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This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference ever published on the wide range of martial arts disciplines practiced in cultures around the world.

Table of Contents

Volume I: Regions and Individual Arts List of Contributors Introduction A Note on Romanization Africa Canary Islands Stick Fighting and Wrestling Dambe Gidigbo Moraingy Zulu Stick Fighting Americas 52 Hand Blocks/Jailhouse Rock Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Capoeira Caribbean Martial Arts Kenpo Karate Central and Southwest Asia Central Asian Archery Iranian Martial Arts Mongolian Martial Arts Ottoman Martial Arts Ottoman Oiled Wrestling East Asia China: Boxing Styles China: Martial Arts China: Martial Arts in Hong Kong China: Martial Arts in Taiwan China: Martial Theories China: Martial Women China: Shaolin Temple Legends China: Weapons China: Wrestling Japan: Jujutsu Japan: Judo Japan: Aikido Japan: Kendo Japan: Iaido Japan: Jo Japan: Kyudo Japan: Naginata Japan: Ninpo Japan: Shorinji Kempo Japan: Sumo Korea: Hapkido Korea: Kumdo Korea: Ssireum Korea: Taekkyon Korea: Taekwondo Okinawa: Karate Europe Amazons and Gladiatrices Canne de Combat Celtic Martial Arts English Pugilism Fighting Arts of the Hellenic, Hellenistic, and Roman Eras Fighting Arts of the Early Middle Ages Fighting Arts of the Later Middle Ages Fighting Arts of the Renaissance Savate, Chausson, and French Boxing Oceania Australia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia: Tahiti, Hawai'i, and Aotearoa (New Zealand) South Asia South Asian Martial Arts Indian Wrestling Thang-Ta Southeast Asia Arnis Kuntao Muay Thai Silat Index About the Editors Index Volume II: Themes List of Contributors A Note on Romanization Social Uses of the Martial Arts Belief Systems Belief Systems: Africa Belief Systems: China Belief Systems: European Chivalry Belief Systems: European Occult Sciences Belief Systems: India Belief Systems: Iran Belief Systems: Japanese Budo, Bujutsu, and Bugei Belief Systems: Japanese Martial Arts and Religion before 1868 Belief Systems: Japanese Martial Arts and Religion since 1868 Belief Systems: Silat Belief Systems: Silat Commodification of Leisure Chinese Martial Arts and Money Martial Arts Tourism Expressive Culture Folklore Invented Traditions Globalization of Martial Arts Asian Martial Arts in the United States and Canada Bartitsu Capoeira in Europe Finnish-Canadian Wrestlers International Boxing International Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling International Karate Jeet Kune Do Mixed Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Reality-Based Defense Sambo Women's Boxing, 1972–Present Women's Freestyle Wrestling Martial Media Film and the Martial Arts Gunfighters Television and the Martial Arts The Internet and the Martial Arts Written Texts: Japan Military, Paramilitary, and Law Enforcement Methods American Judo, 1942–1945 Bayonet Training in the United States Judo in Japan, 1931–1950 Jukendo Kapap and Krav Maga Military Unarmed Fighting Systems in the United States Police Defensive Tactics Training in the United States Social and Cultural Evolution of Kendo Performing Arts Action Design for Professional Wrestling Stage Combat in the Elizabethan Tradition Taiwanese Street Performances Political Uses of the Martial Arts Afrikan Martial Arts Jujutsuffragettes Political Conflict and Aikido, 1931–1942 Women in Combat: The U.S. Military, 2001–Present Secret Societies and Fraternal Organizations Plains Indian Warrior Societies Social Aspects of Kata and Waza Index About the Editors

About the Author

Thomas A. Green is associate professor of anthropology at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Joseph R. Svinth is an editor for the Electronic Journals of Martial Arts and Sciences (http://ejmas.com).

Reviews

Martial Arts of the World is, hands down, one of the most thoroughly researched reference books ever published in this genre. . . . It should grace the bookshelves of veteran black belts and serious martial arts researchers and practitioners.
*MA Success*

Containing more than 120 entries, Martial Arts of the World aims to be the most comprehensive work on the subject of martial arts. Editors Green, a professor of anthropology, and Svinth, editor of several martial arts and sciences journals, have done a noteworthy job in reaching that goal. . . . With the growing popularity of mixed martial arts fighting and the continuing presence of martial arts in Hollywood, this title could fill a gap in many library collections. . . . Scholars will find plenty here to fit their needs and spur further research.
*Booklist Online*

Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.
*Choice*

The encyclopedia offers notably in-depth coverage of areas that have often been neglected in similar works, including martial arts of European, African, South American and Oceanean origins.
*The Bartitsu Society*