Martial arts research in a study group

[xo-karate]

I'd like to form a group that supports each other in serious academic study of martial arts. Serious like masters thesis or doctors thesis or just research articles in research journals.

Idea would be to comment on each others work. Any one interested?

[Evil Dave]

I think you need to expand your thought pattern a little more, what sort of topics are you looking at or interested in? Not yet a thesis statement or anything that formal. For me, if I had the time... I would like to look into training and conditioning methodologies.

[xo-karate]

I think you need to expand your thought pattern a little more, what sort of topics are you looking at or interested in? Not yet a thesis statement or anything that formal. For me, if I had the time... I would like to look into training and conditioning methodologies.

Idea for the group is that everyone has their own interest. Training and conditional methodology is a great one and could be research from many points of views.

My interest is in learning motor skills online and how does the learner get the feedback to build a correct model ( idea of the movement). For the motor skill, I've selected GJJ.

About training and conditioning - what would you be interested in? Hojo Undo - kind of what it has been? Or what it should be in state of modern knowledge? Or the variation of current state - comparing different styles?

[blacknebula]

I might be interested in something like this. Not that I have a whole lot to contribute, but I would love any direction in terms of finding resources. I am currrently doing a psychology degree and want to do my 4th year research project on the interaction of martial arts success (defined more as who sticks with it as opposed to who wins tournaments) vs. Myer-Briggs personality type.

[xo-karate]

blacknebula,

are you thinking of doing MBTI's and then following their involvement? It might take a while to see who stays with the "program".

What's your plan?

[blacknebula]

Longitudinal study is way beyond the scope of an undergrad project, unfortunately! I'm still really in the very initial stages of even thinking about this, but probably more along the line of a survey questionnaire combined with a literature review of research on MBTI and sports pyschology in general (as I'm not finding much at all regarding martial arts). So if (purely hypothetical example here) I find that 70% of the people who have trained for more than 10 years are Ns, then I can conclude that there is a correlation (but obviuosly can't prove causation).

[xo-karate]

What about Tai Chi vs MMA - or traditional trainers vs competitors?

It could show on MBTI?

Or like you said newbies in MA and over 10 years with a control group of newbie in say tennis and 10 years tennis players?

[blacknebula]

I agree that it would be lovely to have a control group and turn it into a true experiment.... if I had the time and resources to do that, which I totally don't! Descriptive research is sufficient for a 3 credit hour undergrad project.

[xo-karate]

Not much You can do in that time.

[bassaiguy]

I did a fairly lengthy martial arts related project for my masters degree several years ago. The results were published in two papers in the Journal of Asian Martial Arts (which is no longer published, sadly). I'm in a PhD program now after taking a few years off between degrees and I'll be doing research on a MA related topic. PM me if you want and if there's enough interest maybe we can set up a study group or support group to trade papers, edit drafts, etc.