Asian fighting arts

by Donn F. Draeger

*Asian Fighting Arts* covers fighting methods and techniques found in eleven Asian countries, ranging from Chinese *t'ai-chi* and Burmese *bando* to Japanese *jūjutsu* and the lethal *pentjak-silat* of Indonesia. The book represents its authors' combined five decades of historical research, interviewing, observation, travel, and personal participation in the arts.