts of identity, spirituality, serious leisure, motivation, and involvement. This study found that although Martial Arts participation displayed significant power in predicting wellbeing scores, the psycho-social factors associated with the training experience heavily shaped this relationship. The results of this study also suggest that it is not the style of Martial Arts participation, but the way the individual engages with the act of training and incorporates it into their daily life that separates individuals.

The ancient practice of Chinese Martial Arts Science is profound. With the changing times and busy commercial society, most of martial arts have faced the crisis of disappearing and failing to pass down to new generations. However, with the continuous development of science and technology and the conveniences brought by the Internet, using e-learning to teach martial arts has become a trend and it has proven to be a very effective way. If the experiences and knowledge of the elder masters' martial art could be preserved with the assistance of scientific approach of applying e-learning through the Internet and multimedia information technology, the martial arts online courses could be systematically developed so as to help promote the conservation of Chinese Martial Art science. This study attempts to use the latest development of Jeet Kune Do of Martial Arts as an example to convert the actual face-to-face course teaching into a mode of distant-learning based on e-learning. Action research approach will be used in our study. Any Martial Art can be classified into three parts: 1. regulation framework, 2. subject theme technology and 3. kung fu skill; based on these three parts, we then identified what can be implemented online and what are still required Face-to-face instruction. We adopted the imagery practice as the basis and theory to create audio-visual teaching material for the online course. Through a six-week experimental course and three cycles of action research by applying the four main steps of planning, action, observation and reflection. To be able to make adequate revision for the next action plan we interviewed instructors and learners for reflections and inputs which consequently draw up the crucial impact and conclusion on applying e-learning to Martial Arts teaching.

Texte remanié de: Doct. th.--University of Leiden, 1995. / Bibliogr. p. 445-469. Index.

Texte remanié de: Diss.--München--Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 2001. / Bibliogr. p. 251-277. Notes bibliogr. Index.

Inaug.-diss.--Tûbingen. / Lebenslauf. "Die vollständige arbeit erscheint ... als XXI. heft der Tübinger beiträge zur altertumswissenschaft." "Literaturverzeichnis": p. [v]-vii.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 289-303).

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Kung fu is a cinematic genre investing on the discourse of the “real”. From Kwan Tak Hing, Bruce Lee, Jacky Chan, Jet Li to Donnie Yen, cinematic representations of kung fu are inextricably intertwined with realism – real techniques, real fighting and real body. This paper is a theoretical reflection of “real kung fu” as a cultural imaginary and its transfiguration since the 1950s. The discussion will focus on recent developments of the genre in two major industries – digitalization of kung fu in Hollywood and recent return of kung fu masters in Hong Kong through coproduction. Through a parallel analysis of kung fu productions in a global context, this project outlines and predicts possible reinventions of the genre in the first decade of the 21st century. On the one hand, the notion of “real kung fu” is reinvented by digital technology. By applying Jean Baudrillard’s idea of “simulacra and simulation” to the context of kung fu cinema, Leon Hunt’s tripartite scheme of authenticity and Edward Said’s Orientalist discourse are (de/re)constructed in an age of digital production. Through a scrutiny of The Matrix (1999) and Kung Fu Panda (2008), I will demonstrate that the convergence of digital cinema and digital gaming creates a new spectatorship that redefines kung fu with an alternative understanding of body, time and space. On the other hand, the Ip Man trilogy (2008-2010) and Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) show that there is a possible return of kung fu masters in local martial arts co-productions. Instead of a nostalgic return to the established genre in the 1970s, these realist kung fu films reinvent the genre by synthesizing different paradigms of realist styles and renegotiating the longstanding difficult relationship between nationalism and modernity. / published_or_final_version / Comparative Literature / Master / Master of Philosophy