Lionel Han Loh Loong

The Body and Senses in Martial Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

This ethnographic study of a mixed martial arts gym inThailand describes the everyday practices and lived experiences of martial artpractitioners. Through the lived realities and everyday experiences of thesefighters, this book seeks to examine why foreigners invest their time and money totrain in martial arts in Thailand; the linkages between the embodiment ofmartial arts and masculinity; how foreign bodies consume martial arts andwhat they get out of it; the sensory reconfiguration required of a fighter; and the impact of transnational flows on bodily dispositions and knowledge.The author argues that being a successful fighter entails not only sensitized awarenessand knowledge of one's body, but also a reconfiguration of the senses.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in Globalization and Embodiment
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US / Palgrave Pivot / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-55741-4
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 137
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 217mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 285g
• ISBN-13: 9781137557414
• ISBN-10: 1137557419
• Artikelnr.: 44519120

Autorenporträt

Lionel Loh Han Loong has graduated from the University of Singapore (NUS) with a degree and a masters in Social Sciences (Sociology). His areas of interests include the sociology of the body, social memory, gender and sexuality, sports, and martial arts. He is currently working as an educator and is interested in issues dealing with pedagogy.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Methodology.- Chapter 3.- The Lived Realities at the Gym.- Chapter 4: Knowing your Body.- Chapter 5: The Global Martial Circuit and Globalised Bodies.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.