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This article questions martial arts from the point of view of training people in efficacy (effectiveness in combat) and entertainment (theatre, opera). The article addresses the ‘infinity loop model’ from performance theory which assumes a positive feedback between efficacy and entertainment, ritual and theatre. My question is what happens when efficacy and entertainment are mixed up or confounded?
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This page is a summary of: Efficacy and entertainment in martial arts studies: anthropological perspectives, Martial Arts Studies, November 2015, Cardiff University Press,
DOI: 10.18573/j.2015.10017.
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