Dr. Martin Joh. Meyer

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

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‘Martial arts washing’ as a special case of ‘sportswashing’ Well-known cases of ‘sportswashing’ in combat sports are the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in Zaire in 1974 as well as the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ in 1975. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, however, a v...

Vielen Dank fürs Liken! Ja, sehr gern, ab Abschnitt "Martial Arts Washing". Trump als Person ist da noch gar nicht drin, das hier bezieht sich noch mehr auf die russische Seite und Leute wie Musk & Zuckerberg:
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Als Kampfsportwissenschaftler hätte ich nie gedacht, dass diese im Kampfsport typischen verbalen und normativen Codes so sehr in die amerikanische Politik einziehen würden; siehe auch geplantes UFC-Turnier auf dem Rasen des Weißen Hauses nächstes Jahr.

Everything you need to know about the UFC White House event | Sporting News The UFC is set to host an unprecedented event on the South Lawn of the White House in 2026. Here is everything you need to know.

@paulbowman.bsky.social Dear Paul, we have to talk/ write about this.

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Interesting article.

Martial Arts Studies Podcast in Bildung · Halbmonatlich · Conversations on the academic field of Martial Arts Studies, hosted by Professor Lauren Miller of Texas Tech University and featuring academics, scholars and exper...

Talking with Lauren Miller and Peter Katz about the future of martial arts studies
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We hear you, Paul!

As the only station in Tokyo with an English name, it had a suspicious fantasy feeling from the very beginning

Morning in Kyiv. No sleep. Air quality is extremely bad. City is covered in thick smoke.

This is Russian terror, aimed at people who chose to stay, resist and fight.

Happy to have been able to share what aikido can teach about cognitive empathy in post-conflict interactions. #aikido #martialarts #martialartsstudies #businesscommunication #abc #associationforbusinesscommunication #empathy
ABC Conference, NHH, Bergen, Norway
🙏 Jeanette Heidewald for the picture

Und die Dokumentation wird von LLM verfasst, weil es im Detail nicht überprüfbar ist.
Würde ich aber auch machen, spätestens ab der dritten, mehr oder weniger redundanten „Dokumentation“

German spy agency labels far-right AfD ‘extremist’ | CNN Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, a move enabling it to better monitor the party ...

German spy agency classifies the far-right Alternative for Germany as an extremist entity that threatens democracy: cnn.it/4k2Tlle

Ich bin Kira

Vielleicht will man die Antwort auch gar nicht wissen … 🙀

Das Schlimmste ist doch, dass er nichtmal auf die Toilette darf (laut Wiki). Wie ist das 25 Stunden lang überhaupt möglich

Oh, alles klar! Ich hatte zwischendurch in den Livestream geschaut und da war eine ältere Frau am Podium. Spricht er noch/wieder über Football und James Bond-Filme?

Nein, er hat vor einigen Minuten aufgehört, sagen die News

Nur Kommas gab es nicht

Book review: The Six-Attribute Model to define martial arts For the academic study of karate, it is also important to think outside the box. I always look to see what’s new on the market and what scholarly approach the authors have chosen for their research…

Thanks to brilliant researcher Thomas Feldmann for his nice review of my 2022 book about martial arts definitions.
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‘Martial arts washing’ as a special case of ‘sportswashing’ Well-known cases of ‘sportswashing’ in combat sports are the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in Zaire in 1974 as well as the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ in 1975. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, however, a v...

Why does Trump meet Conor McGregor? Readers of my piece about "martial arts washing" know.
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‘Martial arts washing’ as a special case of ‘sportswashing’ Well-known cases of ‘sportswashing’ in combat sports are the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in Zaire in 1974 as well as the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ in 1975. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, however, a v...

My article about how politicians like #Putin, #Kadyrov, and #Macron, as well as tech autocrats like #Musk and #Zuckerberg are connected to martial arts as a sportswashing device now has a thousand readers 😭
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Finally, my article about the connections between martial arts and hockey has been published in French.

Wer "Snakes on a Plane" für unglaubwürdig hielt.

It‘s a plain coup d‘etat. And nobody in the US stands up against.

Das Rollenspiel-Kapitel bitte mit Hero-Quest-Spielplan filmisch darstellen.

Ex-Legislator in Japan Gets Light Sentence for Raping Minor - Unseen Japan Politician Shiiki Tamotsu admitted in court that he sexually assaulted a child. So why did he get off so easy?

Japanese courts continue their trend of going light on sexual offenses - even when kids are involved. A Tokyo court handed down a five-year suspended sentence to Innovation Party member Shiiki Tamotsu, who admitted to raping a 12yo girl he met in Kabukicho.

No doubt that it was intentional.