Название: Martial Arts of the World
Автор: Thomas A. Green
Издательство: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 1576071502
Год: 2001
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 894
Размер: 5,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

Carefully crafted entries on the history, philosophy, and evolution of the martial arts worldwide, including contemporary practice.
The martial arts have developed in nearly every culture, notes anthropologist Thomas A. Green, but in an astonishing variety of forms―throwing and grappling styles, striking styles, and both armed and unarmed fighting styles.