A Dictionary of the Martial Arts

by Louis Frédéric, Paul H. Crompton (Translator)

Discusses terminology, weapons, and history, introduces individuals involved in the sport, and offers explanations for some of the movements

Genres: Martial Arts

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Louis Frédéric, also known as Louis Frédéric Nussbaum or Louis-Frédéric (1923–1996), was a French scholar, art historian, writer, translator and editor. He was a specialist in the cultures of Asia, especially India and Japan.

Louis Frédéric was born in Paris in 1923. He studied at the Sorbonne and the École Pratique des Hautes Études. He wrote many books on India, Japan and Southeast Asia. He was the editor of the 10-volume Encyclopaedia of Asian Civilizations which was published in eight editions in English between 1977 and 1987. Louis Frédéric's Japan Encyclopedia is published by the Harvard University Press; and it has six editions in English and French between 1996 and 2005.