https://revpubli.unileon.es/index.php/artesmarciales <p align="left"><img style="float: left; margin-right: 25px;" src="https://revpubli.unileon.es/ojs/public/site/images/cgutierrez/rama102-200x278.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="278" /></p> <p align="justify"><strong>DOI:</strong> <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18002/rama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10.18002/rama</a></p> <p align="justify"><strong>eISSN:</strong> 2174-0747</p> <ul> <li>The <strong>Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas (RAMA) </strong>is a biyearly journal attached to the Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of León (Spain). The main aim of the journal is the spreading of studies on martial arts and combat sports, enabling a better understanding of their diverse manifestations.</li> <li><strong>RAMA </strong>publishes, from a multidisciplinary perspective, scholarly articles and media reviews related to martial arts and combat sports.</li> <li><strong>RAMA </strong>is a multilingual (English, Portuguese, Spanish) open-access digital e-journal. 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Reference: FECYT-392/2022, valid until 07/22/2023.</li> <li> Visit our <strong><a href="https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=qPg1kG4AAAAJ&amp;hl=es" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Scholar</a></strong> profile or join us in <strong><a href="https://unileon.academia.edu/RAMA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Academia</a></strong>.</li> </ul> Universidad de León en-US Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas 2174-0747 <p>The authors who publish in this journal must agree to the following terms:</p><ol><li>The authors grant on a nonexclusive basis the exploitation rights (reproduction, distribution, public communication and transformation) of the work accepted for publication to the University of León. The authors can establish, on their own, additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in the journal (for example, placing it in an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), always acknowledging the initial publication in this journal.</li><li>This work is licensed under the <strong>Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</strong>. Click to see <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" target="_blank">basic information </a>and the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode" target="_blank">legal text </a>of the license.</li><li>The authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate electronically pre-print or post-print versions of their work before publication, as this can give rise to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and increased citing of the works published.</li></ol> https://revpubli.unileon.es/index.php/artesmarciales/article/view/8308 <p>Many martial arts systems have their own revered heroes, such as mythical founders and leaders of notable schools. The paper draws on ethnographic research conducted on The Blade Academy, an expanding historical European martial arts (HEMA) school in the United Kingdom. Among pedagogic strategies used by the lead instructors and their core followers are narratives about historic figures whose heroic beliefs and deeds should be respected and even emulated by practitioners. This article explores the case study of 12-13^th century Norman-English knight William Marshal, who is used as a principal model for leadership, martial valour, economic success and moral activity by the lead instructor. We examine idealised models of chivalry that such modern martial artists aspire to follow despite them living within very different societies and value systems. We conclude by considering the merits of revisiting historical figures who might act as role models for modern teachers and their students.</p> George Jennings Sara Delamont Copyright (c) 2024 George Jennings, Sara Delamont http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2024-07-15 2024-07-15 19 2 79 92 10.18002/rama.v19i1.2408