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Dr George Jennings

Senior Lecturer in Sport Sociology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences

Research Publications

Folklore in Asian martial arts: Using documents to test the Theory of Martial Creation

Jennings, G., 27 Jan 2026, Using documents in research: When, where, why and how. Grant, A. & Kara, H. (eds.). Policy Press

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

Creating the DNA of a Mexican martial art: Ancestry, ethnicity and Mexicanidad in Xilam

Jennings, G., 16 Jan 2026, Capoeira History.

Research output: Other contribution

“This is where…I built myself”: A Social Integration Perspective of the Taekwondo Club as a ‘Transcultural Venue’

Yun, J., Jennings, G. & Brown, D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Martial Arts Studies.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Towards co-production: The case of movement inspired by martial arts (MIMA)

Jennings, G. & Szekeres, Z., 21 Nov 2025, In: Eracle: Journal of Sport and Social Sciences. 8, 1, p. 71-101 30 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Exploring athletes' preferences of coaching leadership behaviours in strength and conditioning coaching: A mixed methods study at a British university

Tiberi, S., Esformes, J., Jennings, G., Cooper, S. M. & Moody, J., 12 Jun 2025, International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports, 14, 2, p. 37-52.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

Creating sticky cultures: a pedagogical strategy

Jennings, G. & Delamont, S., 8 May 2025, In: Ethnography and Education. 20, 3, p. 254-269 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Introduction: Positioning Martial Arts in the Nexus of Latin Societies

Rodríguez-Sánchez, A. R., Piedra, J. & Jennings, G., 1 Jan 2025, Martial Arts in Latin Societies. Taylor and Francis, p. 1-20 20 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingForeword/postscript

Life in and out of combat clubs: the experiences of Iranian martial artists

Mansouri, H., Allahveisi, A. & Jennings, G., 1 Jan 2025, In: Revista de Artes Marciales Asiaticas. 20, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Martial Arts in Latin Societies

Rodríguez-Sánchez, A. R., Piedra, J. & Jennings, G., 1 Jan 2025, Taylor and Francis. 256 p.

Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

Exploring Coaching Leadership Behaviours in Strength and Conditioning Coaching: Preferences of NCAA Division I and II Collegiate Student-Athletes Based on Task Variability

Tiberi, S., Moody, J., Cooper, S. M., Jennings, G. & Esformes, J., 2025, Journal of Athlete Development and Experience, 7, 2.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

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