Martial History Team

   Welcome to the June 2023 book survey, part four. I decided to break this month's survey into four posts. The themes for this month are diverse, but include Japanese arts, Filipino arts, and European arts. These are generally the last print books in my library that have not been previously surveyed. Here are parts  one ,  two , and three . Introduction In June 2023, I (Richard) continued my book survey plan. This post examines several books on Filipino and European arts. Modern Arnis, Remy Presas, 1983 My copy of Modern Arnis is a paperback measuring 5 7/8 inches by 8 7/8 inches with 160 black and white pages. It's a 1995 13th printing. There is a newer edition from 2014 with a Kindle version and promised bonus digital content. I bought this book when I was studying modern Arnis in San Angelo, Texas in the mid-1990s. It includes chapters on warm-ups, preparation, 12-zone striking, trapping hands, flow practice, sinawali & redondo, and stick & sword disarms...

 Welcome to the June 2023 book survey, part three. I decided to break this month's survey into four posts. The themes for this month are diverse, but include Japanese arts, Filipino arts, and European arts. These are generally the last print books in my library that have not been previously surveyed. Here are parts  one  and two . Introduction In June 2023, I (Richard) continued my book survey plan. This post examines several books on jujitsu. This is my preferred spelling for arts that are neither strictly Japanese "jujutsu" nor Brazilian "jiu-jitsu" or "jiujitsu." You'll see this spelling used by most of the books in this survey. Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art, George Kirby, 1983/1995 My copy of  Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art  is a paperback measuring 5 7/8 inches by 8 7/8 inches with 128 black and white pages. The Internet Archive  also has a copy. Kirby (born 1944) is a student of Sanzo Seki (1914-1998), and Kirby wro...

   Welcome to the June 2023 book survey, part two. I decided to break this month's survey into four posts. The themes for this month are diverse, but include Japanese arts, Filipino arts, and European arts. These are generally the last print books in my library that have not been previously surveyed. Here is part one . Introduction In June 2023, I (Richard) continued my book survey plan. This post examines several books on karate. Nunchaku: Karate Weapon of Self Defense, Fumio Demura, 1971 My copy of  Nunchaku: Karate Weapon of Self Defense is from the Internet Archive , which has two copies. I prefer this original edition . Sensei Demura passed away recently. so I'm pleased to feature a couple of his books in this post. This book is about 144 black and white pages. It contains pretty clear photos and the composition is sound. Here are a few excerpts: The last photo shows one of my favorite aspects of the book -- comparisons between armed and unarmed applications. This b...