Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Chapter 1 Examining culture through the body -- Chapter 2 Shared humanity and embodied ethnography -- Chapter 3 Legitimising martial women -- Chapter 4 Tradition gendering bodies -- Chapter 5 Women's club culture: Building resilience -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: The future of sport for women in Japan -- Index