Editorial Board, ix
Contributor List, xi
Introduction, xv
A Note on Romanization, xix
Martial Arts of the World:
An Encyclopedia
v
Contents
Volume 1: A–Q
Africa and African America, 1
Aikidô, 12
Animal and Imitative Systems
in Chinese Martial Arts, 16
Archery, Japanese, 18
Baguazhang (Pa Kua Ch’uan),
23
Boxing, Chinese, 26
Boxing, Chinese Shaolin Styles, 32
Boxing, European, 44
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 52
Budô, Bujutsu, and Bugei, 56
Capoeira, 61
China, 65
Chivalry, 72
Combatives: Military and
Police Martial Art Training, 83
Dueling, 97
Europe, 109
External vs. Internal Chinese
Martial Arts, 119
Folklore in the Martial Arts, 123
Form/Xing/Kata/Pattern Practice,
135
Gladiators, 141
Gunfighters, 149
Hapkidô, 157
Heralds, 162
Iaidô, 169
India, 173
Japan, 179