Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods
by Smith, Robert W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- ISBN 10
- 0870112120
- ISBN 13
- 9780870112126
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha International Ltd., 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 141pp; No DJ, green cloth boards with white titling to spine, yellow endpapers, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Guide to masters & methods of Chinese boxing. Illustrated with photos.
Synopsis
Robert W. Smith is one of America's great pioneers in the Asian martial arts and has written numerous books and articles on theses ancient fighting traditions. Smith is the author of Pa-Kua: Chinese Boxing for Fitness & Self-Defense, also available from North Atlantic Books. He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
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- Book Happy Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017969
- Title
- Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods
- Author
- Smith, Robert W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0870112120
- ISBN 13
- 9780870112126
- Publisher
- Kodansha International Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo, Japan
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- sports boxing chinese china asian asia fighting
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- Sports;
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