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Karate's History and Traditions

Bruce Haines

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Description:A classic text treasured by martial artists for over twenty years, Karate's History & Traditions was long recognized as the most authoritative source on martial arts history and technique. Now Bruce Haines, historian and martial artist, has updated this rich source to reflect changes that have taken place in the last two decades. This detailed but well-rounded work covers the history of the Asian fighting arts from antiquity to modern times, answering many of the questions currently being debated by martial artists around the world. It describes the fighting arts and masters of Okinawa, Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam; this time the work also includes additional research on Korea and the Philippines. Undertaking years of arduous research using the most reliable historical data, Haines has filled in many of the gaps in the histories of the fighting arts and has proven false many popular myths.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Karate's History and Traditions. To get started finding Karate's History and Traditions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 225

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1280871474

Description: A classic text treasured by martial artists for over twenty years, Karate's History & Traditions was long recognized as the most authoritative source on martial arts history and technique. Now Bruce Haines, historian and martial artist, has updated this rich source to reflect changes that have taken place in the last two decades. This detailed but well-rounded work covers the history of the Asian fighting arts from antiquity to modern times, answering many of the questions currently being debated by martial artists around the world. It describes the fighting arts and masters of Okinawa, Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam; this time the work also includes additional research on Korea and the Philippines. Undertaking years of arduous research using the most reliable historical data, Haines has filled in many of the gaps in the histories of the fighting arts and has proven false many popular myths.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Karate's History and Traditions. To get started finding Karate's History and Traditions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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