David A. Hall

The Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts, the first work of its kind, is a unique compendium of information on varioius aspects of Japanese martial culture, including modern and classical combative systems, weaponry, armor, military history, and religious and military practices. Drawing on more than four decades of research, as well as his years of training in classical Japanese martial arts, modern martial ways, and the Japanese Buddhist Tendai tradition, Dr. David A. Hall has assembled an extensive collection of information, much of it never before published in English. The Encyclopedia includes lineage charts for numerous systems and schools, as well as photographs and illustrations of martial accouterments, historical figues, rare documents, and martial postures. Exhaustively footnoted, the book also features a comprehensive bibliography and indices in kanji, Chinese, Sanskrit and English. Also included are appendices on traditional East Asian numbering systems and the organization of the Japanese military in ancient times.

Dr. David A. Hall has trained in Japanese martial arts for over 45 years. In addition to his martial arts experience, he draws onhis academic and religious expertise to explore aspects of Japanese combative culture previously inaccessible to most peapole. He is the recipient of various academic awards, including a Ratay Intrnational scholarship and a Fulbright fellowship.

Ordained as a Tendai Buddhist priest in 1978, Hall integrated his religious training with graduate research at U.C.Berkley, earning a doctorate in Buddhist Studies with a related field in Milltay History in 1990. He collaborated in directing a research organization of combative behavior, the International Hoplology Society, from 1983 to 1993.

Dr. Hall has done research in Okinawa, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, and Japan. He founded the Hyobyokai/Hyobyokan, a Japanese martial art training group, in 1990, and continues to teach and train in classical Japanese martial arts. He is curretly a professor and Director of CyberWatch at Montgomery College in Maryland.

The ultimate reference on the combative arts of Japan-from 'Abe Gorotayu Yorito' to 'Zuryo.'

Covers all aspects of Japanese martial arts.
Over 4,000 entries in the main Encyclopedia.
Four indices (kanji, Chinese, Sanskrit and English) with a total of over 7,500 terms.
Includes 229 black-and-white photos, 166 illustrations (paintings, line drawings, etc.), and 144 charts and lists.
Offers information on clasical martial arts systems and modern cognates (e.g., judo, karatedo, aikido, kendo), as well as the most influential figures in Japan's combative culture.
Provides clear, reliable information terminology, etiquette, history, weapons, spiritual traditions, and more.
Will be useful to beginning and advanced students of the martial arts, along with scholars, translators, writers, filmmakers, designers, and others.
Written by a highly respected authority who has a 50-year history of involvement with the Japanese martial arts.

Contents

Foreword by John F. Quinn
Acknowledgments
Author's preface
Quick guide to wapons ad systems
Historical eras
Guide to entries
Guide to lineage charts
A note on the Japanese language and communciation style
Encyclopedia
Alphabetical index with definitions
Appendices
Appendix 1: Traditional East Asian numbering systems
Appendix 2 Ancient period military organization
Selected bibliography
Indices
Chinese character (kanji) stroke-order index/kana index
Chinese reference index-pinyin (wade-giles); Postal map; Romanization
Chinese reference index-Wade-giles (pinyin); Postal map; Romanization
Sanskrit reference index
General reference index… (meer)