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Karate, capoeira and MMA: a phenomenological approach to the process of starting a fight

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Autor(es):
Branco Telles, Thabata Castelo [1, 2] ; Vaittinen, Anu Maarit [3] ; Antunes Barreira, Cristiano Roque [4]
Número total de Autores: 3
Afiliação do(s) autor(es):
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, FFCLRP, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Husserl Arch, Paris - France
[3] Newcastle Univ, Inst Hlth & Soc, Fac Med Sci, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear - England
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, FFCLRP EEFERP, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 4
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: REVISTA DE ARTES MARCIALES ASIATICAS; v. 13, n. 2, p. 114-130, JUL-DEC 2018.
Citações Web of Science: 2
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In sports studies, the body of research focussing on combat sports has developed, but so far few studies regarding the experience of starting a fight. In order to comprehend the process of starting a fight, this study aims to investigate and describe it through both a comparative and phenomenological approach of Brazilian karate, capoeira and mixed martial arts (MMA) practitioners (n = 11, 7, 11, respectively). Semi-structured interviews were conducted and in the analysis we used a phenomenological perspective. Most of the karatekas described the distance adjustment and bowing to their opponent as the beginning of the combat. Capoeiristas highlighted the sound of music and the roda, referring to the way they organize themselves to start fighting. MMA athletes commonly described the beginning of the fight as when they start the camp, from the weigh-in or the octagon entrance. Using the phenomenology of Merleau-Ponty, the process of beginning a fight can be understood as a relationship between a bodily consciousness and the world. The findings in this paper concur with the phenomenological understanding, according to which actions are not seen as randomly executed: instead they are pre-reflexively and corporeally understood, as well as situated within a specific context; this is illustrated in the manner a fight within each modality seems to begin somewhat differently, according to the specific modality in question. These results help us comprehend the beginning of the fight in which body and world are constantly intertwined. Future directions include comprehension of the fighting experience as a whole, understanding the perception and movement of these fighters through the entire combat, and enhancing phenomenological studies regarding bodily experiences. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 16/08141-0 - Corpo a corpo: um estudo fenomenológico no karatê, na capoeira e no MMA
Beneficiário:Thabata Castelo Branco Telles
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 15/20680-1 - Corpo a corpo: um estudo fenomenológico no karatê, na capoeira e no MMA
Beneficiário:Thabata Castelo Branco Telles
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado