ACADEMIC FACETS READILY FOUND WITHIN THE MARTIAL ARTS AND SCIENCES Researchers in the following disciplines would find much of worth in the martial arts and sciences: 1.
As an anthropological text) The comparison between the different warrior castes and their indigenous martial arts would be a perfectly acceptable study for any cultural anthropologist to embark upon and would no doubt, yield a wealth of interesting data for the researcher(s).
Again, it has many schools and specialist areas However, the martial arts would be of most use to psychologists researching the following aspects: o Anger Management o Conflict Resolution o Stress Control o Sports enhancement o Education o Performance coaching o Etc. There is a lot of interest in the way that martial artists utilise certain mental disciplines or “Mindset” if you will.
Once again, martial arts have a lot to offer from a psychological standpoint.
The vast majority are run by local people for local people, and make a very real and concrete contribution to their communities: Martial arts instructors continue to play an important part in keeping their local communities healthier and safer, and can also exert a tremendous influence upon the children and young people that come to them for lessons.
Sociologists with an interest in the historical aspects of their science would find much of interest in the martial arts, as wars have always played a pivotal role in shaping the society we live in.
The selection, training and fighting arts of the warrior, together with their strict code of ethical conduct, have had a heavy influence not only in the way that wars were fought, but also in how nations eventually evolved and came into being.
Martial arts can prove to be a rich source of both historic and contemporary information to sociologists.
Theology/Religious Studies The martial arts of every country have always been very heavily influenced by certain religious beliefs and philosophies.
Each of these martial arts is inseparably and indelibly linked to a religious belief and philosophy, with each still retaining certain undeniable aspects of these within their training regime and philosophies.
The most primitive of weapons would include the stick, stone and bone, and any combination thereof the martial arts we practice now as a healthy pass time were then, quite literally the tools of the trade.
Historians already find much of interest in the martial arts.
Martial arts are actually pieces of “Living History” that allow both historians and the general public a unique insight into the past.
In addition to the above, there are several other disciplines that would find much of interest and worth in the study of martial arts.
The very practice of martial arts techniques themselves contains a wealth of scientific application.
There is not enough of this valuable research for martial arts per se to be taken seriously as a subject worthy of stringent academic examination in its own right, with only certain specialised aspects being investigated by researchers from several other specialisms.
It has to be said, the majority of faculty within the Institute have, of course, all undergone their academic training and gained qualifications in various academic disciplines other than that of the martial arts and sciences, simply because the opportunity did not exist for us to research the arts we all loved to practice and teach.
The time has now come for the martial arts to “Come of age” as an academic subject in its own right.
Members of faculty constantly work hard at establishing strong links with several other learned institutes and universities the world over, and continually publishing books, articles and letters in both specialist journals and the martial arts press.
The face of martial arts have changed irrevocably for the better, thanks to a scant handful of determined academics, researchers and educators who also happened to be very highly ranked martial arts practitioners.
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