The Warrior As Healer:A Martial Arts Herbal for Power, Fitness, and Focus
Publisher: Healing Arts Press
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780892817962
Subjects: Complementary Medicine; Medicine, Chinese; Herbs; Holistic Medicine; Medical Botany; Therapeutic use; Health & Fitness; Consumer Health; Health/Fitness; Martial arts injuries; Herbal Medications; Martial Arts & Self-Defense; Body, Mind & Spirit / Healing / Energy (Chi Kung, Reiki, Polarity); Diet / Health / Fitness; Pharmacy; Alternative Therapies; Alternative treatment
First sentence: Because of the violence normally associated with the martial arts it would not be unreasonable to assume that early martial artists were members of either the palace guard, imperial troops, or some other quasi-military organization.