Kisii’s Gusii Wrestling Academy Partners with Oxford for Conflict Resolution Research

by KenyaPolls

The University of Oxford’s Centre for Peace Studies has partnered with Kisii’s Gusii Wrestling Academy (News #330) on a 3-year study into *Embodied Conflict Resolution*, launched December 12, 2025. Researchers will analyze how physical techniques like *Omonera* (safe release) translate to verbal de-escalation. The body learns peace before the mind names it, said Prof. Eleanor Reed (Oxford). Funding: £750,000 from UKRI. Findings will inform school curricula in Kenya, Colombia, and Northern Ireland. A joint MA program launches in 2027.

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