Martial Arts Research and Studies

Martial Arts Research and Studies (M.A.R.S., all rights reserved) is a project founded and powered by Sean Wauters and Kine Bij Vechtsporten. M.A.R.S produces and publishes peer reviewed academic research papers in the broad field of Martial Arts, including Historical European Martial Arts. Topics are injury profiles, injury prevention and advises, research papers (observational, interventional, sports medicine, clinical trails, et cet.), case studies, opinion articles, review papers, but also basic and complex concepts, technicalities, techniques, and aspects. Research papers are published in an academic style. Some articles will be published in own name (M.A.R.S.), other papers can be published in other peer reviewed academic journals. All articles in own publishment are open access. Collaborating journals are selected on open access as well.

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All rights of all manuscripts are reserved.
Nothing in the work of M.A.R.S. can be used or copied without the explicit written consent of the author(s) and editor.

Free access:

All articles in own publishment are open access. Collaborating journals are selected on open access as well.

Publications

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References and citations below.

2016:

• Wauters S. & Van Tiggelen, D. (2016) Injury profile of Longsword fencing in Historical European Martial Arts: a retrospective questionnaire study. Journal of Combat Sports and Martial Arts, 2(2); Vol. 7, 81-88.

2021:

• Wauters, S. (2021)Anatomy and Physics in Martial arts. In Schmidt, H. (ed). Meditations on Hema - Thruth seeker. Sofa books publishing, Austria.

This issue currently only has a hard copy version in "Meditations on Hema - Thruth seeker" by Sofabooks Publishing. We are working on an open access pdf version.

2022:

• Wauters, S. (2022) Injury and Prevention in Martial Arts, In Schmidt, H. (ed). Meditations on Hema - Fore warner. Sofa books publishing, Austria.

This issue currently only has a hard copy version in "Meditations on Hema - Fore warner" by Sofabooks Publishing. We are working on an open access pdf version.

2023:

• Wauters, S. (2023) Historical European Martial Arts in the spectrum of martial arts. Part 1: What are Historical European Martial Arts and Historical Fencing and how do they fit in the spectrum of Martial Arts: A scoping review. International Journal of Martial Arts. 8(0): 19-39.

• Wauters, S. (2023) Historical European Martial Arts in the spectrum of martial arts. Part 2: The use of the buckler in different fencing treatises in the middle ages and early miriod of early modern Europe. a scoping review of literature. International Journal of Martial Arts. 8(0): 40-65.
  
  
• Wauters, S. & ter Mors, O. (2023) Historical European Martial Arts in the spectrum of martial arts. Part 3: Im Schwert, Im messer. A comparison between the arming sword, the messer and the falchion: a scoping review of literature. International Journal of Martial Arts. 8(0): 66-79.
  
  
• Wauters, S. (2023) Risk compensation behaviour is present in Historical European Martial Arts and can oppose a risk for the effectiveness of preventive measures. International Journal of Martial Arts. 8(0): 80-92.
  
  
• Wauters, S. (2023) Return-to-sport bij anterieure knieklachten, Jumpers knee, patellapees-tendinopathie. Een Quick review en adviezen rond non-invasieve, non-chirurgische benadering en sporthervatting. Martial Arts Research and Studies: 1(1),1-6.

To be expected:

• Injury prevention in Historical European Martial Arts
• Chronic overuse injuries in Historical European Martial Arts
• Tournament Injuries in Historical European Martial Arts

Under Construction: Where to download the works:

We are in full development of this page. The research papers will be able to download from this page. Until then, most papers are available onhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sean-Wauters/research