On 16 September 2021, Vítor Rosa, Coordinator of ReLeCo – Educação Desportiva, Corpo e Ética, presented a paper on martial arts and combat sports in Portugal: before and after 25th April 1974, at the Congress Sport History and Social Sciences: exploiting a fruitful relationship, promoted by the Institute of Contemporary History – NOVA FCSH, European Committee for Sports History and International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport.