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Ultimate Fighting and Embodiment

Author	: Dale C. Spencer
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2013-06-19
ISBN 10	: 9781136499166
Pages	: 198 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (991 users)

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Download or read book Ultimate Fighting and Embodiment written by Dale C. Spencer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an emergent sport where competitors in a ring or cage utilize strikes (punches, kicks, elbows and knees) as well as submission techniques to defeat opponents. This book explores the carnal experience of fighting through a sensory ethnography of MMA, and how it transgresses the cultural scripts of masculinity in popular culture. Based on four years of participant observation in a local MMA club and in-depth interviews with amateur and professional MMA fighters, Spencer documents fighters' training regimes and the meanings they attach to participation in the sport. Drawing from the philosophical phenomenology of Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Jean-Luc Nancy, this book develops bodies-centered ontological and epistemological grounding for this study. Guided by such a position, it places bodies at the center of analysis of MMA and elucidates the embodied experience of pain and injury, and the sense and rhythms of fighting.

Fighting As Real As It Gets

Author	: Michael Staack
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2019-07-25
ISBN 10	: 9783476049919
Pages	: 208 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (499 users)

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Download or read book Fighting As Real As It Gets written by Michael Staack and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Staack’s multi-year ethnography is the first and only comprehensive social-scientific analysis of the combat sport ‘Mixed Martial Arts’. Based on systematic training observations, the author meticulously analyses how Mixed Martial Arts practitioners conjointly create and immerse themselves into their own world of ultimate bodily combat. With his examination of concentrative technique demonstrations, cooperative technique train-ings, and chaotic sparring practices, Staack not only provides a sociological illumination of Mixed Martial Arts culture’s defining theme – the quest of ‘Fighting As Real As It Gets’. Rather further-more, he provides a compelling cultural-sociological case study on practical social constructions of ‘authenticity’.

Analyze Your Fighting

Author	: Darin Waugh
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Release Date	: 1999-01-01
ISBN 10	: 9780967287300
Pages	: 111 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (873 users)

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Download or read book Analyze Your Fighting written by Darin Waugh and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Analyze Your Fighting Method," presented in this book shows martial artists how to use videotaped competition fights or sparring to truly understand their present skill and what it takes to become not just a great fighter, but a superior fighter! The Analyze Your Fighting Method includes five levels of evaluation, which are used to breakdown and study videotaped sparring and/or competition matches from every technique that was thrown to how mental attitude affected performance. Then, this book explains how to set fighting goals and plan workouts to achieve those goals. It also teaches martial artists how to use tactics to create winning strategies. To help in the creation of strategies, this book includes a one of kind "Tactics Catalog." This catalog lists over 100 tactics that fighters can incorporate into their strategies. This book is applicable to any type of martial arts system or competition including mixed martial arts.

Fighting Visibility

Author	: Jennifer McClearen
Publisher	: University of Illinois Press
Release Date	: 2021-03-30
ISBN 10	: 9780252052637
Pages	: 256 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (526 users)

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Download or read book Fighting Visibility written by Jennifer McClearen and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultimate Fighting Championship and the present and future of women's sports Mixed martial arts stars like Amanda Nunes, Zhang Weili, and Ronda Rousey have made female athletes top draws in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Jennifer McClearen charts how the promotion incorporates women into its far-flung media ventures and investigates the complexities surrounding female inclusion. On the one hand, the undeniable popularity of cards headlined by women add much-needed diversity to the sporting landscape. On the other, the UFC leverages an illusion of promoting difference—whether gender, racial, ethnic, or sexual—to grow its empire with an inexpensive and expendable pool of female fighters. McClearen illuminates how the UFC's half-hearted efforts at representation generate profit and cultural cachet while covering up the fact it exploits women of color, lesbians, gender non-conforming women, and others. Thought provoking and timely, Fighting Visibility tells the story of how a sports entertainment phenomenon made difference a part of its brand—and the ways women paid the price for success.

Posterized

Author	: Andrew Larson
Publisher	: Lulu.com
Release Date	:
ISBN 10	: 9781312579965
Pages	: pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (799 users)

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Download or read book Posterized written by Andrew Larson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Born To Fight

Author	: Mark Hunt
Publisher	: Hachette UK
Release Date	: 2017-07-20
ISBN 10	: 9780751570281
Pages	: 336 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (72 users)

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Download or read book Born To Fight written by Mark Hunt and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful story of sadness, hope, pride, honour and triumph from the real-life Rocky! Raw, confronting and honest, UFC champion Mark Hunt's inspiring autobiography shows it is possible to defy the odds and carve a better life. Born into a Mormon Samoan family, Hunt details his harrowing early life, his troubled teen years, and his angry youth with no apparent future. After being plucked from an Auckland street fight and dropped into his first kickboxing bout, Mark went on to achieve unprecedented success in Australian and New Zealand combat sports. In an ongoing career that has spanned the globe, Mark Hunt has been in some of the UFC, Pride and K-1's most memorable battles. But in some ways those fights pale in comparison to that which he has overcome out of the ring and cage. As fearless with his opinions as he is in the Octagon, Mark pulls no punches in revealing the highs and lows of his extraordinary life.

