Warrior Secrets-A Handbook of the Martial Arts

by Keith D. Yates

1985

Library's review

Foreword by Raymond McCallum, Billy Blanks, John Chung, Joe Corley, Eric Lee, Dan Inosanto, Cynthia Rothrock, George Chung, Roy Urban, Arlene Limas, and George Kirby are only some of the famous champions and masters who share their Warrior Secrets with you in this book.

Sixth degree black belt,
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Keith D. Yates, spent over three years researching this comprehensive work. He interviewed dozens of famous experts from the arts of karate, tae kwon-do, kung fu, tai chi chuan, ju-jutsu, judo and aikido. The result is an exciting and revealing look at these ancient warrior arts; how they developed and how they are practiced today, incuded are almost a hundred illustrations and photographs of the masters demonstrating their various self-defense approaches.

Contents

Introduction
1 The historical aspects
Tracing the warrior tradition
2 The physical aspects
A survey
3 The mental aspects
The psychological and spiritual dimensions
4 Modern karate and tae kwon-do
The Americanization of karate
5 Kung fu and tai chi
The Chinese approach
6 Ju-jutsu, judo, and aikido
The empty-handed arts of Japan
7 Training secrets
The scientific approach
8 A martial arts dictionary
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ISBN

873643062

Publication

Paladin Press Boulder, Colorado
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