Ultimate Martial Arts Encyclopedia

by John Little

Book Overview

Offers insight into various aspects of martial arts experience. This book provides an introduction to different martial arts styles, from aikido to wing chun; advice and instruction on getting the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809228351
• ISBN13: 9780809228355
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Devin Willis's Humble Thougts

Ultimate Martial Arts Encyclopedia For some time, the martial arts students and instructors has waited a well documented book that would catalogue and detail different aspects of martial arts, as Don Draeger and Robert Smith's Comprehensive Asian Fighting Arts (Bushido--The Way of the Warrior) managed to do for the Asian martial arts. The book Asian Fighting Arts was groundbreaking in both its scope and its depth of coverage of Asian martial traditions. This book reflected more of the eclectic interest in Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia and I am proud to have bought both. Both books should be required reading for anyone serious about pursuing the martial arts. If you have questions concerning a particular style, where it started, etc. these books would be helpful in finding those questions.

Great collection

This is a good volume. It has a lot of what I consider really interesting articles: French Savate, Dan Inostanto talking about training with Bruce Lee, combat wing chun, etc. I really like this volume.

A Good resource of Information.

I just recently saw this book at a local bookstore and was curious. When I took it home I found that this book had alot of information from the basic ideas of various styles to good training tips for competition. I have studied Martial Arts for 12 years and have really found this book has alot of info I didn't know in it. I think all Martial Artists, Beginners to Masters, should have this book in their library.