Donn F. Draeger
Donn F. Draeger was a U.S. Marine Corps officer and a historian of martial arts disciplines, in which he held a variety of expert ranks and teaching licenses. He was technical director of the magazine Martial Arts International and author of many books on the fighting arts of Asia. He died in 1982.
Titles by Donn F. Draeger
The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan
Martial Arts / Weatherhill Books
Paperback / Weatherhill / 128 pages / 7 1/8 x 10 1/8
ISBN 978-0-8348-0234-6 / December 2007
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The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan
Martial Arts / Weatherhill Books
Paperback / Weatherhill / 112 pages / 7 1/8 x 10 1/8
ISBN 978-0-8348-0233-9 / December 2007
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Evolved amid the incessant warfare of medieval Japan, bujutsu, or "martial arts," provided the warrior with the technical and psychological training that prepared him to use his weapons in actual combat. Classical Bujutsu emphasizes the intensely practical nature of these...
Technique and Practice
Martial Arts / Weatherhill Books
Paperback / Weatherhill / 312 pages / 7 1/4 x 10
ISBN 978-0-8348-0236-0 / May 1982
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This book offers a wonderful introduction to the martial artist who has been exposed to limited swordplay in a martial arts class and wants to continue learning separately. Illustrations and explanations of the moves and forms help readers fully learn each lesson.