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The Journal of Asian Martial Arts has always been a quality magazine that I have enjoyed for many years. Filled with thoughtful and scholarly articles about the many faces of the various Asian fighting traditions - an enjoyable source of inspiration and education. It came as a shock a few months ago to hear from the editor Michael DeMarco that the journal was to cease publication due to cost issues. So ends one of the very best Asian martial arts publications, as my friend Kim Ivy said - a sad reflection of the times on many levels!
On a brighter note - In celebration of the journals' two decades of great work the JAMA team are publishing a new book called Asian Martial Arts: Constructive Thoughts & Practical Applications. With
nine articles by leading martial art scholars covering history,
media, healing, spiritual, and combative components and 27 articles by
renowned practitioners of many different disciplines demonstrating their
favourite techniques and offering
practice tips. I was honoured to be asked to contribute a piece about
Chen Taijiquan applications.The cover is fantastic and I can't wait to
get hold of a copy.
The journal's new website will be live in a few weeks where you can get
hold of a fantastic archive of articles, with new content to be added.
Anyone who loves traditional martial arts would do well to support this
project.
2 comments:
I admit guilt, one of the reasons (probably a very minor one) being guys like me who give no holds barred point of views... for FREE, making well-argued, well-rounded, friendly-to-all scholarly articles, look rather....:):)
PS: Of course, I'm joking, as usual, what else?
If the past articles from JAMA are any guide, this will be worth reading!
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