The Wrestler S Body

Author : Joseph S. Alter
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992-08-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520912179

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The Wrestler's Body by Joseph S. Alter Pdf

The Wrestler's Body tells the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. Using the insights of anthropology, Joseph Alter writes an ethnography of the wrestler's physique that elucidates the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology. Young men in North India may choose to join an akhara, or gymnasium, where they subject themselves to a complex program of physical and moral fitness. Alter's first-hand description of each detail of the wrestler's regimen offers a unique perspective on South Asian culture and society. Wrestlers feel that moral reform of Indian national character is essential and advocate their way of life as an ideology of national health. Everyone is called on to become a wrestler and build collective strength through self-discipline.

Author : Joseph S. Alter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : India
ISBN : 8121507995

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The wrestler's body [text and electronic resource] by Joseph S. Alter Pdf

Illustrations: 15 B/W Illustrations Description: The Wrestler's Body tells us the story of a way of life organized in terms of physical self-development. While Indian wrestlers are competitive athletes, they are also moral reformers whose conception of self and society is fundamentally somatic. In order to elucidate the somatic structure of the wrestler's identity and ideology, Joseph Alter uses the insights of anthropology to write an ethnography of the wrestler's physique. Young men in North India may choose to join an akhara, or gymnasium, where they subject themselves to a complex program of physical fitness. Under the supervision of a guru they become wrestlers by learning how and what to eat, how, when and where to sleep, bathe, defecate, exercise, brush their teeth, and rest, what to wear, and generally how to comport themselves. By these means they not only become competent athletes, they come to develop a moral physique and to embody an ideology of public health. Alter's first-hand description of each detail of the wrestler's regimen is set within the geomoral context of the gymnasium and is framed by a series of interpretations: the place of the body in the relationship between a guru and his disciple; the meaning of patronage as a system of control and support; the embodiment of symbolic structures in the ritual of Nagapanchami; a deconstruction of the embodied self through the drama of tournament competition; and the development of a moral physique modeled on the ironic form and divine structure of Lord Hanuman's body. Wrestling provides a unique perspective on South Asian culture and society. Self-consciously outside the cultural mainstream, it cuts against the weave of the larger cultural fabric. By bringing members of high and low castes into close physical contact, wrestling challenges the principles of purity and pollution. Concepts of general health and fitness are redefined in exaggerated terms. Using the model of sannyasa, or Hindu world renunciation, wrestlers transform the disciplinary mechanisms of asceticism into the terms of somatic nationalism and utopian reform. The body of the wrestler is a focal symbol in the rubric of ethical nationalism. Wrestlers feel that a reform of Indian national character is imperative and that moral reform on this scale can only be achieved through a discipline of the individual body. As such, wrestlers advocate their way of life as an ideology of national health. Everyone is called on to become a wrestler and build collective strength through self-discipline.

Author : Todd Strasser
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0613216938

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Help! I'm Trapped in a Professional Wrestler's Body by Todd Strasser Pdf

Jake and his friends have landed ringside seats for Wrestle Insanity! Andy foolishly switches bodies with Brainiac Bloom just before the match begins, and it's up to Jake to save him from Neutron Newman, the Human Bomb.

Author : Todd Strasser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Professional Wrestling - Fiction
ISBN : 0439188539

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Help! I'm Trapped in a Professional Wrestler's Body by Todd Strasser Pdf

Author : Friederike Trotier,Alan Bairner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781351262026

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Sport and Body Cultures in East and Southeast Asia by Friederike Trotier,Alan Bairner Pdf

Despite a widely held, and not entirely erroneous, view that the cultures of East and Southeast Asia commonly favour the mind over the body or, at least mental activity rather than physical endeavour, this collection of essays sheds light on the wide range of diverse ways in which sport and body cultures feature in that part of the world. Contributors to the collection work in many different countries but are united in their shared interest in increasing our understanding of the social role of sport and body cultures which is manifest in their work. The countries that are discussed are Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and the former Netherlands New Guinea. Themes considered in these chapters are the implications of hosting sport events, the focus on sport and the body by a group of Buddhist monastics, belly dancing in the lives of women in Taiwan, the sociopolitical role of the scouting movement in a colonial setting, and issues relating to the functioning of sport clubs. The chapters were originally published in Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science.

Author : Brian Oliu
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781469663425

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Body Drop by Brian Oliu Pdf

Professional wrestling is a strange beast full of contradictions--part live soap opera, part hypermasculine violent spectacle. It is an indelibly American pastime enjoyed by millions and leads a select group of wrestlers to international fame. It's also a sport that leaves many of its athletes broken and battered, at serious risk of addiction, poverty, and early death. Body Drop looks deeply at the nuances of professional wrestling and its strange place within American culture. Brian Oliu offers deeply personal meditations on such topics as disability, chronic pain, body image, masculinity, class, and more, all through the lens of American professional wrestling. Wrestling is a sport that is gleefully fake, but the people who love it are very real. In holding up this particular part of American culture to scrutiny, Oliu acknowledges that the wrestling world, like our own, is one that has been crafted, but by showing readers the scaffolding that holds everything up, he invites us to figure out what holds our own realities straight.

