Samoa, 403. See alsoPacific Islands
Samoans, 405
Samoborona bez oruzhija (self-defense
without weapons). SeeSambo
Sampson, Deborah, 674
Samurai, 58, 195, 301, 514–519, 796
and knights, 516
and swordsmanship, 250, 594
and warfare, 517–518
See alsoBudô, bujutsu, and bugei;
Japan; Sword, Japanese;
Swordsmanship, Japanese;
Written texts: Japan
Samurai, 762
San da (loose hit), 43
San shou (loose hand), 43
Sandow, Billy, 739, 824
Sannyas, 467–470
Sanskrit Dhanur Veda tradition, 173
Santikan, 423
Saramakan Maroon, 10
Sarit-sarat, 639, 640
Sarugaku, 197
Satake Shigeo, 698
Satake Yoshinori, 698
Sato, 240
Satô Shinji, 234
Satsuma, 41
Satsuma clan, 83
Satto, King, 289
Saturday Review, 819
Saunders, Nel, 677
Savate, 109, 115, 116, 519–524,818,
822, 823
history of, 519–523
and military, 522
and police training, 521
and ranking system, 522, 523–524
and technique, 519–520, 523
and training, 522–523, 524
and weapons, 520, 521–522, 523
and women, 679–680
See alsoBoxing, European;
Capoeira; Dueling; Europe;
Masters of Defence; Pankration;
Stickfighting, non-Asian;
Swordsmanship, European
Renaissance
Savate Danse de Rue, 519, 522–523
Savate-Boxe Française Federation,
522
Saviolo, Vincentio, 322–323, 582
Savoldi, “Jumping Joe,” 740
Sawada Masaru, 234
Sayaw, 423
SCA. SeeSociety for Creative
AnachronismScalp bounties, 809
Scalping, 809
Scandinavia
and stickfighting, 560
and wrestling and grappling:
Europe, 716
Scathach (Shadowy), 667, 799
Schläger, 559, 817
Schleiermacher, Friedrich, 482
School for Female Children, 818
School of Fencing(Angelo), 555
School of Nine Arts, 634
School of Seven Arts, 634
School (schola), 795
Schools and Masters of Fence
(Castle), 822
Schools of Defence, 322
Schwingen, 113
Schwingen wrestling, 800
Science of religion, 482
Scientific American, 687
Scientific streetfighting, 205
Scimitars
and gladiators, 142
Scola overo Teatro(School of
Theater) (Giganti), 323
The Scots Fencing-Master(Hope),
323
Scott, A. C., 421
Scott, Sir Walter, 797, 817
Seagal, Steven, 15, 734
Seals
and knights, 269
Seamen, women, 673, 675–676
Seattle Police Department, 87
Seattle Times, 688
“Second-string,” 810
Secret societies, 128, 460. See also
individual societies
Secrets of Chinese Karate(Parker),
314
Secrets of Shaolin Boxing Methods,
129, 460
Secular military associations,
385–387, 388
characteristics of, 385–386
distinctions between, 386–387
orders of, 386–387
Secular-noble associations, 387
Secutor, 144–145, 146
Seijô, Crown Prince, 234
Seinan War, 252
Sekeino Jûjutsu, 220
Sekigahara, battle of, 41, 189–190
Sekiunryû kenjutsu sho(Kodegiri
Ichiun), 766
Self-bows, 787878 Index