Dictionary of the Martial Art (P)

by Louis Frédéric and Louis-Frederic

Book Overview

A reference text with entries which cover all aspects of the martial arts - historical, technical and biographical, with examination syllabuses for grading purposes and rules of contest. Features... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804817502
• ISBN13: 9780804817509
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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.