What do martial arts signify today? What do they mean for East-West
cross cultural exchanges? How does the representation of martial
arts in popular culture impact on the wide world? What is authentic
practice? What does it all mean? From Kung Fu to Jiujitsu and from
Bruce Lee to The Karate Kid, Mythologies of Martial Arts explores
the key myths and ideologies in martial arts in contemporary
popular culture. The book combines the author's practical,
professional and academic experience of martial arts to offer new
insights into this complex, contradictory world. Inspired by the
work of Roland Barthes in Mythologies, the book focusses on the
signs, signifiers and practices of martial arts globally. Bringing
together cultural studies, film studies, media studies,
postcolonial studies with the emerging field of martial arts
studies the book explores the broader significance of martial arts
in global culture. Using an accessible yet theoretically
sophisticated style the book is ideal for students, scholars and
anyone interested in any type of martial art.
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