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Filipino Martial Culture: A Sourcebook
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Filipino Martial Culture: A Sourcebook
a classic reference for martial artists and aficionados of filipino culture filipino martial culture is an unprecedented excursion into the history ideology and techniques of filipino martial arts. beginning with a comprehensive study of the history of civil turbulence in the philippines and the participation of its warriors in fights for independence from colonial rulers filipino martial culture proceeds to explore the worldview spirituality folklore and weaponry of this ancient tradition. mark wiley has collected extensive interviews with filipino martial arts masters as well as photographs of their practice and weaponry in his preparations for this book. he explains basic and rare techniques elucidating the ethos of much of filipino culture in the process. the authority and depth of his materials are unsurpassed; filipino martial culture is as much a definitive anthropological textbook as it is a practical guide to the martial arts
Productcode: 32788
Actors: Wiley Mark V
Category: BOOKS
SubCategories: SPORTS & RECREATION | MARTIAL ARTS & SELF-DEFENSE
Format: PAPERBACK
Year released: 05/1997