The Fighting Arts: Discipline, Combat, and the Human Will is a broad, fact-based journey through the global history of martial arts, combat sports, self-defence, physical discipline, and fighting culture.
From ancient wrestling, boxing, pankration, warrior training, and ritual combat to the rise of judo, karate, taekwondo, Muay Thai, capoeira, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Olympic combat sports, and modern mixed martial arts, this book traces how human beings transformed fighting from raw violence into structured systems of skill, courage, restraint, identity, and competition.
Written in a polished, accessible narrative style, The Fighting Arts explores the people, places, traditions, rules, schools, gyms, teachers, athletes, and cultural movements that shaped the world’s fighting disciplines. It looks beyond punches, kicks, throws, weapons, belts, rings, and cages to reveal the deeper story of self-control, respect, training, community, and the human will to master fear.
This is not a manual of techniques or a celebration of violence. It is a fact-based history of how societies across the world turned combat into art, sport, education, spectacle, and personal transformation.
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Paperback. Etat : new. AI (illustrateur). Paperback. The Fighting Arts: Discipline, Combat, and the Human Will is a broad, fact-based journey through the global history of martial arts, combat sports, self-defence, physical discipline, and fighting culture. From ancient wrestling, boxing, pankration, warrior training, and ritual combat to the rise of judo, karate, taekwondo, Muay Thai, capoeira, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Olympic combat sports, and modern mixed martial arts, this book traces how human beings transformed fighting from raw violence into structured systems of skill, courage, restraint, identity, and competition. Written in a polished, accessible narrative style, The Fighting Arts explores the people, places, traditions, rules, schools, gyms, teachers, athletes, and cultural movements that shaped the world's fighting disciplines. It looks beyond punches, kicks, throws, weapons, belts, rings, and cages to reveal the deeper story of self-control, respect, training, community, and the human will to master fear. This is not a manual of techniques or a celebration of violence. It is a fact-based history of how societies across the world turned combat into art, sport, education, spectacle, and personal transformation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798901946947
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Paperback. Etat : new. AI (illustrateur). Paperback. The Fighting Arts: Discipline, Combat, and the Human Will is a broad, fact-based journey through the global history of martial arts, combat sports, self-defence, physical discipline, and fighting culture. From ancient wrestling, boxing, pankration, warrior training, and ritual combat to the rise of judo, karate, taekwondo, Muay Thai, capoeira, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Olympic combat sports, and modern mixed martial arts, this book traces how human beings transformed fighting from raw violence into structured systems of skill, courage, restraint, identity, and competition. Written in a polished, accessible narrative style, The Fighting Arts explores the people, places, traditions, rules, schools, gyms, teachers, athletes, and cultural movements that shaped the world's fighting disciplines. It looks beyond punches, kicks, throws, weapons, belts, rings, and cages to reveal the deeper story of self-control, respect, training, community, and the human will to master fear. This is not a manual of techniques or a celebration of violence. It is a fact-based history of how societies across the world turned combat into art, sport, education, spectacle, and personal transformation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798901946947
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Paperback. Etat : new. AI (illustrateur). Paperback. The Fighting Arts: Discipline, Combat, and the Human Will is a broad, fact-based journey through the global history of martial arts, combat sports, self-defence, physical discipline, and fighting culture. From ancient wrestling, boxing, pankration, warrior training, and ritual combat to the rise of judo, karate, taekwondo, Muay Thai, capoeira, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Olympic combat sports, and modern mixed martial arts, this book traces how human beings transformed fighting from raw violence into structured systems of skill, courage, restraint, identity, and competition. Written in a polished, accessible narrative style, The Fighting Arts explores the people, places, traditions, rules, schools, gyms, teachers, athletes, and cultural movements that shaped the world's fighting disciplines. It looks beyond punches, kicks, throws, weapons, belts, rings, and cages to reveal the deeper story of self-control, respect, training, community, and the human will to master fear. This is not a manual of techniques or a celebration of violence. It is a fact-based history of how societies across the world turned combat into art, sport, education, spectacle, and personal transformation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798901946947
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