Martial Arts Studies

About Martial Arts Studies

Conversations on the academic field of Martial Arts Studies, hosted by Professor Lauren Miller of Texas Tech University and featuring academics, scholars and experts from around the world.

Publisher

martialartsstudies

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Apr 2020

Latest episode

18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

190 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Sept 2026

   2026 MASA Conference Retrospective

   In this episode, Lauren Miller Crawford, Alex Channon, and Peter Katz reflect on the 2026 MASA conference held in Brighton this July. Listen along as we play a game of "high, low, buffalo," in which we each share a highlight, something we would change, and something totally random that resonated with us. We also share findings from the post-conference survey and discuss some of the exciting initiatives that emerged from the conference.

2. 

   27 Aug 2026

   People Centered Scholarship: A Conversation with Joseph Svinth

   In this episode, Dr. Lauren Miller Crawford and Joe Svinth discuss the formational period of our field’s history. Svinth has been at the forefront of publishing efforts within martial arts studies, beginning with his involvement in EJMAS and his publication of several hallmark texts that continue to influence the field. Of particular interest in this episode will be his focus on centering the human stories that make our work so meaningful. Keeping these stories alive keeps their subjects alive too, which brings an ethical responsibility to what we do.

3. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Reviving Bartitsu: A Conversation with Tony Wolf

   This episode addresses the history, decline, and modern revival of Bartitsu, an eclectic system developed in Edwardian England by Edward Barton-Wright that combines Japanese jiu-jitsu with other styles such as savate. Made famous by Barton-Wright through appearances on the musical stage, the system was marketed first to upper-class and then to middle-class men and women as a means of protecting themselves from the (real or imagined) threat of hooliganism. After Barton-Wright’s club closed, bartitsu gained a second wave of fame due to its inclusion in a Sherlock Holmes novel. In this conversation, Tony discusses his personal martial-arts journey, development of the Wolf System, and his efforts to study and document the history of bartitsu.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

4.1 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

89

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