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'
- ISBN10 0870114360
- ISBN13 9780870114366
- Publish Date 1 December 1986
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 June 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kodansha America, Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 248
- Language English