Martial Arts and Their Greatest Fighters

Kids, Sports and Recreation, Martial Arts, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction
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Author: Kathy Campbell ISBN: 9781622755899
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing Publication: December 15, 2014
Imprint: Britannica Educational Publishing Language: English
Author: Kathy Campbell
ISBN: 9781622755899
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Publication: December 15, 2014
Imprint: Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English

Martial arts are extremely popular today, and teens will be captivated by the history of the fighting sports. This volume takes a look at kung fu and tai chi chuan in China; the practices of the Japanese samurai warriors as well as jujitsu, judo, sumo, and karate; and the global rise of martial arts from muay Thai in Thailand and capoeira in Brazil to the Mixed Martial Arts that are now so widespread in the United States. Legendary and contemporary fighters are profiled, including Yue Fei, Jet Li, Bruce Lee, Randy Couture, B. J. Penn, Ronda Rousey, and Anderson Silva.

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Martial arts are extremely popular today, and teens will be captivated by the history of the fighting sports. This volume takes a look at kung fu and tai chi chuan in China; the practices of the Japanese samurai warriors as well as jujitsu, judo, sumo, and karate; and the global rise of martial arts from muay Thai in Thailand and capoeira in Brazil to the Mixed Martial Arts that are now so widespread in the United States. Legendary and contemporary fighters are profiled, including Yue Fei, Jet Li, Bruce Lee, Randy Couture, B. J. Penn, Ronda Rousey, and Anderson Silva.

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