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The Body and Senses in Martial Culture

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In the concluding chapter of this book, I analyse what these men got out of their sojourn at Kwaan-saa-maat Gym. For some, their total immersion in this somatic culture stops upon leaving the gym, while for others, somatic, masculine culture has transformed their outlook on life and their bodily dispositions. They shared that the acquisition of bodily capital from the gym has impacted their everyday life back home as the transformation of their physique, coupled with the knowledge that is embodied within them, results in their carrying themselves better, having a better posture and a keener ability to discern changes in their immediate surroundings.

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Lionel, L.H.L. (2016). Conclusion. In: The Body and Senses in Martial Culture. Palgrave Studies in Globalization and Embodiment. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55742-1_6

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