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1992 Volume 1 - Number 2 

• Zarrilli, P. “To heal and/or harm: The vital spots (marmmam/varmam) in two south Indian martial traditions–Part II: Focus on the Tamil art of varma ati” [16] $4.50.
• Maliszewski, M. “Injuries & effects of martial arts: A review” [8] $2.40.
• Maliszewski, M. “Medical, healing & spiritual components of Asian martial arts: A preliminary field study exploration” [34] $8.50.
• Drengson, A. “Aikido: Its philosophy & application” [12] $3.35.
• Seckler, J. “Swordsmanship & neo-Confucianism: The tengu’s art” [14] $3.90.

• Maliszewski, M. “Meditative-religious traditions of fighting arts & martial ways.” The published results of a 10-year research project, plus field studies conducted throughout Asia in 1990, covering the status of martial disciplines & meditative traditions of India, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, & the USA [105]. Discounted to $25.00.

• Spiessbach, M. “Bodhidharma: Meditating monk, martial arts master or make-believe?” [18] $5.05.
• Crawford, A. “The martial yen: American participation in the aikido tradition” [16] $4.50.
• Nemeth, D. “Comment: Neo-Confucianism & the east Asian martial arts” [6] $1.80.
• Imamura, H. & Nakazawa, A. “Philosophy & history of Japanese martial arts: Idealism or pragmatism?” [13] $3.50.
• Holcombe, C. “Theater of combat: A critical look at the Chinese martial arts” [16] $4.50.
• Delza, S. “The presence of the eyes in the action of taijiquan” [10] $3.00.
• Laurent, D. “Laws of change or seeing the unseen in martial arts” [10] $3.00.
• Manyak, A. & Silvan, J. Museum review – “The material culture of the martial arts: Exhibiting Okinawan karate” [Exhibit Hall of Okinawan Karate] [12] $3.35.

1993 Volume 2 - Number 2

• Wilson, J. “Chasing the magic: Mysticism & the martial arts on the island of Java” [34] $8.50.
• Young, R. “The history & development of tae kyon” [26] $6.75.
• Massey, P., et al. “Increased lung capacity through qigong breathing techniques of the Chung Moo martial art style” [10] $3.00.
• Pegg, R. “Master Sun’s the art of war” [10] $3.00.
• Pepper, S. “The martial arts: Rites of passage, dramas of persuasion” [14] $3.90.
• DeMarco, M. Review – “Glimpsing martial traditions in the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum” [8] $2.40.
  

1993 Volume 2 • Number 3

• Wingate, C. “Exploring our roots: Historical & cultural foundations of ideology of karate-do” [26] $6.75.
• Taylor, K. “The history of Iaido: A Japanese sword art” [28] $7.30.
• Derrickson, C. “Thoughts on the Classic of Taijiquan” [12] $3.35.
• Stein, J. “Art and the martial artist” [6] $1.80.
• Bolz, M. “Three distinctive techniques of Pwang Gai Noon Ryu” [12] $3.35.
• Stebbins, J. “The makiwara as a tool for learning” [8] $2.40.
• Sutton, N. “Gongfu, guoshu, & wushu: State appropriation of the martial arts in modern China” [13] $3.50.
  

1994 Volume 3 • Number 1

• Donohue, J. “Wave People: The martial arts & the American imagination” [16] $4.50.
• Peritz, C. “The Ainu & their swords in Japan—A concise overview” [14] $3.90.
• Baldwin, F. “The game of go & the martial arts” [16] $4.50.
• Sutton, N. “The development of Zheng Manqing [Cheng Man-ch’ing] taijiquan in Malaysia” [16] $4.50.
• Monday, N. “The ryu ha system: Continuity & change in Japanese martial culture” [10] $3.00.
• Pieter, W. “Notes on the historical development of Korean martial sports—An addendum to Young’s history & development of tae kyon” [8] $2.40.
• Stubenbaum, D. “An encounter with Chen Xiaowang: The continuing development of Chen style taijiquan” [10] $3.00.
  

1994 Volume 3 • Number 3

• Zarrilli, P. “Actualizing power(s) & crafting a self in kalarippayattu – A south Indian martial art & the yoga & ayuvedic paradigms” [42] $10.50.
• Hershey, L. “Shotokan karate as non-discursive intercultural exchange” [10] $3.00.
• Porta, J. & McCabe, J. “The karate of Chojun Miyagi” [10] $3.00.
• Yokoyama, K. “The sources of power in karate” [12] $3.35.
• Suino, K. “How to watch iaido” [8] $2.40.
• DeMarco, M. “The necessity for softness in taijiquan” [10] $3.00.
  

1995 Volume 4 • Number 1

• Florence, R. “The importance of romanizing Chinese martial art terms” [22]
• Amdur, E. “The development & history of the naginata” [18] $5.05.
• Smith, R.W. “Zheng Manqing (Cheng Man-ch’ing) & taijiquan–A clarification of role” [16] $4.50.
• Zarrilli, P. “The kalarippayattu martial master as healer – Traditional Kerala massage therapies” [18] $5.05.
• Bolz, M. “The Okinawan sai – A kobudo weapon for self-defense” [16] $4.50.
  

