Comprehensive Asian fighting arts
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Comprehensive Asian fighting arts
Kodansha International , Distributed by Harper & Row, 1980, c1969
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東洋の武道
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"Previously published as Asian fighting arts"--T.p. verso
"First edition, 1969. First paperback edition, 1980"
On t.p. verso of ISBN:9780870114366: Distributed in the United States by Kodansha America, Inc., and in the United Kingdom and continental Europe by Kodansha Europe Ltd., Published by Kodansha International ... and Kodansha American, Inc
"東洋の武道 (普及版)"--Back cover of ISBN: 9780870114366
Bibliography: p. 193-194
"Chinese material arts books": p. 195-198
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This guide to all of the main fighting arts of Asia introduces and compares fighting methods and techniques, ranging from the artful Chinese t'ai chi' and Japanese 'jujutsu', to the lethal 'pentjak-silat' of Indonesia. Fighting arts are as old as man himself and as varied as his languages. In Asia they developed to a degree of effectiveness probably unsurpassed elsewhere in the world. This book explains the relationships between fighting arts, assesses their strengths and weaknesses, and presents new material about hitherto unknown fighting methods. Written by two'
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