IMACSSS

INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS AND COMBAT SPORTS SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY (IMACSSS)

IMACSSS is an international scientific association established for the study and research of martial arts, combat systems, and related sports, which brings together practitioners, experts and academics from around the world. The aim of IMACSSS is to support academic research on diverse aspects of combat sports, martial arts and self-defence. The ultimate goal is to expand the scientific knowledge on use of combative activities that related to cultural, history, tourism, sociology in physical education and sport.

IMACSSS Divisions

1. Bio-technical Approaches
2. History & Culture
3. Pedagogy
4. Philosophy
5. Science & Logic of Combat
6. Sociology & Anthropology
7. Kinesiology
8. Psychology

Previous IMACSSS Conferences

• 1st IMACSSS Conference (Genoa, Italy – 2012)
• 2nd IMACSSS Conference (Tsukuba, Japan – 2013)
• 3rd IMACSSS Conference (Rzeszow, Poland – 2014)
• 4th IMACSSS Conference (Brno, Czech Republic – 2015)
• 5th IMACSSS Conference (Rio Maior, Portugal – 2016)
• 6th IMACSSS Conference (Osaka, Japan – 2017)
• 7th IMACSSS Conference (Rzeszow, Poland – 2018)
• 8th IMACSSS Conference (Viseu, Portugal – 2019)

• 9th IMACSSS Conference (Putrajaya, Malaysia – 2020)
• 10th IMACSSS Conference (Chongqing, China – 2021)
• 11th IMACSSS Conference (Rzeszow, Poland – 2022)
• 12th IMACSSS Conference (Osaka, Japan – 2023)
• 13th IMACSSS Conference (Putrajaya, Malaysia – 2024)

On October 13, 2022, in Rzeszow, Poland, ten Malaysian delegates led by Grandmaster Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Nizam Mohamed Shapie successfully presented and received full support from members of the International Martial Arts and Combat Sports Scientific Society (IMACSSS) committee to host the 13th edition of the IMACSSS Conference in Malaysia. The conference was initially held in a hybrid format in 2020, and once again, it will take place in Putrajaya, now known as IMACSSS2024