1995 Volume 4 • Number 4

• Varley, P. “Samurai in school: Ryuha in traditional Japanese martial arts” [2] $.50.
• Hurst, G. “Ryuha in the martial & other Japanese arts” [14] $3.90.
• Friday, K. “Kabala in motion: Kata & pattern practice in the traditional bugei” [14] $3.90.
• Hesselink, R. “The warrior's prayer: Tokugawa Yoshimune revives the yabusame ceremony” [10] $3.00.
• Boudreau, F., et. al. “Psychological & physical changes in school-age karate participants: Parental observations” [29] $7.55.
• Chaudhuri, J. “Defending the motherline: Wing chun's sil lum tao” [14] $3.90.
• Parker, C. “Opening & closing: An introduction to the welcoming postures of pencak silat” [18] $5.05.
  

1996 Volume 5 • Number 1

• Ng, W.M. “The Yi Jing in the military thought of Tokugawa Japan” [20] $5.60.
• Smith, R.W. “Han Qingtang & his seizing art” [18] $5.05.
• Watson, C. “Spiritual versus martial aikido – Explanation & reconciliation” [24] $6.25.
• Holt, R. “Shoto Tanemura discusses the roots of modern ninpo” [6] $1.80.
• Taylor, J. “An interview with Brian Frost on the practice of tameshiwari” [8] $2.40.
• Durstine, L. & Netherton, B. “Warming-up for martial arts practice–Scientific foundations” [10] $3.00.
• Davey, H. “Donn Draeger & the international hoplology society” [8] $2.40.
  

1996 Volume 5 • Number 2

• Amdur, E. “The role of arms-bearing women in Japanese history” [26] $6.75.
• Davis, B. “In search of a unified dao: Zheng Manqing’s life & contribution to taijiquan” [24] $6.25.
• Porta, J. & McCabe, J. “Supplementary weight training for Miyagi Chojun’s goju-ryu karate” [14] $3.90.
• Tyrey, B. & Brinkman, M. “The Luo-shu as taiji boxing's secret inner-sanctum training method” [6] $1.80.
• Taylor, K. & Ohmi, G. “An interview with Japanese sword instructor Haruna Matsuo” [10] $3.00.
• Phelps, S. “The unique legacy of wu-dang master Fu Zhensong” [16] $4.50.
  

1996 Volume 5 • Number 4

• Van Horne, W. “Ideal teaching: Japanese culture & the training of the warrior” [10] $3.00.
• Smith, R.W. “Breathing in taiji & other fighting arts” [26] $6.75.
• Davis, D. & Mann, L. “Conservator of the taiji classics: An interview with Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo” [22] $5.70.
• Phelps, S. “Gift of the shorinjin: The art of shorinjin-ryu Saito ninjitsu” [24] $6.25.
• DeMarco, M. “Martial themes on Kang Xi porcelains in the Taft Museum” [12] $3.35.

1998 Volume 7 • Number 1

• Pieter, W. & Van Ryssegem, G. “Serious Injuries in karate & taekwondo” [18] $5.05.
• Svinth, J. “The school of hard knocks: Seattle’s Kurosaka/ Tentoku Kan Dojo 1928-1942” [20] $5.60.
• Binder, B. & Coleman, D. “Applying Taiji principles in Waboku Jujutsu” [10] $3.00.
• Wallace, A. “Internal training: The foundation for Chen Taiji’s fighting skills & health promotion” [32] $8.00.
• Henning, S. “Reflections on a visit to the Shaolin Temple” [12] $3.35.
  

2000 Volume 9 • Number 2

• DeMarco, M. “The importance of martial arts research & practice” [10] $3.00.
• Greer, J. “Swordsmanship and esoteric spirituality: An introduction to Gerard Thibault’s Academie de l’Espee” [10] $3.00.
• Davies, P. “What is kuntao? Cultural marginality in the Indo-Malay martial arts tradition” [20] $5.60.
• DeMarco, M. & Matthews, A. “The nurturing ways of Chen Taiji: An interview with Yang Yang” [32] $8.00.
• Sakuyama, Y. “Kon and haku: The spirit of heaven and earth in children” [10] $3.00.
  

2005 Volume 14 • Number 1

• O’Regan, D. “Jiddu Krishnamurti’s influence on Bruce Lee & popular martial arts culture” [18] $5.05.
• Niiler, T. & Gong, H. “The theory of lower spinal rotation ~ How it serves as a style-independent description of waist power” [14] $3.90.
• Bolelli, D.”Varied approaches to grappling in mixed martial arts dompetition” [12] $3.35.
• Noble, G. “Steve Arneil and the British Kyokushinkai: An interview” [22] $5.70.
• Golden, B. “Using Aikido principles for conflict resolution in & out of the practice hall” [8] $2.40.

2007 Volume 16 • Number 4

• Wile, D. "Taijiquan and Daoism from religion to martial art and martial art to religion" [38] $9.50. 
  
• Câmara, F. & McKenna, M. "A preliminary analysis of Goju-ryu kata structure" [8] $2.40.  
• Chaudhuri, J. "Wing Chun's Chum Kiu Form: A study in stability and mobility" [12] $3.35.
• Rymaruk, I. "Defending to the four directions: Evolving Uechi-ryu's Hojoundo exercises for advanced students" [12] $3.35.

2009 Volume 18 • Number 1

• Wingard, G. "Building men on the mat: Traditional ‘manly arts’ and the Asian martial arts in America" [14] $3.90
• Berwick, S. et al. "Qingping straight sword: The last remaining Chinese sword system?" [20] $5.60
  
• Taylor, K. "The progression of instruction in a set of kata" [22] $5.70
  
• Sheridan, B. "From the Tatami Mat to the Printed Page: Author Barry Eisler keeps his fiction real" [8] $2.40
  
• Anta, J. "Shaolin physical conditioning: What’s old is new again" [8] $2.40

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