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Dr George Jennings

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

Research Publications

Humour in martial arts: Why laughter matters in training

Jennings, G., 26 Aug 2026, Cardiff Daily.

Research output: Other contribution

Self-care and shared cultivation in an era of hyper-individualism and overachievement

Jennings, G., 25 Aug 2026

Research output: Non-textual formDigital or Visual Products

On biotensegrity in martial arts: Forming holistic movement as westerners learning eastern martial arts

Glover, D., Jennings, G. & McNarry, G., 25 Jul 2026, Corpus Mundi: Journal of Body Studies, 7, 1, p. 82-111 29 p.

Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

Theoretical and Conceptual Development in and through Martial Arts Studies: Preface to a special issue

Channon, A., Bowman, P., Mroz, D., Jennings, G., Talaga, M., Maris, A., Dobrich, E., Minarik, M. & Yap, A., 28 May 2026, In: Martial Arts Studies. 20, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalEditorial

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

Yun, J., Brown, D. & Jennings, G., 27 Apr 2026, In: Martial Arts Studies. 20, p. 58-72 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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

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

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