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  I'm pleased to share a post from Dr Jonathan Clements. You may remember Dr Clements from the story  Best Book Winner: General Martial Arts Histories in English , for his book A Brief History of the Martial Arts .  Dr Clements joined Martial History Team today by virtue of contributing this thorough and insightful review. Welcome aboard! Today he is sharing his thoughts on the book A History of Chinese Martial Art s, pictured above, published 21 September 2018. Title: A History of Chinese Martial Arts Editors: Huang Fuhua and Hong Fan Publisher: Routledge Format: Hardback, paperback, Kindle Pages: 240, 6 x 9 inches Cover Price: $140, $51, $36.99 ISBN: 978-1138645585 Content Originally published in Chinese in 1997 by the People’s Sports Press, A History of Chinese Martial Arts credits editors Huang Fuhua and Hong Fan on its title page. They are, in fact, the English-language vectors for an entire council of scholars, many of them firmly co-opted with the “sportifie...

  What English language general martial art history book does Martial History Team recommend?  Introduction When I (Richard) started Martial History Team in late January 2020, I said that the goal of the project was to promote martial arts history based on sound evidence and sourced research. In late June I published Best Book Winner: Professor Kano Biographies in English , my first attempt at guiding interested readers toward specific resources on a single topic. Today I'm pleased to provide a second specific recommendation, based on reading several books, some of which were quite lengthy. That delayed production, along with my focus on publishing several book relating to cybersecurity, explained in my post Quick Update on Martial History Team Status . With that groundwork laid, on to the list! The List The following are the 6 titles in consideration. The title links to an Amazon page, if available, or to the publisher. The rating links to my reviews at Martial Journal , when...