Martial Arts Are Not Just for Kicking Butt: An Anthology of Writing on Martial Arts - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556432666 ISBN 13: 9781556432668

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, 1998

Synopsis

Martial Arts Are Not Just for Kicking Butt brings together the best of North Atlantic Books’ martial arts writing with several special features, including an ode to the late aikido master, Terry Dobson, and an illustrated lesson on 'hard' and 'soft' systems. Provocative and humorous, this collection looks at a variety of martial disciplines. From Japan to Brazil, and from the U.S. to the Philippines the editors navigate an odyssey that portrays the legends and systems of the warring arts, exploring the history, philosophy, music, power, and techniques for kicking butt and keeping the peace.

About this title

About the Author:

Among the contributors found are:

- George Plimpton, editor of The Paris Review, author of Truman Capote
- Bruce Thomas, bass guitarist for Elvis Costello and the Attractions, session musician for The Pretenders, Madness, and Paul McCartney
- Bira Almeida, founder and first president of the World Capoeira Association
- Carol A. Wiley, second degree black belt in tae kwon do and aikido, editor of Women in the Martial Arts
- John F. Gilbey, aka Robert Smith, legendary historian on the martial arts of the world, author of Western Boxing and World Wrestling

About this edition

• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1556432666
• ISBN 13: 9781556432668
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Cuevas Antonio, Lee Jennifer