Martial Arts in Asia

Fan Hong is Professor in Asian Studies at Bangor University, UK. Her research interest is in the areas of gender studies and cross-cultural studies with special reference to China and Chinese sport. Gwang Ok is Professor of Physical Education at Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea. His research interest is social cultural history of sporting culture. He is author of The Transformation of Modern Korean Sport: Imperialism, Nationalism, Globalization. He is a co-author of The Triple Asian Olympics: Asia Rising - the Pursuit of National Identity, International Recognition and Global Esteem.

• Introduction Fan Hong and Gwang Ok 1. Asian Martial Arts: The Anarchic Legacy of the War Machine Barry Allen 2. The Future of Asian Traditional Martial Arts Na YoungIl 3. Practicing Martial Arts Versus Studying Martial Arts Peter Lorge 4. Making Martial Arts History Matter Paul Bowman 5. Reconstruction of Tradition: Modernity, Tourism and Shaolin Martial Arts in the Shaolin Scenic Area, China Xiaoyan Su 6. Martial Arts and Ideology of Hwarang, the Ancient Korean Warrior Kyoungho Park and Gwang Ok 7. An Investigation into the History of the Taekwondo Uniform since the Korean Peninsula’s Liberation from Japan Hyun-Bae Kim, John A. Johnson, Eun-Jae Lee and Peter Ha 8. Historical Views on the Origins of Korea’s Taekwondo Cindy Park and Tae Yang Kim 9. The Role of Gukgung in the Success of Korean Archery Seokgyu Choi and Gwang Ok