THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE: SWORD CULTURE ACROSS THE EURASIAN CONTINENT

2:00 – 2:10pm Welcome Remarks – Hing Chao, Co-chairman

Keynote Address

2:10-2:40pm A Call to Advance International Exchange in the Study of Historical Arms, Martial Arts and Martial Arts Literature – Ma Mingda, Jinan University, China

2:40-3:10pm Tracks of Warrior Culture on the Petroglyphs in Val Camonica – Ausilio Priuli, Museo Didattico D’Arte e Vita Preistorica, Italy

3:10-3:40pm The Treatise Behind the Treatises – Roberto Gotti, Museo delle Arti Marziali, Italy

Session 1 – Historic Perspectives on Martial Culture in Italy

3:55-4:15pm Military Culture of Brescia in the Venetian Era – Enrico Valeseriati, Istituto Storico Italo-Germanico, Italy

4:15-4:35pm Longobard Warriors in the Seprio Judicaria – Cristiano Brandollini, Civic Archaeological Museum of Arsago Seprio, Italy

4:35-4:55pm Stratification, Amalgamation and Sedimentation of European Martial Arts: the Case of Brescia – Marco Lena & Moreno Dei Ricci, Opera Nova, Italy

Session 2 – Italian Sword Tradition: Sword & Swordsmanship

5:10-5:30pm Archaeometallurgical Investigation into the Ancient Sword-making Techniques in Northern Italy in the 16th and 17th Centuries – Gabriele Tonelli, University of Brescia, Italy

5:30-5:50pm Masters through the Ages: Interpretation of a Renaissance Martial System and Foundation of a Modern School – Jacopo Penso, Opera Nova and Museo delle Arti Marziali, Italy

5:50-6:00pm Discussion – Daniel Jacuqet (Moderator), Co-chairman

12-12-2020 (Saturday)
(Hong Kong Time)

Session 3 – Material Culture: Weapons, Technology, & Aesthetics

2:00 – 2:20pm The Yueya Guard on Chinese Swords and Sabres, Gong Jian, Collector and Independent Researcher

2:20-2:40pm A Call to Advance International Exchange in the Study of Historical Arms, Martial Arts and Martial Arts Literature – Ma Yuwei, Yichan Daoguan, China

2:40-3:00pm Sword Aesthetics : the Decoration Techniques on Edged Weapons – Betty Lo, Mengdiexuan, Hong Kong

Session 4 – Chinese Sword Tradition: Sword & Swordsmanship

3:15-3:35pm Rediscovering Swordmaking Techniques of Ancient China: Insights from Reconstructing a Han dynasty Ring-pommel Dao – Hu Xiaojun, Swordsmith, Longquan Jiancun Sword Research Academy, China

3:35-3:55pm Duanbing and the History of Fencing in China – Ma Lianzhen, South China Normal University, China

Session 5 – Fight Books: the Transmission and Interpretation of Knowledge

4:10-4:30pm Martial Arts Knowledge on and beyond the Page: from Visual Mantras to Hyperrealism with Words and Brushes – Daniel Jaquet, University of Bern, Switzerland

4:30-4:50pm The Ferrara Manuscript, Destreza and Vulgar – Manuel Valle Ortiz, Universidade Santiago de Compostela, Spain

4:50-5:10pm Towards a 3D Digital Methodology for Documenting and Transmitting Historical Martial Arts – Hing Chao, International Guoshu Association, Hong Kong

5:10-5:30pm New Media Art, Digital Performativity and Intangible Cultural Heritage – Jeffrey Shaw / Sarah Kenderdine, City University, Hong Kong

5:45-6:30pm Round Table Discussion – Hing Chao (moderator), Roberto Gotti, Daniel Jaquet, Ma Lianzhen, Ausilio Priuli, Jeffrey Shaw

6:30-6:40pm Closing Remarks