Bond, James, 89
Bonebreaking (hakihaki), 406–407
Bonney, William (Billy the Kid), 149,
150, 152, 153
Book of Changes. See Yijing
Book of History, 747
Book of Invasions, 787
Book of Rites, 66
Book of the Courtier(Castiglione), 82
Bothner, George, 684
Bouboulina, Lascarina, 676
Boucicaut, Jehan le Meingre de, 389
Boudicca, 666
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de, 673
Bouvet, Honoré, 281
Bowie, James, 817
Bowie knives, 817
Bows, 813
and Filipino martial arts, 431
and Great Britain, 787
and Japan, 191–192
Bowser, Paul, 739
Boxe Française, 116, 519, 521–522,
818
Boxer Rebellion, 41, 689
Boxers of 1900, 128
Boxers United in Righteousness,
29–30
Boxing, 27, 89, 201, 787, 797, 814,
817, 823
and China, 67, 68, 70
and gladiators, 146
and Greece, ancient, 110
and groin cups, 825
Han Chinese, 16–18
and headgear, 824
and illegal tactics, 48–49
and Jeet Kune Do, 205
and jûdô, 213
and krav maga, 311
and Middle East, 338
and military training, 85, 86–87
and mouth guards, 823
and Olympics, 789
and punches, 47–48, 822
and racism, 823
and ranking system, 821
and sambo, 509
and training, 49–51
and vulnerable organs and bones, 48
Boxing, amateur, 821
Boxing, Burmese, 545, 634–635, 814
Boxing, Chinese, 26–32,219,
459–460, 461, 705–706, 796,
812, 815, 824
and folk belief, 132–133
and legendary origins, 129–130
northern vs. southern traditions,
32–33, 132
and Vietnam, 548
See alsoAnimal and imitative
systems in Chinese martial arts;
Baguazhang (pa kua ch’uan);
Boxing, Chinese Shaolin;
Taijiquan (tai chi ch’uan);
Xingyiquan (hsing i ch’uan)
Boxing, Chinese Shaolin, 17, 32–44,
121
and Kajukenbo, 222
and military training, 83
See alsoAnimal and imitative
systems in Chinese martial arts;
Baguazhang (pa kua ch’uan);
Boxing, Chinese; External vs.
internal Chinese martial arts;
Karate, Okinawan; Kung
fu/gungfu/gongfu; Political
conflict and the martial arts;
Taijiquan (tai chi ch’uan);
Yongchun (wing chun);
Xingyiquan (hsing i ch’uan)
Boxing, English, 813
Boxing, European, 44–52, 219
and Kajukenbo, 222
See alsoEurope; Masters of
Defence; Pankration
Boxing, executive, 829
Boxing, Filipino, 89
Boxing, French, 818
Boxing gloves, 813
Boxing, Greek, 415
Boxing, Hawaiian, 408
Boxing, Japanese, 20
Boxing, Korean, 299, 300
Boxing, Roman, 791
Boxing, Slavic, 794
Boxing, Thai. SeeMuay Thai
Boxing, women’s, 664, 667, 669,
673–674, 675, 677, 679–680,
691, 796, 815, 822, 823
Boy Scouts, 557
Boy Scouts of England, 823
Boys Club of the City of New York, 821
Brahmacharya, 465–468
Brass knuckles, 147
Brata, 557
Brazil
and Africa, 7
and capoeira, 61–65
and fugitive slaves, 435, 439–440
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, 52–56,117–118
and ranking system, 52, 55
See alsoGracie Jiu-Jitsu; Jûdô;
Wrestling and grappling: JapanIndex 843