The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts

Author	: Jason Holt
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2021-09-10
ISBN 10	: 9781000450446
Pages	: 194 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (54 users)

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Download or read book The Philosophy of Mixed Martial Arts written by Jason Holt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed martial arts (MMA)—unarmed fighting games permitting techniques derived from a variety of martial arts and combat sports— has exploded from the fringes of sport into a worldwide phenomenon, a sport as controversial as it is compelling. This is the first book to pay MMA the serious philosophical attention it deserves. With contributions from leading international scholars of the philosophy of sport and martial arts, the book explores topics such as whether MMA qualifies as a martial art, the differences between MMA and the traditional martial arts, the aesthetic dimensions of MMA, the limits of consent and choice in MMA and whether MMA can promote moral virtues. It also explores cutting-edge practical and ethical topics, including the role of gender in MMA, and the question of whether trans athletes should be allowed to compete in the women’s divisions. The contributors to this anthology take down, ground and pound, and submit many essential questions about this fascinating recent development in the culture of sport and spectacle. This is important reading for anybody with an interest in combat sports, martial arts, or the philosophy, sociology, culture or history of sport.

Ultimate Fighting

Author	: Patrick Jones
Publisher	: Millbrook Press ™
Release Date	: 2014-01-01
ISBN 10	: 9781467737531
Pages	: 64 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (375 users)

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Download or read book Ultimate Fighting written by Patrick Jones and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if a boxer and a wrestler fought? Who would win? What if a fighter skilled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tangled with a foe trained in traditional judo? These were questions that fans of combat sports asked for years, but how to settle it? The answer: mixed martial arts. In this action-packed book, you'll meet the superstars and record holders of mixed martial arts, get behind-the-scenes details about some of its most dramatic moments, and find out what the future holds for this radical hybrid sport.

Best MMA Fighters of All Time

Author	: Alex Trost
Publisher	: A&V
Release Date	: 2014-06-13
ISBN 10	: 9781489595201
Pages	: 28 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (952 users)

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Download or read book Best MMA Fighters of All Time written by Alex Trost and published by A&V. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a journey that will take you through this amazing obok, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Writing this book did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and foundation before the book was even started. This book was created to inform, entertain and maybe even test your knowledge. By the time you finish reading this book you will want to share it with others.

Fighting Words

Author	: Mike Straka
Publisher	: Triumph Books
Release Date	: 2011
ISBN 10	: 9781600785634
Pages	: 228 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (856 users)

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Download or read book Fighting Words written by Mike Straka and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big-time MMA brawlers pull no punches in this telling exposé that is such to please fans. Original.

The MMA Encyclopedia

Author	: Jonathan Snowden
Publisher	: ECW Press
Release Date	: 2010-11
ISBN 10	: 9781554908448
Pages	: 340 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (84 users)

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Download or read book The MMA Encyclopedia written by Jonathan Snowden and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ' "Did you see the big fight this weekend'" The question used to be about boxing matches, when the giants of the fight world were Mike Tyson and Roy Jones. Now fans are leaving the sweet science in droves for the combat sport of the future: mixed martial arts (MMA). MMA has drawn millions on cable and network television, as well as out-performed professional wrestling and boxing on pay-per-view. Fans are attracted to the sport, but unlike boxing (where strategy and technique are limited to using both your left and right hands), an MMA fight can be surprisingly complicated. The MMA Encyclopedia puts the fighters, the facts, and the fundamentals of the world's fastest growing sport at your fingertips as the definitive reference guide to mixed martial arts. The encyclopedia will break the MMA language barrier for those who don't know a wristlock from a wristwatch, while at the same time offering perspective and analysis that will entertain the hardcore fan who already has the basics down pat. With three appendices that detail the results of every MMA'fight in history, this the ultimate reference book for the ultimate sport.

Black Belt

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Publisher	:
Release Date	: 2004-12
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 168 pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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Download or read book Black Belt written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.

