The International Journal of the History of Sport Paul Bowman Published online: 25 Aug 2016 Abstract This paper examines key ways in which ideas such as ‘tradition’, ‘authenticity’, and ‘history’ are deployed in discourses around Asian martial arts. First introducing how such concepts are used in national contexts such as Korea and elsewhere in East […]
But the gold goes to China…: The international development of the Chinese martial arts International Review for the Sociology of Sport Marc Theeboom,Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Dong Zhu, Shanghai University of Sport, China Jikkemien Vertonghen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium published 28 April 2015, 10.1177/1012690215581605. Abstract Since the mid-1980s, China has been promoting wushu (also known […]
Prizes to win! To celebrate the 2018 Chinese New Year, the Wushu Herald announces competition for the best photos taken in Australia during the two weeks of festivities. We invite you to send your current celebrations photos with brief description to herald@auswushu.com.au. The best photos will be published on our website and the authors of […]
The International Health Qigong Federation in conjunction with Tai Chi Australia will conduct the series of Health Qigong Seminars & Workshops in Melbourne from April 21 to April 22, 2018. They will be followed by (optional) Duan Wei examination (Level 1, 2 and 3). We are privileged to have three highly acclaimed exponents of Health […]
