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  1. 1. practical, efficient, necessary

    University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för dans

    Author : Sigrid Sjöholm; [2021]
    Keywords : martial arts; necessity; efficiency; practicality; urgency; relationality; dance; choreography;

    Abstract : This essay is one part of my Bachelor's degree project, the other part being a dance performance with the title practical, efficient, necessary that was premiered in January of 2021. The essay discusses the main problem of the project (which was necessary movements and the lack thereof in dance) as for thoughts and methods that was used in the project in working with the theme of necessity. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Better Version of Yourself: Sweat, Smiles and Muay Thai Tourism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Max Yasmine Gonen; [2019]
    Keywords : transformation; Muay Thai; self-improvement; tourism; Thailand; masculinity; sweat; experience economy; performance ethnography; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study investigates the functions of BestFighter Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts training camp in Koh Samui, Thailand, as a successful actor in a booming self-improvement economy. In this thesis I explore the entanglements with locality and power which enable what satisfied participants refer to as augmented experiences of self-improvement. READ MORE

  4. 3. Changes in Running Technique At Shod and Barefoot Running Condition : - An analysis of Muay Thai Fighters

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Therese Sjöholm; [2019]
    Keywords : running technique; barefoot running; may thai; thai boxing; running analyses; löpteknik; barfotalöpning; muay thai; thaiboxning;

    Abstract : Background: everal studies mean that individuals accustomed to running barefoot and habitually barefoot individuals choose a fore foot or mid foot strike rather than a rear foot strike when running. This is partly to do with the proprioceptive feedback given from the soles of the feet. READ MORE