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Ultimate Martial Arts Encyclopedia

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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.

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, well-rounded look at a lot of different martial arts. There is the usual "my art is the only good one," but if you look past that this is a fairly good overview of a lot of the better-known martial arts.

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.

Was a bit disappointed because I thought it would go into the different types of martial arts than it does. My son is in Tae Kwon Do, so I think it will still be interesting to him.

Very comprehensive reference for a MArtial Artist to be to attempt to figure out what they would like to pursue. Very good book and simple to follow. As an experienced karateka I would have liked a little more detail on basic moves, philosophies, and contacts for further information on each discipline.

The order process was easy, the book is great like I expected, but the delivery took for ever.I ordered several items on the same day from other companies, all came just in time except the book from this company, they should change their delivery customs to speed it up
Regina