Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts (Bushido--The Way of the Warrior)

by Donn F. Draeger

Other authorsRobert W. Smith
Paperback, 1981

Status

Available

Call number

796.81095

Tags

martial art, asia, compilation, folklore, koryu, samurai

Genres

Collection

Books: Non-Fiction

Publication

Kodansha USA (1981), Paperback, 208 pages

Description

This book introduces and compares fighting methods and techniques ranging from the artful Chinese t'ai chi and Japanese jujitsu, to the lethal pentjak-silat of Indonesia.

Language

English

Physical description

208 p.; 7.05 x 0.63 inches

ISBN

0870114360 / 9780870114366

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