Martial arts in the pandemic

Loudcher, Jean-François and Faurillon, Christian 2021. Martial arts in the pandemic. Martial Arts Studies (11) , pp. 80-100. 10.18573/mas.135

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Abstract

The birthplace of karate is Okinawa in southern Japan. During its national integration through the military and educational action of the imperial government during the Meiji era, the basic katas (型) or “forms” (series of defence and attack movements in space epitomizing combat against opponents) called pinans (ピンアン) or the quiet way, were created by Itosu (last name 糸洲) Ankō (first name 安恒). These laid the foundations of modern karate, at the crossroads of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. France played a major role in the organisation of the Japanese army in this period. This paper analyses the extent to which France influenced this process with specific attention to the model of French gymnastics and boxing associated with the influential Joinville School of physical education.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DC France D History General and Old World > DS Asia G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Publisher:	Cardiff University Press
ISSN:	2057-5696
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 August 2021
Date of Acceptance:	25 June 2021
Last Modified:	20 May 2023 09:28
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/143370

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