The Overlook Martial Arts Dictionary

by Emil Farkas, John Corcoran, Emil Farkas

With more than two thousand entries, this pioneering reference includes a wealth of terms and technical nomenclature, techniques, styles, weapons, and advanced fighting theories pertaining to the martial arts, together with phonetics, literal translations, and customary meaning. The entries are culled from English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian, Hindustani, Polynesian, and Philipino--all the languages of the martial arts lexicon.

Genres: Martial Arts

320 pages, Paperback

First published July 28, 1983