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One day [Chattambi Swamigal] was on his way from Kollur to Alwaye with two disciples. When he had reached the spot in front of t ...

tem was developed with the practical intent of both providing, after a short period of study, an efficient means of self-defense ...

vinam’s popularity is demonstrated by the fact that within the first few years of its public opening tens of thousands of Vietna ...

Vietminh, a nationalist coalition who opposed both French and Japanese colonialism. In 1942, fearing Vovinam’s potential for res ...

1964, Viet Vo Daowas added to the name. Viet Vo Daomeans “the phi- losophy of Vietnamese martial arts.” Even though the system i ...

rolling techniques in order to avoid getting injured during practice. Vovinam employs a colored belt system to denote rank, with ...

senior master of Vovinam. Worldwide, the art gains popularity. With in- ternational recognition, Vovinam continues its expansion ...

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Warrior Monks, Japanese/Sôhei The sôhei (monk-warriors) have come to represent the immense secular power that Buddhist temples p ...

ers of landholding nobles, and even in confrontations with other temples. But the resolution of conflicts by military means was ...

sects do not waste any opportunities to criticize the established temples for their secular influence. Regardless of such interp ...

distinguish from the samurai—although the latter have enjoyed a much more favorable reputation than their religious counterparts ...

gional warlords, those with sufficient forces, joined by religious strong- holds in the countryside, participated actively in th ...

Renondeau, G. 1957. “Histoire des Moines Guerriers du Japon” (History of the Warrior Monks of Japan). In Mélanges Publiés par l’ ...

priestesses throughout the Mediter- ranean world. Also, stories about Ama- zon mastectomies are likely owed to Hellenistic stage ...

ity of Chinese patrilineage over Vietnamese matrilineage. On the other hand, they could have been individual acts, as the Chines ...

697 Roman Catholic priests prohibit Irish women and children from appearing on contested battlefields. This institutes a cultura ...

Crusade dressed and riding astride like a man. Although her behavior was doubtless chic (Eleanor never actually entered battle w ...

Thirteenth century Tahitian priests introduce the Hunareligion into Hawaii. The martial art associated with this religion was kn ...

About 1300 A secretary to the Bishop of Wurzburg produces a man- uscript depicting unarmored German fighters. Known today as Man ...