Paul Bowman is a professor of cultural studies at Cardiff University. He’s the author of multiple books on martial arts, including several about Bruce Lee, and most recently, “The invention of martial arts: popular culture between Asia and America”, which was published by Oxford University press in 2020.

Paul also helped establish the academic journal Marital Arts Studies, and organised conferences for the Martial Arts Studies Research Network.

In this chat we reminisce about our times training together, talk about paul’s recent discovery of Brazilian jiujutsu and discuss the emergent field of martial arts studies.

Show notes:

10.15: The Bruce Lee period

Theorizing Bruce Lee: Film-Fantasy-Fighting-Philosophy

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Theorizing-Bruce-Lee-Film-Fantasy-Fighting-Philosophy-Contemporary/dp/9042027770/ref=sr_1_1

Beyond Bruce Lee: Chasing the Dragon Through Film, Philosophy, and Popular Culture 1 Mar. 2013

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Bruce-Lee-Chasing-Philosophy/dp/0231165293/ref=sr_1_1

16.00: I am Bruce Lee, the movie

https://vimeo.com/96517261

17.30: Marital Arts Studies

https://mas.cardiffuniversitypress.org/

22.40: Understanding Identity Through Martial Arts, with Prof Adam Frank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BZb3WjosTs

23.53: On How to Talk about Taekwondo, with Professor Paul Bowman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cALt0O3Y5_s

31.05: The invention of martial arts

On The Invention of Martial Arts with Prof Paul Bowman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOyAllbfYsM

The Invention of Martial Arts: Popular Culture Between Asia and America 24 Feb. 2021

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invention-Martial-Arts-Popular-Culture/dp/0197540341/ref=sr_1_1

44.50: David Carradine - No Limitations Be Anything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q85cV3GOMw

55.00: Comedy and honour around martial arts styles

Are Filipino Martial Arts Realistic? | Master Ken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiuTGP-jnT8

Sensei Seth: If Every Martial Arts Style Taught Each Other

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGo2_f50GLo

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