Masaru Shintani: The Making of a Modern Canadian Karate Master by Robert Toth

“…Shintani also invented Shindo, a martial art facilitating the use of an ancient weapon, the short stick, with modern techniques. …”
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When Yogis Become Warriors—The Embodied Spirituality of Kaḷaripayaṯṯu by Maciej Karasinski-Sroka

“…This study examines the relationship between body and spirituality in kaḷaripayaṯṯu (kaḷarippayaṯṯu), a South Indian martial art that incorporates yogic techniques in its training regimen. …”
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Effects of tai chi exercises by Zhang, Yuxi.

“…Tai Chi, or also called ‘Tai Chi Chuan’, originated in China about six hundreds years ago as a martial art, has slowly become a widely popular physical exercise due to known health benefits. …”
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Electro-taichi stimulator algorithm by Phua, Weifeng.

“…Taichi is an ancient Chinese martial art that attracted much interest due to its many health benefits. …”
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Advanced Sensors Technology in Education by Rubén González Crespo, Daniel Burgos

“…When we open the mind and let it take the control to be creative, we can think how a martial art would be improved with registered sensors, or how a person may dance with machines to improve their technique, or how you may improve your soccer kick for a penalties round. …”
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 229: Orientalism vs. Occidentalism in the Media by Umer Hussain

“…The Khabib Nurmagomedov versus Conor McGregor Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 229 battle was among the most controversial mixed martial art fights of the past decade. In this study, the author examines how the various popular media outlets from the Eastern and Western world portrayed Khabib Nurmagomedov after UFC 229. …”
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Factors influencing flexibility among UiTM's Silat practitioners / Zul Hafizi Zulkiflee by Zulkiflee, Zul Hafizi

“…In Malaysia, the first of martial art is known as Silat. There are 200 types of silat in this country such as Silat Seni Gayong Malaysia, Silat Harimau, Silat Cekak and etc. …”
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Validating and developing a new agility test for karate by Marjani, Mohammad Ebrahim

“…Karate is one of the most popular martial art styles in the world as well as a popular sport in Iran. …”
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Manggopoh dalam Bingkai: Weaving the History of Siti Manggopoh Into the Choreography of a Dance Work by Quinta Sari, Venny Rosalina

“…It reflects the traditional martial art of "silek" as the dancers' fundamental movement. …”
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COMMUNICATION ASPECTS OF SPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF SAMBO: BASICS OF ATHLETE RECRUITMENT AND DYNAMICS OF THE FEDERATION’S COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT by Assan Zholdasbay

“…Sambo is a martial art whose popularity is growing every year. …”
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Driving aspects of continuous commitment in allumni karate practitioners by Lim, Yi Yan

“…Further research on Karate could focus on the influence of overall training time and club affiliation in driving commitment to the martial art.…”
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An Introduction to Plum Blossom Boxing: History, Culture and Practice by Guodong Zhang, Thomas A. Green

“…In the past decade, there have been efforts to globalize this vernacular martial art. Rather than driving Plum Boxing to extinction it is likely that the folk and the “larger than local” will co-exist.…”
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Effects of Sensomotor Communication System Based Exercises on Static Balance and Self-esteem in 7-12 Years Old Karate Pupils by Tarass Ivaščenko, Jeļizaveta Ivaščenko

“…Karate is a martial art that require a high level of motor and functional abilities, discipline and mental concentration as well. …”
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Ki or Psi, Anomalous Remote Effects of Mind-Body System: Biophysical Approach to Unknown Power by Hideyuki Kokubo by Robert Bobrow

“…There is a section on toh-ate, a Japanese martial art through which a non-contact attack is made. …”
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Pencak Silat Tapak Suci: Overview in a Historical Perspective of Muhammadiyah Autonomic Organizations in Indonesia by Oman Hadiana, Herman Subarjah, Amung Ma’mun, Mulyana Mulyana, Didik Rilastiyo Budi, Adi Rahadian

“…There are several Pencak silat colleges spread across Indonesia, and one of them is the martial art of Pencak silat, the tapak suci of the son of Muhammadiyah. …”
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Development of human activity recognition system by Lim, Aaron Philip Jian Hui

“…Common place activities such as walking might be easy to identify, however, more complex actions such as playing a sport of doing a specific martial art move is more difficult to recognize, and might be decomposed into smaller actions to make it easier to identify. …”
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Comparison of Computer-Based and Therapeutic Activity Interventions for Improving Visual Motor Abilities of Preschoolers with Autism: A Randomized Control Study by Supawadee Cindy Lee

“…The computer-based training and martial art groups did not yield significant results. …”
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Functional Reaction Times of a Simulated Blocking Test among Para Taekwondo Athletes by David Michael O’Sullivan, Hee Seong Jeong, Hyung Jin Won

“…Para taekwondo is a combat sport martial art that requires fast reaction times for successful defense during fighting. …”
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Development of the Virtual Taekwondo Training Environment Prototype for Self-Directed Taekwondo Training by Mohd Jelani, Nur Ain, Zulkifli, Abdul Nasir, Ismail, Salina, Yusoff, Mohd Fitri

“…Taekwondo is a martial art that has been practised by over 50 million people all over the world, and this number is increasing which makes Taekwondo more popular.Normally, Taekwondo training is conducted in a hall or large open spaces in the presence of a trainer.However, this approach has some limitations in supporting self-directed training.Even though there are several supplementary materials for Taekwondo training, they have many limitations.This paper introduces Virtual Reality and Motion Capture technologies as an alternative to the existing Taekwondo training approaches.The main advantage of these technologies for self-directed training is that they are able to imitate the trainer’s movement and provide three-dimensional displays of body movements which can be viewed from any angles. …”
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The classification of taekwondo kicks via machine learning: A feature selection investigation by Muhammad Syafi’i, Mass Duki, Muhammad Nur Aiman, Shapiee, Muhammad Amirul, Abdullah, Ismail, Mohd Khairuddin, Mohd Azraai, Mohd Razman, Anwar P. P., Abdul Majeed

“…Martial art strike classification by machine learning has drawn more attention over the past decade. …”
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