'Does my Forward Stance Look a Little Fascist? On Meiji-Era Karate and Embodied Politics', with Dr Peter Katz

This episode takes the form of a 'dress rehearsal' of the conference presentation, 'The Sublime Object of Martial Arts Studies', by Professor Paul Bowman (Cardiff University). This is a talk written for the 8th annual Martial Arts Studies Conference, 19-21 July 2023, at Sheffield University.

We continue our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year with 'Bruce Lee and the Way of Perfectionism', by Dr Kyle Barrowman. This talk was given at the 2018 Martial Arts Studies Conference at Cardiff University. Dr Barrowman will also be giving a talk in Bruce Lee at the July 2023 conference (later this week).

We continue our Bruce Lee season in this 50th anniversary year, with 'More Lessons From Bruce Lee' by Professor Siu Leung Li, introduced and discussed by Professor Meaghan Morris.

Continuing our series on Bruce Lee during this 50th anniversary year, and in the run-up to our annual conference (this year at Sheffield University in July), we present 'Bruce Lee and the invention of martial arts', with Dr George Jennings (Cardiff Met)

We continue our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year with 'Bruce Lee: A Kinetic Analysis for CGI Reconstruction', by Dr John Twycross (Oxford Brookes University)

Continuing our series on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year, this week we have 'Bruce Lee's Embodied Charismatic Affect', by Dr David Brown (Cardiff Metropolitan University)

Continuing our focus on Bruce Lee in this 50th anniversary year, this episode is the talk, 'Bruce Lee's Influence on TV Advertising', with Dr Sally Chan (Leeds University)

Netflix Ninjas and the Legacy of the Kung Fu Craze, with Dr Luke White (Middlesex University)

Continuing our series marking 50 years since the death of Bruce Lee, this week we present 'Aestheticising Kung Fu: Bruce Lee and Martial Ideation', by Dr Wayne Wong (Sheffield University). Also available as a video podcast on the Martial Arts Studies YouTube Channel. Theme music, 'Eejeb', by Ronin E-Ville (http://ronineville.com) used with permission.