Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century Lorge Peter A.Paperback
Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century Lorge Peter A.Paperback In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practiced for self-defense and sporting…
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Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century Lorge Peter A.Paperback
In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practiced for self-defense and sporting purposes only. Individuals who were adept in using weapons were highly regarded, not simply as warriors but also as tacticians and performers. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military practice in China and essential for the smooth functioning of society.
This broad panorama affords fascinating glimpses into the transformation of martial skills, techniques, and weaponry against the background of Chinese history, the rise and fall of empires, their governments, and their armies. This book, which opens with an intriguing account of the very first female martial artist, charts the history of combat and fighting techniques in China from the Bronze Age to the present. Quotations from literature and poetry, and the stories of individual warriors, infuse the