Staps Special issue: Combat sports, martial arts and societies No 136, 2022/2 - 144 pagesResearch papersPages 7 to 16Introduction. Combat sports and martial arts: Sociocultural changes and engagement in practiceBy Haimo Groenen, Alessandro PorrovecchioPages 17 to 36“Filthy lefties!”: The humorous stigmatization of left-handers in historical European martial artsBy George JenningsPages 37 to 58The negotiation of anger and aggression in boxing: A gender perspectiveBy Elisa VirgiliPages 59 to 80Women, wrestling, and the Games: Olympic normalization of a practice (1996–2001)By Guillaume Jomand, Philippe Liotard, Aurélie ÉpronPages 81 to 96Bare-knuckle fights, uncertain success: Why are young people getting involved in Senegalese wrestling?By Cheikh Tidiane Wane, Dominique ChevéPages 97 to 123Traditional martial arts and energy: Contemporary (re)interprétationsBy Alexandre Legendre, Haruka Okui, Alexandre Obœuf, Marie-Hélène FerrerReviewsPages 127 to 131Teo, S. (2021). Chinese martial arts film and the philosophy of action. London: Routledge, 164 pages.By George Jennings
