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Keiko Shokon
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Diane Skoss
Categories: Martial arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher:

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Keiko Shokon is the third volume in a series that aims to demystify the rare and often misunderstood fighting arts of the Japanese warrior. Do these arts still
Teaching and Learning Japanese Martial Arts Vol. 1: Scholarly Perspectives
Language: en
Pages: 230
Authors: Michael DeMarco
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-05 - Publisher: Via Media Publishing

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In contrast to the overabundance of writings about martial arts that are often promotional and misinformative, there are rare works by scholars that are praisew
The Art of Longsword Fighting
Language: en
Pages: 365
Authors: Benjamin J. Smith
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-30 - Publisher: Frontline Books

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The teaching of Historical European Martial Arts has widespread appeal with numerous clubs in many countries. However, comparatively few people who run their ow
Armed Martial Arts of Japan
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: G Hurst I
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-07-11 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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This unique history of Japanese armed martial arts--the only comprehensive treatment of the subject in English--focuses on traditions of swordsmanship and arche
Fighting Scholars
Language: en
Pages: 234
Authors: Raúl Sánchez García
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-12-01 - Publisher: Anthem Press

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‘Fighting Scholars’ offers the first book-length overview of the ethnographic study of martial arts and combat sports. The book’s main claim is that such