Martial Arts: A Complete Illustrated History by Michael Finn

by Michael Finn
Hardcover book
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Martial Arts Description

The physical and spiritual power of the master martial artist imbues him with great visual magnetism. Whether in the stillness of meditation, in a state of total combat awareness, or exploding into action against an opponent, he will inexorably hold the spectator's eye. Through years of dedicated training he has achieved a harmony of body and mind that truly makes him a figure of awe.
In a stunning pictorial narrative, this book captures the state of the martial artist as expressed in all the disciplines of martial arts throughout history. It chronicles the development of the fighting arts of the East from their mysterious beginnings in ancient India and China, through the violent and bloody history of feudal Japan in which they achieved their greatest flowering, to their enthusiastic adoption in the West as a sport, a means of self-defence, and as a moral philosophy.
Written by probably the most experienced exponent of the martial arts of the Orient at present teaching in the West - and a holder of 38 black belts in ten disciplines - Martial Arts: A Complete Illustrated History sweeps away the layers of ignorance and myth surrounding the subject to reveal the true heart of the ancient martial disciplines. The book includes a wealth of historical and contemporary illustration from all over the world, including specially commissioned photographs of leading martial artists of today.

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