Media Alert ! 2009 Scientific Congress on Martial Arts and Combat Sports

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Important news for those conducting scholarly research in martial traditions:

 

2009 Scientific Congress on Martial Arts and Combat Sports

will take place on 16th and 17th May 2009, in Viseu (Portugal).

 

Anyone interested in attending or presenting a paper or poster at this congress should contact: Dr. Abel Figueiredo, Email: [email protected]

 

GOALS

 

To gather researchers in order to promote debate around the study object of the contexts of 'martial arts', 'combat sports' or 'personal defence': combat human motricity;

To reflect on on-going national and foreign research work;

To promote the dissemination of projects in the fields concerned;

To call the attention to the need of developing different scientific approaches.

 

MAIN TARGET GROUPS

 

Researchers in the field of martial arts/combat sports;

Teaching and training technicians in the area of martial arts/combat sports;

Higher education students and advanced level practitioners;

Heads of Organisations promoting martial arts/combat sports.

 

This notice brought to you via: Journal of Martial Arts