Modern Hand to Hand Combat: Ancient Samurai Techniques on the Battlefield and in the Street

181 Pages·2015·5.83 MB·English

by  Hakim Isler

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Copyright © 2010 Hakim Isler
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Isler, Hakim.
Modern hand-to-hand combat: ancient samurai techniques
on the battlefield and in the street / Hakim Isler; with a
foreword by Stephen K. Hayes.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-8048-4127-6 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1560-6 (ebook)
1. Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental. 2. Martial arts. 3.
Self-defense. 4. Samurai. I. Title.
GV1112.I85 2010
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796.815--dc22
2010011369
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