The Body and Senses in Martial Culture

Nonfiction, Sports, Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: H.L.L Loh, Lionel Loh Han Loong ISBN: 9781137557421
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: April 30, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot Language: English
Author: H.L.L Loh, Lionel Loh Han Loong
ISBN: 9781137557421
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: April 30, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot
Language: English

This ethnographic study of a mixed martial arts gym in Thailand describes the everyday practices and lived experiences of martial art practitioners. Through the lived realities and everyday experiences of these fighters, this book seeks to examine why foreigners invest their time and money to train in martial arts in Thailand; the linkages between the embodiment of martial arts and masculinity; how foreign bodies consume martial arts and what 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 awareness and knowledge of one’s body, but also a reconfiguration of the senses.

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This ethnographic study of a mixed martial arts gym in Thailand describes the everyday practices and lived experiences of martial art practitioners. Through the lived realities and everyday experiences of these fighters, this book seeks to examine why foreigners invest their time and money to train in martial arts in Thailand; the linkages between the embodiment of martial arts and masculinity; how foreign bodies consume martial arts and what 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 awareness and knowledge of one’s body, but also a reconfiguration of the senses.

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