Sports Finance 2018

Author	: Angel Barajas
Publisher	: MDPI
Release Date	: 2019-10-16
ISBN 10	: 9783039210664
Pages	: 178 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (16 users)

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Download or read book Sports Finance 2018 written by Angel Barajas and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports economics is a relatively new field of research that is experiencing rapid growth in the economics literature. The importance of the sports industry to economies coupled with the availability of financial and productivity data have made the study of sports economics a useful avenue for exploring research questions that have eluded mainstream economics fields. The main goal of this Special Issue of the International Journal of Financial Studies is to encourage theoretical and applied research in sports economics, which is of interest to both academics and practitioners. For this purpose, this Special Issue on “Sports Finance” invites papers on topics, such as, but not limited to, salary determination, ticket pricing, revenue sharing, salary caps, competitive balance, new stadium financing, rival league behavior, determinants of revenue, television and media, tournament prize structures, financial distress in professional sports, financial fair play, financial control of sports clubs, Third Party Ownership, financial efficiency in professional sports, budget constrains and sport performance, financial information of sports, ownership of professional sport clubs and Crowdfunding in sports. Papers on both professional and amateur sports are welcome.

Would You Dare Be an MMA Fighter?

Author	: Robert Kennedy
Publisher	: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date	: 2016-12-15
ISBN 10	: 9781482458145
Pages	: 32 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (581 users)

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Download or read book Would You Dare Be an MMA Fighter? written by Robert Kennedy and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed martial arts is one of the fastest growing sports, and includes karate, jiu-jitsu, boxing, kickboxing, grappling, wrestling, judo, and other combat sports. MMA fighters, combating opponents in a cage with nowhere to escape, have truly impressive skills! Riveted readers will be on the edge of their seats as they learn what it takes to enter the ring of an MMA bout. Action-packed photographs and fun fact boxes add to the excitement of this electrifying sport.

Harmony Search and Nature Inspired Optimization Algorithms

Author	: Neha Yadav
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2018-08-23
ISBN 10	: 9789811307614
Pages	: 1238 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (76 users)

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Download or read book Harmony Search and Nature Inspired Optimization Algorithms written by Neha Yadav and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 1238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers different aspects of real-world applications of optimization algorithms. It provides insights from the Fourth International Conference on Harmony Search, Soft Computing and Applications held at BML Munjal University, Gurgaon, India on February 7–9, 2018. It consists of research articles on novel and newly proposed optimization algorithms; the theoretical study of nature-inspired optimization algorithms; numerically established results of nature-inspired optimization algorithms; and real-world applications of optimization algorithms and synthetic benchmarking of optimization algorithms.

Mixed Martial Arts and the Law

Author	: Jason J. Cruz
Publisher	: McFarland
Release Date	: 2019-12-16
ISBN 10	: 9781476637280
Pages	: 218 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (372 users)

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Download or read book Mixed Martial Arts and the Law written by Jason J. Cruz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbaric. Savage. Violent. Words often used by critics to describe the sport of mixed martial arts. To this can be added lucrative, popular and flourishing. MMA has seen astronomical growth since the 2000s, spurred on by its biggest promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). Along the way, legal issues have plagued the sport. This book provides an overview of the most important cases and controversies arising both inside and outside of the cage—antitrust suits by fighters against promoters, fighters suing other fighters, drug testing, contractual issues, and the need for federal regulation.

Notorious - The Life and Fights of Conor McGregor

Author	: Jack Slack
Publisher	: Kings Road Publishing
Release Date	: 2017-04-06
ISBN 10	: 9781786065025
Pages	: 300 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (65 users)

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Download or read book Notorious - The Life and Fights of Conor McGregor written by Jack Slack and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'WE'RE NOT JUST HERE TO TAKE PART - WE'RE HERE TO TAKE OVER' Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the fight game. The Dubliner has achieved more in three years with the Ultimate Fighting Championship than anyone in the twenty year history of the organization. From an unknown prospect in 2013 to the first man to hold two world titles simultaneously, McGregor's knockout-filled march through the featherweight and then lightweight rankings sent shockwaves through the world. But as effortless as McGregor's heroics have seemed, his journey was far from smooth and his destiny anything but certain. Just another teenager trading martial arts techniques with his friends in a shed, the seemingly delusional boy packed in his plumbing gig - to the massive anxiety of his parents - to chase a pipe dream with little promise of reward. No one could have guessed he would go on to become the biggest pay-per-view attraction in the world. As a technician and tactician inside the cage, McGregor was something special. Outside of the cage McGregor could draw thousands of screaming fans to press events with his wit and presence. And away from the cameras, McGregor's life was built around a love of treating his friends and a loyalty to his teammates and his hometown. This is not another tale about an athlete who was born exceptional and groomed for success. It is about how one young man, through bloody-minded determination and indomitable spirit, came to change the whole game. From Crumlin to Las Vegas and from the cage to the cars, Notorious: The Life and Fights of Conor McGregor explores not just how the fight game changed Conor McGregor, but how Conor McGregor revolutionized the fight game.