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Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: Donn F. Draeger
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies
Type: BOOK - Published: 1980 - Publisher: Kodansha International

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This guide to all of the main fighting arts of Asia introduces and comparesighting methods and techniques, ranging from the artful Chinese "t'ai chi"nd Japanese
Asian Fighting Arts
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: Donn F. Draeger
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 1969 - Publisher: Kodansha

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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 th
Pa-kua
Language: en
Pages: 104
Authors: Robert W. Smith
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990-07-15 - Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

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This book outlines the history and techniques of Pa-kua—a style of boxing based on the eight (pa) trigrams (kua) of the I Ching. This martial arts guide gives
Samurai Fighting Arts
Language: en
Pages: 246
Authors: Fumon Tanaka
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Kodansha International

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Introduces the 18 traditional Japanese martial arts and provides readers with a deeper understanding of the styles formulated in the samurai era - both those th
Pa Kua
Language: en
Pages: 164
Authors: Robert W. Smith
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-12 - Publisher: North Atlantic Books

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Pa Kua is a vigorous martial arts discipline that hones reflexes and cultivates the understanding of one’s body. One of the three orthodox “internal” styl