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A Brief History of the Martial Arts: East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu (Brief Histories)
A Brief History of the Martial Arts East Asian Fighting Styles from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu - Brief Histories
Author: Jonathan Clements
Folk tales of the Shaolin Temple depict warrior monks with superhuman abilities. Today, dozens of East Asian fighting styles trace their roots back to the Buddhist brawlers of Shaolin, although any quest for the true story soon wanders into a labyrinth of forgeries, secret texts and modern retelling. — This new study approaches the martial a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781472136466
ISBN-10: 1472136462
Publication Date: 11/21/2017
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Robinson
Book Type: Paperback
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