This broad survey of martial arts traditions and their evolution to modern Western practice challenging the purpose and effectiveness of many martial arts activ

"Covers the development of the arts of karate and tae kwon do in the United States"--Provided by publisher.

In the spring of 1959, eighteen-year-old Bruce Lee returned to San Francisco, the city of his birth. Although the martial arts were widely unknown in America, B

271 pages filled with hundreds and hundreds rare photos of everyone who has made an impact on American martial arts since it started in 1905 with Judo lessons b

Covers the history of karate in America from the 1960s through the 1980s as presented in Official karate magazine, offering excerpts and reprints from magazine