Miguel Villamón

Reflexive Modernization and the Disembedding of Jūdō from 1946 to the 2000 Sydney Olympics

This article considers some of the sociologically significant changes to jūdō in its process of transformation from a Budō based martial art into a modern competitive spectator sport. Taking the period of time from 1946 until the Sydney Olympics, an examination is undertaken using Giddens’s notion of reflexive modernization in which key aspects of the original jūdō are disembedded or ‘lifted out’ of the practice. They are then re-embedded with western structures, practices and meanings. Central themes to emerge from this analysis are the social forces of internationalization, institutionalization and commodification of jūdō over this period, each of which contributes to a reflexive modernization process. It is concluded that the evolution of this activity in its now dominant sporting form is taking jūdō further and further away from the aims, methods and ideas derived from the philosophical principles on which it was originally conceived. Ironically, in spite of this, it appears that many western practitioners are attempting to re-embed the very aspects of eastern movement forms, such as Budō, that have been disembedded, a situation that prompts us to call for further work in this area.

Evaluación y clasificación de las revistas científicotécnicas españolas de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte

Resumen: En este artículo se evalúan y clasifican las revistas españolas de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte (CCAFD), atendiendo a su calidad global. Para ello se aplica un modelo de evaluación, validado con anterioridad, que combina 23 indicadores relativos a diferentes características de las revistas (formales, de contenido científico y difusión). De esta manera pueden clasificarse las publicaciones periódicas en cuatro categorías de calidad: ‘muy alta’, ‘alta’, ‘media’ y ‘baja’. Los resultados indican que ninguna de las 28 publicaciones existentes alcanza la categoría superior, el 25% obtiene una calidad ‘alta’, el 50% una calidad ‘media’ y otro 25% una calidad ‘baja’. Aunque se observa una mejoría general de las revistas respecto a otras evaluaciones anteriores, todavía se aprecian deficiencias en la normalización, un uso no mayoritario del sistema de revisión ‘ciego por expertos’ y una visibilidad limitada, sobre todo, en bases de datos. Palabras clave: revistas científicas, calidad, evaluación, Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte, ranking Abstract: This paper evaluates and classifies Spanish Physical Activity and Sports Science journals according to their overall quality. A previously validated assessment model combining 23 indicators of style, scientific content and diffusion characteristics was used for this purpose. This model classifies journals into four quality categories: ‘very high’, ‘high’, ‘medium’ and ‘low’. None of the 28 journals studied fell into the top category, 25% fell into the ‘high’ category, 50% into the ‘medium’ category, and the remaining 25% into the ‘low’ category. A general improvement was observed compared to previous assessments of these journals, although deficient standardization and a non frequent use of the blind peer review process were still evident. In addition, their visibility (especially in databases) remains limited.

Physical Education Pedagogy: an analysis of research published in Spanish journals (2005–2014)

ABSTRACT Background: The majority of reviews related to Physical Education Pedagogy (PEP) refer to the English-speaking world. Some of these assert the need to obtain more data and provide reviews of what has been investigated in languages other than English to be able to assess the current state of the field internationally. Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify, categorise, and analyse articles on PEP published in Spanish sport science journals during the last decade (2005–2014). Participants and setting: A total of 13 journals were selected: 8 were indexed in the Scopus databases, and 5 were added based on expert judgement due to their importance in the field of Spanish PEP. Research design: The study uses a quantitative approach that is exploratory and descriptive in nature and includes document research techniques. Data collection: The identification of all articles published between 2005 and 2014 (both inclusive) was performed. The search yielded 3258 published articles, from which articles whose content was not related to PEP were eliminated. The final sample was 534 articles. Data analysis: The articles that comprise the final sample were analysed and classified according to their content and article type. Findings: Of the 3258 articles published in the last decade in these journals, only 534 (16.39%) address content in the PEP field of study. With regard to sub-areas, half of the research conducted pertains to teaching (50.00%), followed by curriculum (25.66%). The combination of both sub-areas comprises the third largest percentage (9.74%). Teacher education is the least addressed sub-area, with 8.80%, and its intersections with teaching and curriculum in no case exceed 3%. In terms of article type, 38.39% are theoretical studies, historical studies, or essays. One-fourth (25.09%) are quantitative empirical research, and one-fifth (22.47%) refer to experiences in education or innovation. These three article types are predominant, comprising 85.95% of the total. The remaining articles are divided into studies related to qualitative empirical research (7.68%), those conducting empirical research using a mixed methodology (quantitative and qualitative) (5.06%), and a testimonial for review articles (1.31%). Conclusions: In the decade studied, an increase in the gap between the number of articles published in Spanish journals specialising in physical education and sport and the percentage of articles related to PEP is observed. Of these journals, those publishing the most articles on PEP were included by expert judgement and are not indexed in Scopus. The implication is an academically worrying state for the field in the Spanish context, differing significantly from the English context.

ARTES MARCIAIS JAPONESAS: PRÁTICAS CORPORAIS REPRESENTATIVAS DE SUA IDENTIDADE CULTURAL

La implantacion y difusion de las artes marciales japonesas en Occidente supuso la importacion de practicas socioculturales privadas de las premisas de su contexto de origen. ?Como afrontar estas practicas que son ajenas a nuestra identidad cultural? Una interpretacion estricta exige entenderlas como practicas corporales con una idiosincrasia cultural, caracterizadas por incorporar una experiencia vivencial en la que el cuerpo ocupa un lugar preeminente. Su ensenanza y aprendizaje se establecen a traves de un sistema triangular integrado por una esencia espiritual, una forma tecnica y una estructura fisica (sin-gi-tai ) , que se inserta en un proceso singular ( shu-ha-ri ).