Announcements

• [Extended Deadline] Call for Research Proposals on Pacific-Oceanic Martial Arts – Now Open Until June 27, 2025

  2025-05-14

  The UNESCO International Centre of Martial Arts (ICM) is pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the 2025 World Martial Arts In-depth Research project has been extended to June 27, 2025 (KST). This extension provides more time for scholars and practitioners around the world to contribute to our ongoing efforts to document, preserve, and study indigenous martial arts in the Pacific-Oceanic region. This open call welcomes innovative and insightful proposals that explore the cultural, historical, philosophical, and social significance of traditional martial arts across the Pacific and Oceania.

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• International Scientific and Professional Conference: “Optimizing Performance: Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Wrestling”

  2025-04-21

  University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia

  September 17th – 19th 2025

  Zagreb will host the Senior World Wrestling Championships 2025, providing an ideal platform for sharing scientific and practical sports knowledge. The conference, found centrally near championship venues, offers a mix of theory and live competition. Attendees can network with global experts, enhance their wrestling knowledge, and explore Zagreb. This international event will bring together experts, researchers, practitioners, and professionals from various disciplines to discuss recent developments in wrestling. The goal is to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration to improve the performance, health, and management of wrestlers. 

  More information: https://inwr-wrestling.com/

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• Call for Candidates for the 2025 ICM Martial Arts Education Prize

  2025-04-21

  The International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development and Engagement under the auspices of UNESCO (ICM) has opened calls for the 2025 ICM Martial Arts Education Prize. The winner will be awarded a prize certificate, and cash prize of USD 10,000. Application is open from 18 April 2025 to 19 June 2025 (15:00, Korea Standard Time). Any individual, group or organization that has contributed in social development through martial arts may apply for the prize online at www.icmprize.org. This prize aims to of collect and support martial arts education good practices worldwide.

  More information available at https://www.icmprize.org/eng/notice?bo_id=eng_notice&ar_id=16

  

  

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• 14th Conference of the International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society - Registration is open

  2025-01-06

  Registration for the 14th Conference of the International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society is now open. The deadline for early registration is April 15, 2025

  

  The International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society (IMACSSS) was founded in 2010 as a means to promote the study and research of martial arts and combat sports (MA&CS) on a global level, bringing together practitioners, experts and academics from around the world. Since 2012, when the 1st IMACSSS Conference was held in Genoa (Italy), the event has developed annually, visiting the cities of Tsukuba (Japan), Rzeszow (Poland), Brno (Czech Republic), Rio Maior (Portugal), Osaka (Japan), Viseu (Portugal), Putrajaya (Malaysia) and Chongqing (China). These events have not only promoted the exchange of MA&CS knowledge but have also strengthened mutual cooperation and friendship among participants, confirming many of the core values in martial arts.

  In 2025, the 14th edition of the IMACSSS conference will be held in the beautiful city of León, the capital city of the Ancient Kingdom of León, in the in the northwest of Spain. As a place where old traditions – including the Aluche or Lucha Leonesa, a vernacular wrestling style – blend with modern culture, we have chosen the theme of the conference, “Tradition and Evolution in Martial Arts and Combat Sports: A Journey Full of Meanings”. In this sense, the conference will be a melting pot of views on the past, present and future of MA&CS, covering all academic fields and perspectives, from the individual experiences to the collective and global developments. We hope that all participants will experience an intense and enriching event, both professionally and personally, in a unique multicultural environment and in the city of León, which, like MA&CS, is a crossroads of paths, lives and cultures. We are waiting for you!

  Key dates

  Registration

  February 1, 2025: Start of early registration.

  April 15, 2025: Deadline for early registration.

  June 2, 2025: Closing date for registration. 

  Submissions

  January 15, 2025: Start of abstract submission.

  March 31, 2025: Deadline for abstract submission.

  April 15, 2025: Deadline for notification of abstracts acceptance.

  More information: https://congresos.unileon.es/imacsss2025/

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• 10th International Martial Arts Studies Conference

  2024-09-09

  Cardiff University, School of Journalism, Media & Culture, 10-12 June 2025

  More information and call for abstracts: Link

  Contact: Professor Paul Bowman, BowmanP@cardiff.ac.uk

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