Martial arts around the globe by Jim Ollhoff.
Title:
Martial arts around the globe by Jim Ollhoff.
ISBN:
9781617843440
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Publication Information:
Edina, MN : ABDO Pub. Co., c2008.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (32 p.) : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Where did martial arts come from? -- Ancient Greece : Pankration -- Ancient India : kalaripayit and vajramusti -- Myanmar : thaing -- France : savate -- Indonesia : pentjak silat -- Russia : sambo -- England : boxing -- Thailand : muay thai -- The Philippines : arnis -- Brazil : capoeira -- Israel : krav maga.
Summary:
Explores the origins of martial arts and its variations around the world ranging from boxing in England to capoeira in Brazil.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS MG 6.2 1.0 120606.
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Electronic Access:
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Interest grade level:
5-8.
Audience:
960 Lexile.
Reading level:
6.2.
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