Author : Matt Hunter
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN : 9781438146485

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Jesse Ventura by Matt Hunter Pdf

A biography of Jesse "The Body" Ventura, the professional wrestler, turned Hollywood action hero, turned radio talk show host who recently became Governor of Minnesota.

Author : Bill A. Welker
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781492581710

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The Wrestling Drill Book by Bill A. Welker Pdf

Wrestling’s leading drill book is back. With new chapters, drills, coaching advice, and practice planning, The Wrestling Drill Book, Second Edition, is bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever. The Wrestling Drill Book features match-tested drills from the top high school and college wrestling coaches in the sport. From takedowns, escapes, and reversals to riding and pinning combinations, each contributor breaks down a technique, tactic, or facet of wrestling for which he is renowned. Chapters unfold sequentially, moving from simple to more complex drills, each including setup requirements, descriptions of the action, and key coaching points for maximizing the value of every drill. Detailed descriptions, accompanied by more than XXX photographs, provide thorough instruction for proper execution of each move. Discover the best-seller that has helped wrestlers become champions. The Wrestling Drill Book, Second Edition, is a must-have for every wrestler and coach.

Author : Broderick Chow,Eero Laine,Claire Warden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317385066

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Performance and Professional Wrestling by Broderick Chow,Eero Laine,Claire Warden Pdf

Performance and Professional Wrestling is the first edited volume to consider professional wrestling explicitly from the vantage point of theatre and performance studies. Moving beyond simply noting its performative qualities or reading it via other performance genres, this collection of essays offers a complete critical reassessment of the popular sport. Topics such as the suspension of disbelief, simulation, silence and speech, physical culture, and the performance of pain within the squared circle are explored in relation to professional wrestling, with work by both scholars and practitioners grouped into seven short sections: Audience Circulation Lucha Gender Queerness Bodies Race A significant re-reading of wrestling as a performing art, Performance and Professional Wrestling makes essential reading for scholars and students intrigued by this uniquely theatrical sport.

Author : Joseph C. Gunter
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1424193451

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The Effects and Risks of Extreme Weight Loss on the Body of a Wrestler by Joseph C. Gunter Pdf

Author Joseph Gunter takes a look into the world of weight cutting by examining the effects and risks of this dangerous, but accepted, part of wrestling. One of the worlds oldest sports has gone under some much-needed renovations in its rules and regulations. These rules and regulations were formed in response to the three deaths of the wrestlers that died trying to keep up the long tradition of self-sacrifice that wrestlers have identified themselves. This research study will examine the physiology and psychology behind extreme weight loss techniques. In addition, it will examine why it has been found that it is more beneficial for wrestlers to slowly reduce their weight, rather than the rapid weight loss methods that have been practiced in the past.

Author : Eero Laine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781351134378

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Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage by Eero Laine Pdf

Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage examines professional wrestling as a century-old, theatrical form that spans from its local places of performance to circulate as a popular, global product. Professional wrestling has all the trappings of sport, but is, at its core, a theatrical event. This book acknowledges that professional wrestling shares many theatrical elements such as plot, character, scenic design, props, and spectacle. By assessing professional wrestling as a neglected but prototypical case study in the global business of theatre, Laine argues that it is an exemplary form of globalizing, commercial theatre. He asks what theatre scholars might learn from pro wrestling and how pro wrestling might contribute to conversations beyond the ring, by considering the laboring bodies of the wrestlers, and analyzing wrestling’s form and content. Of interest to scholars and students of theatre and performance, cultural studies, and sports studies, Professional Wrestling and the Commercial Stage delimits the edges of wrestling’s theatrical frame, critiques established understandings of corporate theatre, and offers key wrestling concepts as models for future study in other fields.

Author : Aaron D. Horton
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476667287

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Identity in Professional Wrestling by Aaron D. Horton Pdf

Part sport, part performance art, professional wrestling's appeal crosses national, racial and gender boundaries--in large part by playing to national, racial and gender stereotypes that resonate with audiences. Scholars who study competitive sports tend to dismiss wrestling, with its scripted outcomes, as "fake," yet fail to recognize a key similarity: both present athletic displays for maximized profit through live events, television viewership and merchandise sales. This collection of new essays contributes to the literature on pro wrestling with a broad exploration of identity in the sport. Topics include cultural appropriation in the ring, gender non-comformity, national stereotypes, and wrestling as transmission of cultural values.

Author : Louise Burke
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Athletes
ISBN : 073604695X

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Practical Sports Nutrition by Louise Burke Pdf

Practical Sports Nutrition provides detailed, sport-specific advice that enables you to approach individual athletes and teams with an understanding of their sport and unique nutritional needs.

Author : American Sport Education Program
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0736067116

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Coaching Youth Wrestling by American Sport Education Program Pdf

"Whether you're a parent new to coaching or an experienced youth wrestling coach, [this book] is your handbook for a successful season. . .ideal for coaches of wrestlers ages 8 to 14, it contains 23 new activities and more than 20 coaching tips.""--Cover.

Author : Ronald P. Pfeiffer,Brent C. Mangus
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN : 076374820X

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Concepts of Athletic Training by Ronald P. Pfeiffer,Brent C. Mangus Pdf