Leaves on the Wind – Volume I: A Survey of Martial Arts Literature

The reader of martial arts literature enjoys a unique opportunity to learn from books written by acknowledged masters and experts in their fields. The reader also might waste a lot of time and money on books that are either inadequate, repetitive of knowledge already gained, or just plain bad. But how to know beforehand if what you're buying is worthwhile? Leaves on the Wind: A Survey of Martial Arts Literature is here to help. In this series, Christopher Dow reviews books on the martial and movement arts, each review categorized by subject to help the reader find the type of book he or she is looking for. Volume I reviews books on the background of the Asian martial arts and the martial arts of Japan, Okinawa, Korea, and Malaysia.