Watching Your Back : : Chinese Martial Arts and Traditional Medicine / / Anthony L. Schmieg.
The term "martial art," like the title, The Art of War, has a dissonant ring. To associate art, that sublime expression of the human spirit, with the enterprise of maiming and killing seems almost profane. Similarly, the martial arts have long been associated with traditional medicine. But...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2004] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Chinese Romanization and Pronunciation
- Introduction
- 1. The Rectification of Names
- 2. Survival
- 3. Obscurity
- 4. Intent
- 5. History
- 6. Martial Versus Military
- 7. Japanese Comparison
- 8. Myths and Fallacies
- 9. Succession
- Appendix 1. Cosmology
- Appendix 2. The Chinese Dynasties
- Notes
- Index