Filipino Martial Culture: a Sourcebook

Table of Contents; Foreword; Author's Preface; PART ONE: General lntroduction; 1. Background lnvestigation; Introduction; Review of Literature; Research Methods; Spelling and Name Designations; PART TWO: Historical Perspective; 2. The Prehistoric Era; An lsland and lts People; Early lnhabitants; The Legend of Ten Datus; The Introduction of Islam; 3. The Colonial Period; On the Shores of Mactan; A Spanish Colony; The Cry for Freedom; 4. The Twentieth Century; American Intervention; Philippine lnsurrection; World War 11 and After; Reemergence of a Warrior's Art.;Mark V. Wiley has written for multiple martial arts and health publications, including Karate-Kung Fu Illustrated and The Journal of Asian Martial Arts. One of the world's foremost martial arts researchers, he is the co-author of Qigong for Health and Well-Being and author of Martial Arts Talk , and Secrets of Cabales Serrada Escrima ).