Dictionary of the Martial Arts

By Louis Frédéric

Book Overview

From popular forms such as ju-jutsu, karate, and kung-fu to the less familiar practices of kyudo, kendo, and yabusame, this reference contains the rules of contest for all the major martial arts. Comprehensive, well-illustrated, and cross-referenced, its alphabetically arranged entries cover both technical and historical aspects. 301 illustrations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804817537
• ISBN13: 9780804817530
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Valuable reference source

This is one of four or five books I always keep nearby when writing. The content is comprehensive and easy to use and I appreciate the lack of stylistic or nationalistic prejudice.

Very detailed information.

I own three martial arts dictionaries and this one is the most detailed of the three. It does not cover every martial art in existance, but it does provided depth in the arts it does describe. Almost all of the terms are listed in Japanese, so finding the Japanese term when you only know the English term is sometimes difficult.