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Karate, Okinawan, 240

Kendô, 249

Kenpô, 255

Ki/Qi, 260

Knights, 263

Kobudô, Okinawan, 286

Korea, 291

Korean Martial Arts, Chinese

Influences on, 299

Koryû Bugei, Japanese, 301

Krav Maga, 306

Kung Fu/Gungfu/Gongfu, 313

Masters of Defence, 317

Medicine, Traditional Chinese, 327

Meditation,

Middle East,

Mongolia,

Muay Thai,

Ninjutsu,

Okinawa,

Orders of Knighthood,

Religious, 368

Orders of Knighthood,

Secular, 384

Pacific Islands,

Pankration,

Performing Arts,

Philippines,

Political Conflict and the

Martial Arts, 435

Volume 2: R–Z

Rank, 445

Religion and Spiritual Development:

Ancient Mediterranean and

Medieval West, 447

Religion and Spiritual Development:

China, 455

Religion and Spiritual Development:

India, 462

Religion and Spiritual Development:

Japan, 472

Sambo, 507

Samurai, 514

Savate, 519

Silat, 524

Social Uses of the Martial

Arts, 532

Southeast Asia, 538

Stage Combat, 551

Stickfighting, Non-Asian, 556

Sword, Japanese, 564

Swordsmanship, European

Medieval, 570

Swordsmanship, European

Renaissance, 579

Swordsmanship, Japanese, 588

Swordsmanship, Korean/Hankuk

Haedong Kumdô, 597

T’aek’kyo ̆n, 603

Taekwondo, 608

Taijiquan (Tai Chi Ch’uan), 617

Thaing, 629

Thang-Ta, 637

Training Area, 643

Varma Ati, 647

Vovinam/Viet Vo Dao, 651

Warrior Monks, Japanese/Sôhei, 659

Women in the Martial Arts, 664

Women in the Martial Arts: Britain

and North America, 684

Women in the Martial Arts:

China, 689

Women in the Martial Arts:

Japan, 692

Wrestling and Grappling: China, 705

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