Pauley's Guide — A Dictionary of Japanese Martial Arts and Culture

Several decades in the making, this book defines the Japanese terminology used in Karate, Kempo, Aikido, Judo and Jujutsu as well as other Japanese and Okinawan martial arts systems. Over 2300 Japanese martial arts terms defined and 200+ concise graphics make this book far and away the ultimate learning resource for instructors and students. It is now available in paperback binding or in spiral-binding, so that it may be opened flat for study.

This book goes way beyond the marginal dictionaries of the past or narrow on-line glossaries!

Pauley's Guide is absolutely packed with:

* Hundreds of widely-used Japanese martial arts terms, defined and explained
* A body chart with targeted "attack points" labeled in Japanese
* Scores of little-known martial arts weapons and their proper names
* Japanese historical figures, legends and folklore
* An overview chart of a typical Kyu-Dan belt ranking system
* Japanese practitioners' profiles who shaped martial arts history
* Training weapons, combat weapons, uniforms, armor and specialized   equipment   diagrams
* Lots of information on both contemporary and classic martial arts systems

Pauley's Guide contains information that can turn students into subject matter experts. It is vital to anybody undertaking a study of Japanese or Okinawan martial arts, especially outside of Japan.

To view sample pages of Pauley's Guide, please click here